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Area leadership -- 2010

Published: Friday, May 7, 2010
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The First Presidency has announced changes in the Church's area assignments effective Aug. 1. All members of area presidencies are members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy or are Area Seventies.

Members of the Presidency of the Seventy have responsibilities for the areas in North America.

The Church now has 16 areas outside North America and 10 areas inside North America for a total of 26.

Presidency of the Seventy

Ronald Rasband
Assists in all areas

Claudio R.M. Costa
North America Southwest

Steven E. Snow
Utah North
Utah Salt Lake City
Utah South

Walter F. Gonzalez
North America Southeast

L. Whitney Clayton
North America Northwest
North America West

Jay E. Jensen
North America Northeast

Donald L. Halstrom
Idaho
North America Central

Africa Southeast

Paul E. Koelliker
President

F. Michael Watson
First counselor

Dale G. Renlund
Second counselor

Africa West

Craig A. Cardon
President

John B. Dickson
First counselor

Joseph W. Sitati
Second counselor

Asia

Anthony D. Perkins
President

Kent D. Watson
First counselor

Carl B. Pratt
Second counselor

Asia North

Gary E. Stevenson
President

Yoon Hwan Choi
First Counselor

Koichi Aoyagi
Second counselor

Brazil

Ulisses Soares
President

Carlos A. Godoy
First counselor

Jairo Mazzagardi
Second counselor

Caribbean

Francisco J. Vinas
President

Gary J. Coleman
First counselor

Wilford W. Andersen
Second counselor

Central America

Don R. Clarke
President

Enrique R. Falabella
First counselor

James B. Martino
Second counselor

Chile

Carlos H. Amado
President

Lawrence E. Corbridge
First counselor

Jorge F. Zeballos
Second counselor

Europe

Erich W. Kopischke
President

Gerald Causse
First counselor

José A. Teixeira
Second counselor

Europe East

Gregory A Schwitzer
President

Larry R. Lawrence
First counselor

Aleksandr N. Manzhos*
Second counselor
Area Seventy

Mexico

Daniel L. Johnson
President

Benjamin De Hoyos
First counselor

Octaviano Tenorio
Second counselor

Pacific

Tad R. Callister
President

James J. Hamula
First counselor

Brent H. Nielson
Second counselor

Philippines

Keith R. Edwards
President

Won Yong Ko
First counselor

Michael John U. Teh
Second counselor

South America Northwest

Marcus B. Nash
President

Rafael E. Pino
First counselor

Juan A. Uceda
Second counselor

South America South

Mervyn B. Arnold
President

Marcos A. Aidukaitis
First counselor

Kent F. Richards
Second counselor

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