Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the
First Presidency. They will begin service about July 1.
Dave A. and Fema G. Aquino
Dave Advincula Aquino, 45, Philippines
Olongapo Mission; Naga 2nd Ward, Naga Philippines Stake; counselor in the
Philippines Naga Mission presidency and stake Young Men president; former
bishop and counselor, high councilor, ward Sunday School president, stake
mission president and missionary in the
Philippines Davao Mission.
Institute director, Church Educational System. Born in Manila, Philippines,
to Federico Dimaguila and Leticia Zalameda Advincula Aquino. Married
Fema Gines Soliman, three children.
A stake Young Women president and ward temple preparation teacher,
Sister Aquino is a former ward Young Women president, counselor in a ward
Primary presidency and ward Relief Society teacher. Born in Angeles City,
Philippines, to Manuel Castro, Sr and Febe Fernando Gines Soliman.
Jeffry L. and Melodee Cooley
Jeffry Lynn Cooley, 62, Brazil Sao
Paulo North Mission; Pueblo (YSA) Ward, Mesa Arizona Pueblo Stake; former
bishop, stake president, counselor in a stake mission presidency, Aaronic
priesthood adviser and missionary in the Brazil South Mission. Retired
farmer. Born in Mesa, Ariz., to Eldon Whipple and Elona Peel Cooley.
Married
Melodee Elizabeth Turley, six
children.
Sister Cooley is a former counselor in stake and ward Relief Society
presidencies, ward Relief Society teacher, ward Primary chorister and Cub
Scout leader. Born in El Paso, Texas, to Clarence Franklin and Anna Tenney
Turley.
Mario H. and Regina Emerick
Mario Helio Emerick, 53, Brazil Recife
Mission; Trianon Ward, Sao Paulo Brazil Parque Pinheiros Stake; patriarch;
former stake president and counselor, bishop, high councilor and missionary
in the Brazil Porto Alegre Mission. Administrator, Godoy Emerick Corretora
de Seguros Ltda. Born in Porecatu, Brazil, to Lourival çlvaro and
Aida Dutra Lima Emerick. Married
Regina Monica De
Godoy, four children.
A stake family history consultant, Sister Emerick is a former counselor
in stake Relief Society, Young Women and Primary presidencies, ward Primary
and Relief Society president and stake family history center director. Born
in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Ismael de and Ninette Santos Godoy.
Soledad and J. Wilson Gamboa
Jose Wilson Gamboa, 49, Ecuador
Guayaquil North Mission; Magdala Ward, Bogota Colombia Granada Stake; area
family history adviser; former counselor in the Colombia Bogota South
Mission presidency, bishop and counselor, branch president and missionary
in the Colombia Bogota Mission. Senior buyer for the Church. Born in
Bolivar, Valle, Colombia, to Misael Gamboa Quintero and Irma Galvez Mejia
Gamboa. Married
Soledad Pulido Barrera, two
children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Gamboa is a former stake Relief
Society secretary, seminary teacher, ward Primary president, counselor in a
ward Relief Society presidency and missionary in the Colombia Cali Mission.
Born in Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, to Eduardo Pulido Alvarez and
Bertha Barrera Merizalde Pulido.
David H. and Dana K. Hill
David Henry Hill, 55, Slovenia/Croatia
Mission; Northridge Ward, Carmichael California Stake; stake president;
former bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, stake Young Men president,
scoutmaster, seminary teacher and missionary in the Germany Hamburg
Mission. College counselor/professor, Folsom Lake College. Born in Lehi,
Utah, to Clovis Lee and Carol Jane Lunt Hill. Married
Dana Katherine Fox, six children.
A seminary teacher, Sister Hill is a former ward Primary chorister,
Young Women advisor, Relief Society teacher, ward choir director and ward
organist. Born in Van Nuys, Calif., to Angus Cannon, Jr and Geraldeane
White Fox.
Colette A. and James B. Lindahl
James Blaine Lindahl, 56, Argentina
Mendoza Mission; Foothill Ward, Provo Utah Edgemont North Stake; branch
president at the Provo MTC; former bishop and counselor, branch president,
high councilor, Scoutmaster and missionary in the Uruguay-Paraguay Mission.
Partner, HPSI Healthcare Corp. Born in San Diego, Calif., to Blaine Gray
and Joy Green Lindahl. Married
Colette Ann
Brown, four children.
Serving with her husband at Provo MTC, Sister Lindahl is a former stake
Relief Society president and counselor, ward Primary president and branch
Young Women president. Born in Walnut Creek, Calif., to Joseph William and
Ruth Naylor Brown.
Susan and George J. Van Komen
George Johan Van Komen, 63, Missouri
Independence Mission; Monument Park 13th Ward, Salt Lake Monument Park
Stake; high priest group leader; former bishop, high councilor, ward
mission leader, elders quorum president and missionary in the Netherlands
Mission. Physician, Intermountain Healthcare. Born in Amsterdam,
Netherlands, to Egbert and Maria Christina Van Maare Van Komen. Married
Susan Chipman Smith, three children.
A Sunday School teacher, Sister Van Komen is a former ward Primary
president and teacher, ward Relief Society secretary and teacher, nursery
leader and Church hostess in the Relief Society Building. Born in Salt Lake
City, Utah, to Willard Le Roy and Ruth Whitaker Chipman Smith.