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The North Salt Lake Legacy Stake, which includes the Foxboro 1st, Foxboro 2nd, Foxboro 3rd, Foxboro 4th, Foxboro 5th, Woods Cross 14th and Woods Cross 17th wards, has been created by Elder C. Scott Grow of the Seventy.
The Punto Fijo Venezuela Stake, which includes the Bella Vista, Coro 1st, Coro 2nd and Pueblo Nuevo branches, and the Alta Vista, Cardon, Puerto Cumarebo, Punto Fijo and Zamora wards, has been created by Elder Rafael E. Pino of the Seventy.
The River Heights Utah Stake, which includes the Spring Creek Branch, and the Fox Ridge, Fruitland Acres, Providence 4th, Providence 8th, Providence 11th, River Heights 1st, River Heights 2nd, River Heights 3rd and River Heights 4th wards, has been created by Elder Kenneth Johnson of the Seventy.
New stakes
NORTH SALT LAKE LEGACY STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) Created from the North Salt Lake Utah Parkway, Woodscross Utah, and Woodscross Utah North Stakes. President — Ronald Bruce Gordon Jr., 38, executive director for the State of Utah Comission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; wife, Natalie Ann Clark Gordon. Counselors — Mark Thompson Woodruff, 45, private banking specialist for Goldman Sachs; wife, Jennifer Brooks Woodruff. Rocky Lynn Catenzaro, 39, director of sales for ProPeer Resources; wife, Roxey Jacqulyn Mabey Catenzaro.
PUNTO FIJO VENEZUELA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2009) Created from the Falcon Venezuela District. President — Pedro Esteban Hernandez Alfonzo, 40, assistant specialist for IVSS; wife, Ines Romero Hernandez Magdalena. Counselors — Jesus Lorenzo Magallanes Pumar, 54, general manager for Petro Advance, C.A.; wife, Maria Luisa Magallanes Ibanez. Miguel Angel Diaz Colina, 38, planning engineer for PDVSA; wife, Marian Albania Salima Gauna.
RIVER HEIGHTS UTAH STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) Created from the Providence Utah South and the Providence Utah Stakes. President — William Bryce Cook, 58, podiatrist; wife, Karol Kotter Cook. Counselors — Steven Lewis Barfuss, 47, research engineer for Utah State University; wife, Kristina Bryner Barfuss. Jace Bart Jergensen, 47, senior vice president for Icon Health & Fitness; wife, Jennifer McOmber Jergensen.
Stake Reorganizations
ABERDEEN SCOTLAND STAKE: (Nov. 1, 2009) President — Adam Leigh Hull, 39, operations director for Boreau Veritas UK, succeeding Christopher A. Payne; wife, Joanne Whitaker Hull. Counselors — Kenneth Coull, 49, learning and management systems manager for Air Products; wife, Sandra Wallace Coull. David Andrew Crook, 41, teacher at Ullapool High School; wife, Christine Janice Crook.
ANGERS FRANCE STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2009) President — Jean-Yves Raveneau, 49, employee of Ardoisieres d'Angers, succeeding Alain C. Marie; wife, Marie Antoinette Serant Raveneau. Counselors — Louis-Marie Liebard, 46, director of finance for Senior Aerospace Ermeto; wife, F. Lybefe Deforge Liebard. Stephane Roland Bernard Gandon, 38, information technician; wife, Virginie Alexandrine Pierrette Bousseau Gandon.
CEDAR HILLS UTAH STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2009) President — J. Troy Carpenter, 48, computing and research employee for BYU, succeeding Reed S. Swenson; wife, Peggy Sue Child Carpenter. Counselors — Danny Wayne Gallup, 54, human resources director for the Church History Department; wife, Suzanne Dorgan Gallup. Jeffery Orland Pyne, 51, owner of Pyne Floor Coverings; wife, Teresa Michele Griffiths Pyne.
FOLSOM CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2009) President — Daniel Bird Harrison II, 61, director of administrative services for the League of California Cities, succeeding Kent V. Wood; wife, Janis Linnea Ricks Harrison. Counselors — Stephen Keller Parkinson, 55, physician for Asclepius Pain Management; wife, Susan Clark Parkinson. Treaver Kent Hodson, 42, law partner at Palmer Kazanjian Wohl Hodson LLP; wife, Diana Kay Squires Hodson.
FOUNTAIN COLORADO STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) President — Brent John Smith, 41, owner of One Source, succeeding Larry M. Lewis; wife, Dana Lynne Smith Smith . Counselors — Jeffrey Duval Miller, 49, software test engineer for Verizon Business; wife, Barbara Ann Sellers Miller. Kenneth Charles Bell, 67, quality manager for Schlage Lock; wife, Paula Anderson Bell.
GRAND JUNCTION COLORADO STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) President — David L. Van Wagoner, 51, supervisor for the City of Grand Junction, succeeding Richard A. Landes; wife, Susan Kay Moore Van Wagoner. Counselors — Todd Bruce Beckstead, 47, CPA for Chadwick Steinkirchner Davis & Co., PC; wife, Bronwyn Davis Beckstead. David Wayne Larsen, 38, dentist; wife, Juli Carson Larsen.
GRIDLEY CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) President — Benjamin Ellsworth Payne, 49, administrator and social worker for Children's Hope Foster Family Agency, succeeding Weldon B. Papa; wife, Heather Iwalani Tippets Payne. Counselors — Dennis Roy Jagoda, 57, engineer for the California Department of Transportation; wife, Pamela Eve McKee Jagoda. E. Keith Stutznegger, 60, dentist; wife, Susan Hardy Stutznegger.
MERCED CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) President — Stuart Roy Schofield, 44, dentist, succeeding Thomas M. Weed; wife, Mary Lisa Brescia Schofield. Counselors — Steven Mark Rowan, 53, oral and maxillofacial surgeon; wife, Beverly Thompson Rowan. Steven Craig Hill, 56, senior electrical engineer for the Modesto Irrigation District; wife, Carol Lynn Baker Hill.
NAMBOUR AUSTRALIA STAKE: (Nov. 8, 2009) President — Paul Johnathon Thomas, 36, owner of an accounting practice, succeeding Stephen John Tramacchi; wife, Nadene Fiona Rea Thomas. Counselors — Neville Alfred Ormsby, 52, director of Kapoochi; wife, Lucy Isabelle Southerton Ormsby. Robert Edward Barff, 46, area/store manager for Weeks Retail; wife, Gwendoline Joan Prebble Barff.
PROVIDENCE UTAH STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) President — Robert Carl Henke, 50, principal of Mountain Crest High School, succeeding William Bryce Cook; wife, May Ann Larsen Henke. Counselors — Jay Budge Low, 66, counselor for Cache County Schools; wife, Julie Anne Dunkley Low. David Alan Smith, 39, optometrist; wife, Rashell Gibbons Smith.
PROVIDENCE UTAH SOUTH STAKE: (Nov. 15, 2009) President — Rick Duane Hill, 41, group manager for LDS Family Services, succeeding C. Robert Ripplinger; wife, Michelle Lynn Riches Hill. Counselors — Chris James Frogley, 55, president of Frogley Chiropractic of Utah; wife, Sharol Lynn Harrison Frogley. Robert Brent Johnson, 46, business manager for Bear River Mental Health; wife, Mary Ruth Ellis Johnson.
