New stake presidents
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A new stake has been created.
Las Vegas Nevada Elkhorn Springs Stake, which includes the Arbor View, Centennial Hills, Centennial Pointe, Elk Ridge, Elkhorn Springs 1st, Elkhorn Springs 2nd and Grand Teton Wards. Created by Elder Ronald Rasband of the Presidency of the Seventy.
New Stakes
LAS VEGAS NEVADA ELKHORN SPRINGS STAKE: (Dec. 7, 2008) Created from the Las Vegas Tule Springs and Las Vegas Lone Mountain Stakes. President — Mark Elmer Waite, 52, general manager for Noorda Sheet Metal; wife, Oneita Frehner Waite. Counselors — Tracy James Truman, 48, attorney; wife, Lisha Bay Truman. David James Winterton, 52, attorney for David Winterton & Assoc.; wife, Nickie Lynn Egan Winterton.
Stake reorganizations
CONTAGEM BRAZIL STAKE: (June 14, 2009) President – Wagner Francisco Vitor, 47, translator for the Church, succeeding Geraldo Magela da Mata; wife, Cleusa Maria Dias Vitor. Counselors – Osvaldo Pereira Cruz, 69, Minas Gerais police department; wife, Maria da Luz Silva Cruz. Amilton Araujo Carvalho Junior, 31, systems analyst at Nansen S.A.; wife, Izabel Vilchez Goncalves Carvalho.
JEONJU KOREA STAKE: (May 24, 2009) President — Yong Lok Kim, 43, chief office executive for Ecoworks Co., succeeding Lee Cheol Oh; wife, Unsook Song Kim. Counselors — In Gi Lee, 50, employed by the provincial office; wife, Ji Suk Kwon Lee. Hyeon Soo Kim, 46, high school teacher; wife, Seoung Kyong Cho Kim.
PLEASANT GROVE UTAH EAST STAKE: (June 14, 2009) President — Brent Lamar Top, 56, professor of Church History and Doctrine for BYU, succeeding Gary R. Ridge; wife, Wendy Lee Cope Top. Counselors — Gerald Gwilliam Biesinger, 56, human resource director for The Layton Co.; wife, Marlene Kiessig Biesinger. Dale F. Sevy, 49, director of fleet services for Questar Gas; wife, Paula Anne Love Lowry Sevy.
PLEASANT GROVE UTAH GROVE CREEK STAKE: (June 14, 2009) President — Dennis Gene Gleason, 59, A&E Manager for Computrol Orem Inc., succeeding Duane F. Atkinson; wife, Connie Lee Freeman Gleason. Counselors — Thomas James Paul, 59, police chief for Pleasant Grove City; wife, Rhonda Edwards Paul. Bruce Boyd Harper, 55, plant manager for COPB; wife, Terri Walker Harper.
REXBURG IDAHO EAST STAKE: (May 31, 2009) President — Charles Nicholas Andersen, 44, managing director of university operations for BYU-Idaho, succeeding Gregory W. Moeller; wife, Kerri Lynn Lyday Andersen. Counselors — M. Kip Hartvigsen, 59, faculty BYU-Idaho; wife, A. Christen Brog Hartvigsen. Christopher John Cornelius, 42, owner of Clair & Dee's Tire Factory; wife, Rhonda Lyn Thueson Cornelius.
TOKYO JAPAN STAKE: (May 31, 2009) President — Yoshikazu Yokoyama, 62, president IT Co., succeeding Katsumi Kusume; wife, Haruko Okawa Yokoyama. Counselors — Satoshi Watanabe, 47, assistant temple recorder for the Church; wife, Tsuyako Higa Watanabe. Takuya Hirano, 38, executive officer for Microsoft; wife, Jacquelyn Teru Lehua Young Hirano.
