Published: Saturday, Sept. 22, 2007
Sharon H. and Lynn H. Blake
Lynn Holt Blake, 68, Mueller Park 7th
Ward, Bountiful Utah Mueller Park Stake;
Halifax Nova Scotia Temple,
succeeding President Byron Ronald Christensen. President Blake's wife,
Sharon Hadfield Blake, will serve as temple
matron. He has served as the president of the
Canada Halifax Mission, stake
president's counselor, bishop and senior couple missionary in the Europe
Central Area Office. Retired Vice President of Research at the Sorenson
Companies, he was born in Ogden, Utah, to Loy Frank and Erma Maude Holt
Blake.
Sister Blake served with her husband while he presided over the Canada
Halifax Mission and as a senior couple missionary. She has also served as a
counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, ward Relief Society
president and counselor in a ward Young Women presidency. She was born in
Ogden, Utah, to Milton Albert and Opal Davis Hadfield.
Michael R. and Gwyneth L. Fagg
Michael Robert Fagg, 68, Maldon Ward,
Ipswich England Stake;
London England Temple, succeeding President Rowland
Edward Elvidge. President Fagg's wife,
Gwyneth
Leader Fagg, will serve as temple matron. A counselor in the London
England Temple presidency, he has also served as district president, stake
president's counselor, bishop and ward Young Men president. The former
proprietor of a religious bookstore and construction director, he was born
in Canterbury, England, to Robert and Mabel Alice Woodcock Fagg.
Sister Fagg, an assistant to the matron at the London England Temple,
has served as a stake Primary president, district Relief Society president,
ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary
president and institute teacher. Born in Crumlin, South Wales, to James and
Edith May Rogars Leader.
D. Rex and Marjorie C. Gerratt
Donald Rex Gerratt, 71, Burley 8th
Ward, Burley Idaho Stake; the new
Twin Falls Idaho Temple (under
construction). President Gerratt's wife,
Marjorie
Crane Gerratt, will serve as temple matron. A member of the Second
Quorum of the Seventy, he has served as president of the Philippines Manila
Mission, regional representative, stake president and bishop. A retired
dairyman and farmer, he was born in Heyburn, Idaho, to Donald Wayne and Ann
Bailey Gerratt.
Sister Gerratt served with her husband as he presided over the
Philippines Manila Mission, and has also served as ward Young Women and
Primary president and counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency. She
was born in Burley, Idaho, to Elmer LeRoy and Mary Cottrel Crane.
Judith H. and John M. Lobley
John Murray Lobley, 67, Moe Ward,
Melbourne Australia Pakenham Stake;
Melbourne Australia Temple, succeeding
President Graeme Edward Cray. President Lobley's wife,
Judith Marilyn Head Lobley, will serve as temple
matron. A Sunday school and institute teacher, he has served as a stake
president, district president and branch president. A self-employed
engineering and sales consultant, he was born in Yallourn, Victoria,
Australia, to John Richard and Thelma Victoria Annie Greaves Lobley.
Sister Lobley, a temple preparation class teacher, has served as a
counselor in a district Young Women presidency, counselor in ward Relief
Society and Primary presidencies, and visiting teaching coordinator. Born
in East Malvern, Victoria, Australia, to Ivan Olsen and Marjorie Betty
Pinkus Head.
Heather A. and John A. Maile
John Anthony Maile, 70, Kalamunda
Ward, Perth Australia Southern River Stake;
Perth Australia Temple,
succeeding President John Anthony Grinceri. President Maile's wife,
Heather Ann McKimmie Maile, will serve as temple
matron. A high priests group leader and volunteer assistant temple
recorder, he has served as stake president's counselor, stake Young Men
president, bishop's counselor, high councilor, high priests group leader
and seminary teacher. A retired project manager for construction and
industrial mining, he was born in Balham, England, to John William and Anne
Elizabeth Lambert Maile.
Sister Maile, a ward Relief Society enrichment leader and temple
ordinance worker, has served as a counselor in a stake Young Women
presidency, ward Relief Society president, ward Young Women president, ward
Primary president and seminary teacher. She was born in Cambridge, England,
to James Littlejohn and Phyllis Lillian Blatch McKimmie.