Seven new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the
First Presidency. They will begin service about July 1.
Gloria and Freddy V. Herrera
Freddy Valentin Herrera, 41,
Venezuela Caracas Mission; La Vuelta Ward, Merida Venezuela Stake; former
stake president, high councilor, branch president and district financial
secretary. Administrator, Universidad de Los Andes. Born in Maracaibo,
Zulia, Venezuela, to Fredy and Ylma Molina de Herrera. Married
Gloria Amparo Garcia Rincon, three children.
A stake Young Women president, Sister Herrera is a former ward Relief
Society and Primary president, ward Sunday School teacher, and seminary
teacher. Born in Colombia to Luis Alberto Garcia Sanchez and Melba Maria
Rincon de Garcia.
Michelle and Steven D. King
Steven Douglas King, 52, Georgia
Atlanta North Mission; North Canyon 4th Ward, Bountiful Utah North Canyon
Stake; regional young single adult adviser; former member of the Utah North
Area Council on Youth, counselor in a stake presidency, bishop, high
councilor, ward Young Men president, elders quorum president and missionary
in the
Germany Frankfurt Mission. Chief marketing officer and creative
director, Ken Garff Automotive Group. Born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to
William Charles and Helen Marie Culp King. Married
Michelle Milne, four children.
A regional young single adult adviser, Sister King is a former member of
the Utah North Area Council on Youth, ward Primary president and counselor,
ward Relief Society president and counselor, counselor and adviser in ward
Young Women presidencies, gospel doctrine instructor and ward music
chairman. Born in South Ruislip, England, to Donald Young and Shirley Renee
Halversen Milne.
J. Scott and Laurie Lundberg
James Scott Lundberg, 56, Romania
Bucharest Mission; Bennion 4th Ward, Bennion Utah Stake; ward Young Men
president; former bishop, high priest group leader, Scoutmaster, counselor
in a stake Young Men presidency, elders quorum president and missionary in
the Finland Mission. Attorney, Lundberg & Associates. Born in St. George,
Utah, to Allen James and Ila Claire Stucki Lundberg. Married
Laurie Hymas, seven children.
A stake Relief Society president, Sister Lundberg is a former ward
Relief Society president, ward Primary president, counselor in a stake
Young Women presidency and gospel doctrine teacher. Born in Ogden, Utah, to
William Merrill and Anna Darlene Coop Hymas.
Dan E. and Debra J. Moldenhauer
Dan Edward Moldenhauer, 54, Texas
Houston East Mission; Soda Springs 4th Ward, Soda Springs Idaho Stake; ward
missionary; former stake president, bishop, high councilor, ward Young Men
president and missionary in the Washington DC Mission. Owner/general
manager, Moldenhauer Inc. Born in Burley, Idaho, to Edward Lewis and La
Vera Fillmore Moldenhauer. Married
Debra Jane
Godfrey, seven children.
A ward missionary, Sister Moldenhauer is a former ward Relief Society
president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary teacher and Sunday
School teacher. Born in Soda Springs, Idaho, to Cleston Murrie and Rhea
Jane Griffiths Godfrey.
Wayne D. and Betty Murri
Wayne Dale Murri, 58, California
Ventura Mission; Foothill 1st Ward, Logan Utah East Stake; missionary in
the
Asuncion Paraguay Temple; former bishop, Scoutmaster, stake executive
secretary, counselor in a ward Young Men presidency, temple ordinance
worker and missionary in the Mexican Mission. Retired tax professional.
Born in St. Anthony, Idaho to Irvon Dale and Shirley Larue Norris Murri.
Married
Betty Dorothy Jensen, three
children.
Serving with her husband as a missionary in the Asuncion Paraguay
Temple, Sister Murri is a former stake Primary president, ward Young Women
president, counselor in ward Relief Society presidencies and missionary in
the Argentina Rosario Mission. Born in Covina, Calif., to Vernon Dorius and
Leah Dorothy Harris Jensen.
Barry M. and Julia Smith
Barry Morgan Smith, 54, Texas Dallas
Mission; Palo Verde Ward, Scottsdale Arizona North Stake; former bishop,
stake mission president, ward Young Men president, high priest group leader
and missionary in the Italy North Mission. Chairman, Keystone National
Group. Born in Escondido, Calif., to Lyle Harrison and Ardis Knudsen Smith.
Married
Julia Powell, six children.
Sister Smith is a former counselor in a stake Young Women presidency,
counselor in ward Relief Society and Primary presidencies, ward Young Women
president and adviser and Sunday School teacher. Born in Rexburg, Idaho, to
Ted Ferrell and Nedra Scoresby Powell.
Neide and Ricardo Vieira
Ricardo Vieira, 47, Brazil Ribeirao
Preto Mission; Vila Esther Ward, Sao Paulo Brazil Parque Bristol Stake;
area auditor; former stake president and counselor, bishop and branch
president. Assistant director, CES. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to
Antonio Da Silva and Alzira H. Furtado Vieira. Married
Neide Carvalho De Souza, two children.
A stake Primary president, Sister Vieira is a former ward Relief Society
president, ward Young Women president and counselor in a stake Relief
Society presidency. Born in Tupa, Sao Paulo, Brazil, to Moacir de and
Laudelina Carvalho Rodrigues de Souza.