Five new mission presidents and their wives have been called by the First
Presidency. They will begin service about July 1.
Gayla and Michael L. Dowdle
Michael Lee Dowdle, 52, Micronesia
Guam Mission; Valley View 4th Ward, Salt Lake Valley View Stake; stake
Young Men president; former bishop and counselor, Scoutmaster, stake and
ward Young Men president and missionary in the
Switzerland Geneva Mission.
Attorney and chief executive officer of Non-Stop Music. Born in Salt Lake
City, Utah, to Donald Lagrande and Devona May Moss Dowdle. Married
Gayla Caldwell, four children.
A ward Young Women camp director, Sister Dowdle is a former counselor in
a stake Primary presidency, counselor in a ward Relief Society presidency,
Primary music leader and Young Single Adult coordinator. Born in Salt Lake
City, Utah, to Philip Ralph and Donna Dickerson Caldwell.
Gloria N. and Dario Lorenzana
Ramon Dario Lorenzana, 41, Guatemala
Quetzaltenango Mission; Porvenir Ward, Choluteca Honduras Stake; counselor
in the stake presidency; former stake president and counselor, counselor in
the
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission presidency, high councilor and missionary
in the
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission. Country Project Manager — Cause
of Hope. Born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to Jose Dario Lorenzana Munguia and
Lesvia Socorro Reyes de Lorenzana. Married
Gloria
Nelly Delgado Villafranca, two children.
A ward Relief Society president, Sister Lorenzana is a former ward Young
Women and Primary president, seminary teacher and missionary in the
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission. Born in Minas de Oro, Comayagua, Honduras, to
Gustavo Rigoberto Delgado Castro and Isabel Margarita Villafranca de
Delgado.
A. Moroni and Claudia Perez
Alex Moroni Perez, 38, El Salvador San
Salvador East Mission; El Baul Ward, Quetzaltenango Guatemala El Bosque
Stake; former stake president and counselor, high councilor and missionary
in the
Guatemala Guatemala City North Mission. Administrative manager,
Deseret S.A.. Born in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, to Eriberto Israel Perez
Citalan and Pilar Ulin Lopez de Perez. Married
Claudia Lorena Dardon Carrillo, four children.
A counselor in the ward Primary presidency, Sister Perez is a former
ward Primary president, ward Relief Society teacher, ward Young Women
adviser and ward Sunday School teacher. Born in Retalhuleu, Guatemala, to
Israel Dardon Escobar and Dora Felina Carrillo Dardon.
Oscar A. and Stephanie I. Pike
Oscar Arthur Pike, 50, California
Arcadia Mission; Grandview 3rd Ward, Provo Utah Grandview East Stake; ward
language missionary and branch Young Men president; former counselor in a
stake presidency, bishop and counselor, Scoutmaster, ward mission leader
and missionary in the El Salvador San Salvador Mission. Professor of food
science, Brigham Young University. Born in Boise, Idaho, to Frank Jensen
and DarThel Bybee Pike. Married
Stephanie Irene
Richards, eight children.
An achievement day leader, Sister Pike is a former stake Primary
president and counselor, ward Primary president, ward Young Women
president, counselor, adviser and camp director and gospel doctrine
teacher. Born in Portland, Ore., to Richard Merrill and Mary Elizabeth
Gurnsey Richards.
Jorge M. and Ana Maria Villalba
Jorge Marcial Villalba, 56, Argentina
Rosario Mission; Herrera Ward, Fernando de la Mora Paraguay Stake;
counselor in the
Paraguay Asuncion Mission presidency; former stake
president, bishop and counselor, area public affairs director, counselor in
a branch presidency and missionary in the Argentina South Mission. General
manager, Forever Living Products. Born in Asuncion, Paraguay, to Juan
Manuel and Gregoria Velazquez Villalba. Married
Ana
Maria Torrelio, four children.
A ward Young Women president, Sister Villalba assists her husband in his
calling in the mission presidency and is a former branch Primary president,
branch Relief Society president and missionary in the Bolivia La Paz
Mission. Born in Beni, Bolivia, to Augusto and Susana Rocabado Torrelio.
