New Stakes

A new stake has been created from the Pasco Washington Stake. The Pasco Washington North Stake, which includes the Basin City 3rd, Connell 2nd, Coyote Ridge and Pasco YSA branches and Basin City 1st, Basin City 2nd, Columbia Basin, Connell 1st, Pasco 1st, Pasco 10th and Pasco 9th wards, was created by Elder Stanley G. Ellis of the Seventy.

PASCO WASHINGTON NORTH STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2011) President — Don Ross Montierth, 57, farmer; wife, Chris Laurie Lawson Montierth. Counselors — Alan Keith Hadley, 56, co-owner of CC&H Enterprises; wife, Kathryn Clyde Hadley. Jeffrey Todd Larson, 35, policy analyst; wife, Amelia Wilson Larson.

Stake reorganizations

BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY 17TH STAKE: (March 6, 2011) President — Brad Lee Neiger, 53, associate dean at BYU; succeeding Bryan B. Davis; wife, Sherry Lyn Johnson Neiger. Counselors — Richard Paul White, 58, university treasurer at BYU; wife, Janet Curtis White. Byron Hutchings Healey, 54, journeyman carpenter; wife, Shauna Marie Salmon Healey.

LOGAN UTAH (YSA) 1ST STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2011) President — Darrell Glen Simmons, 56, marketing manager; succeeding Gordon Jesse Low; wife, Ruth Call Simmons. Counselors — Rodney Dean Ellis, 61, president of Ellis Equipment Co.; wife, Lisa Maughan Ellis. David Leon Clark, 57, executive director; wife, Christine Jeppsen Clark.

MESA ARIZONA MARICOPA STAKE: (Feb. 27, 2011) President — Lynn Walter Burnham, 52, president of Copperstate Construction Services; succeeding Jerry H. Lewis; wife, Jenny Robinson Lewis. Counselors — Rodney John Fuller, 41, attorney; wife, Maren Christine Heidenreich Fuller. Randy Ray Richardson, 44, chairman of radiology, residency program director and chief of pediatric radiology at St. Joseph's Hospital; wife, Jennifer Montague Richardson.

OLINDA BRAZIL STAKE: (Feb. 6, 2011) President — Vilmar Assis Costa, 45, electrical engineer; succeeding Marcos Antonio Venancio dos Santos; wife, Jane Roselia Lélis de Souza Costa. Fernando Luiz da Conceicao, 49; wife, Sandra Gomes de Lima da Conceicao. Rickson das Neves Tavares, 39, business consultant; wife, Mirion Andresa Henrique Tavares.

PASCO WASHINGTON STAKE: (Feb. 20, 2011) President — Robert K. Andelin, 60, dentist; succeeding D. Ross Montierth; wife, Paula Sue Ozaki Andelin. Counselors — Roger Garfield Wright, 49, civil engineer; wife, Brenda Diane Illg Wright. Brett Travis Lott, 48, business owner; wife, Sandra Dee Boneck Lott.

QUIILPUE CHILE STAKE: (Nov. 21, 2010) President — Victor Hugo Paredes, 38, Church Educational System clerk; succeeding Claudio Gonzalo Narváez Salas; wife, Joyce Riquelme Castillo Paredes. Counselors — Nelson Iván Faúndez Sepúlveda, 45, administrator; wife, Paola Maria Cortes Manriquez Faundez. Gabriel Eduardo Parra Hidalgo, 47, operations and maintenance administrator for the Church; wife, Gisela Raquel Monje Mendez Parra.

RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA STAKE: (March 6, 2011) President — Curtis Don Schmidtlein, 57, retired United States Navy chaplain; succeeding Lonnie Lee Dunn; wife, Catherine Mary Bryan Schmidtlein. Counselors — Terry Dean Hinkson, 55, emergency medicine physician; wife, Sonya Kim Anderson Hinkson. Scott Donovan Van Dam, 39, partner in Black Hills Oral Surgery; wife, Helen Jayne Moreton Van Dam.

TAMPICO MEXICO CHAIREL STAKE: (June 6, 2010) President — Silvio Flores Malpica, 49, regional manager; succeeding Manuel Acosta M.; wife, Sandra Flores Chapa. Counselors — Lehi Calixto Zuñiga Martinez, 39, administrative manager; wife, Leslie Georgina Aguirre Vega. Kim Alejandro Soriano Jimenez, 30, teacher; wife, Ana Laura Deloi Martin del Campo.

TUCSON ARIZONA EAST STAKE: (March 6, 2011) President — Barney Cornel Lewis, 46, service director; succeeding Karl B. Kern; wife, Kecia Loree Kleese Lewis. Counselors — Ramon Gabriel Burrola, 50, first vice president financial adviser; wife, Olivia Papilla Burrola. Steven Ross Bentley, 56, senior engineer at IBM; wife, Deborah Lynn Blackburn Bentley.