Seven new mission presidents with their wives have been called by the
First Presidency. They will begin service about July 1.
A. Lee and Carol Ann Bahr
A. Lee Bahr, 65, New Jersey Morristown
Mission; Mueller Park 9th Ward, Bountiful Utah Mueller Park Stake; ward
Sunday School teacher; former bishop and counselor, ward Young Men
president, high councilor, gospel doctrine teacher and missionary in the
Eastern States Mission. Neuroradiologist, Mountain Medical Physician
Specialists. Born in New England, N.D., to Albert Francis and Louie Jean
Miner Bahr. Married
Carol Ann Frischknecht,
15 children.
A ward Primary teacher, Sister Bahr is a former counselor in ward and
stake Primary presidencies, ward Primary president, ward Young Women
president and camp director and Relief Society teacher. Born in Lovell,
Wyo., to Neil C and Barbara Kay Jones Frischknecht.
Edgar N. and L. Stella Bolivar
Edgar Nain Bolivar, 47, Colombia Cali
Mission; Villa Del Prado Ward, Bogota Colombia Granada Stake; counselor in
the
Colombia Bogota North Mission presidency; former counselor in a stake
presidency, counselor in a bishopric, stake Young Men president, branch
president and missionary in the
Colombia Cali Mission. Technical support
representative for the Church. Born in Zipaquira, Cundinamarca, Colombia,
to Humberto and Ana Lucia Forero Bolivar. Married
Luz Stella Borda Riano, three children.
A seminary teacher, Sister Bolivar is a former ward Relief Society
president and counselor, ward Young Women and Primary president, Sunday
School teacher and missionary in the Colombia Cali Mission. Born in Bogota,
Cundinamarca, Colombia, to Eduardo Borda Sarmiento and Ligia Riano Avila
Borda.
Eric M. and Saurell Jackson
Eric Michael Jackson, 56, California
San Jose Mission; Hermosa Vista Ward, Mesa Arizona Hermosa Vista Stake;
gospel doctrine teacher; former bishop and counselor, counselor in a stake
presidency, high councilor, ward activities committee chairman and
missionary in the
Arizona Tempe Mission. Attorney, Jackson White. Born in
Fort Ord, Calif., to Gaylen Reece and Lora Evelyn Clarke Jackson. Married
Saurell Smith, six children.
A ward Sunday School teacher, Sister Jackson is a former stake Young
Women president, stake Primary music director, ward Primary president, ward
Young Women adviser and ward Relief Society teacher. Born in Toronto,
Canada, to Sloan Alma and Alberta Elizabeth Mitchell Smith.
Walter G. and Claudia Queiroz
Walter Guedes Queiroz Jr., 46, Brazil
Florianopolis Mission; Riverwoods Ward, Provo Utah Edgemont North Stake;
high priest group leader; former counselor in a bishopric, ward Young Men
president, elders quorum president, Scoutmaster and missionary in the
Brazil Recife Mission. President/Owner, NewLook, Inc. Born in Sao Paulo,
Brazil, to Walter Guedes de and Izabel Menezes Melo de Queiroz. Married
Claudia Santos, three children.
A stake Primary president, Sister Queiroz is a former ward Primary
president, counselor in a ward Relief Society, Primary and Young Women
presidencies, family history extraction specialist and ward Young Women
president. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Ubirajara Destez Santos Filho
and Maria Cecilia Nobre Pereira Santos.
Joan V. and John L. Robison
John Lee Robison, 59, Texas Lubbock
Mission; Bountiful 34th Ward, Bountiful Utah Heights Stake; counselor in
the stake presidency; former bishop and counselor, high councilor, elders
quorum president and ward Young Men adviser. Curriculum supervisor, Davis
School District. Born in Durango, Colo., to Elbert Clyde and Bernice Lucile
Crump Robison. Married
Joan Carol Van
Leeuwen, five children.
A counselor in the ward Young Women presidency, Sister Robison is a
former counselor in ward Primary and Young Women presidencies, ward Relief
Society teacher, Sunday School teacher and ward Primary music leader. Born
in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Albert Cornelius and Annie Taylor Van Leeuwen.
Matthew A. and Susan Smith
Matthew Artell Smith, 55, Tahiti
Papeete Mission; Spring Creek 15th Ward, Springville Utah Spring Creek
Stake; counselor in the stake presidency; former stake president and
counselor, bishop, counselor in a branch presidency at the Provo MTC and
missionary in the
Tahiti Papeete Mission. Director of Human Resource
Development, Brigham Young University. Born in Passaic, N.J., to Franklin
Artell and Elfrieda Gertrude Johanna Eppelsheimer Smith. Married
Susan Kay Clements, three children.
A counselor in the ward Relief Society presidency, Sister Smith is a
former ward Primary president, ward Relief Society president, ward Young
Women secretary, counselor and camp director and ward Relief Society
teacher. Born in Rexburg, Idaho, to Denton Oel and Phyllis Clarke
Clements.
Renee and William G. Woods
William George Woods, 57, Louisiana
Baton Rouge Mission; Evergreen Ward, Mesa Arizona Central Stake; bishop of
the University Ward; former bishop, high councilor, ward mission leader,
counselor in a stake Young Men presidency and missionary in the France
Paris Mission. Dentist and director of admissions, Arizona School of
Dentistry and Oral Health. Born in Mesa, Ariz., to George Andrew and Ann
Shumway Woods. Married
Renee Haumont, seven
children.
A temple ordinance worker, Sister Woods is a former ward Young Women
president, Sunday School teacher, stake missionary and ward activities
committee chairwoman. Born in Phoenix, Ariz., to Pierre Henry Haumont Jr.
and Vernece Love Haumont.