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Two new stakes have been created.
A new stake has been created from the Ivins Utah and Santa Clara Utah stakes. The Santa Clara Utah Heights Stake, which includes the Santa Clara 2nd, Santa Clara 4th, Santa Clara 6th, Santa Clara 7th, Santa Clara 8th, Santa Clara 9th, Santa Clara 11th and Santa Clara 15th wards, was created by Elder William R. Walker of the Seventy and Elder Terry L. Wade, an Area Seventy.
A new stake has been created from the Saratoga Springs Utah North and Saratoga Springs Utah stakes. The Saratoga Springs Utah Crossroads Stake, which includes the Harvest Hills 1st, Harvest Hills 8th, Harvest Hills 10th, Saratoga Springs 7th, Saratoga Springs 10th, Saratoga Springs 9th, Sunrise Meadows 1st and Sunrise Meadows 2nd wards, was created by Elder C. Scott Grow of the Seventy.
New stakes
SANTA CLARA UTAH HEIGHTS STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Richard G. Harris, 54, business owner; wife, Caroline I. Nelson Harris. Counselors — Lyman K. Hafen, 56, executive director of Zion Natural History Association; wife, Debra F. Hafen. Scott G. Miller, 39, president of Milgro Nursery, Inc.; wife, Christine Alison Abraham Miller.
SARATOGA SPRINGS UTAH CROSSROADS STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2011) President — Kenneth Taylor Gibby, 46, chief information officer for Utah Community Credit Union; wife, Lisa Lorrayne Tracy Gibby. Counselors — Charles Loyd Heaton, 52, veterinarian; wife, Paula Madson Heaton. Jonathan Dean Brinley, 41, seminary instructor and Especially For Youth director; wife, Denise Moon Brinley.
Stake reorganizations
CRUZ ALTA BRAZIL STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Luis Floriano da Costa Peixoto, 43, sergeant with highway police; succeeding Clademir Elton Trage; wife, Marlici Cunha Rodrigues Peixoto. Counselors — Tiago Piovesan Pimentel, 34, salesman; wife, Celisa Fatima de Oliveira Pimentel. Jonathan Elton Trage, 28, teacher; wife, Michelly Gonzales Castro.
DES MOINES IOWA STAKE: (Nov. 20, 2011) President — Gary L. Pence, 56, technology area manager for Wells Fargo; succeeding Robert W. Nye; wife, Debra Kay VanValkenburg Pence. Counselors — Dennis Jack Lowman, 68, oral maxillofacial surgeon; wife, Nancy Anne Edgecomb Lowman. Jason Lynn Giles, 35, attorney; wife, Teresa Kay Mecham Giles.
FORTALEZA BRAZIL WEST STAKE: (Nov. 27, 2011) President — Fernando da Silva e Souza, 46, manager; succeeding Wandembergue Goncalves da Silva; wife, Miriam Maria Hoffmann e Souza. Counselors — José E. Castro da Silva, 36, university professor; wife, Marcia F. Lima Castro Silva. Garlani José Rodrigues, 29, administrator for J. Torres Diesel; wife, Amanda da Costa Oliveira.
GOSHEN UTAH STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Brad Kenneth Bylund, 55, plumber; succeeding Brent R. Laker; wife, Karolyn Loader Bylund. Counselors — Michael Muse Hendricks, 63, real estate development; wife, Christine Frampton Hendricks. Stuart B. Nelson, 54, network engineer; wife, Kathryn Orton Nelson.
MERTHRY TYDFIL WALES STAKE: (Nov. 30, 2011) President — Ian Michael Govier, 51, development manager and leadership and organizational development consultant; succeeding John D. Allen; wife, Stefanie Ann Saczkowski Govier. Counselors — Peter David Evans, 52, purchasing manager; wife, Pauline Branston Evans. Matthew Gavin Jones, 41, director for Maxiom Development; wife, Julie Woods Jones.
MEXICO CITY MEXICO TENAYO STAKE: (Nov. 6, 2011) President — Daniel Manzo Penunuri, 37, institute director for the Church Educational System; succeeding Francisco Javier Hernandez Rivero; wife, Marina Ortiz Ayala. Counselors — Romeo Ochoa Pimentel, 42, business owner; wife, Marcela Barrera Villegas. Gabriel Emanuel Hernandez Cruz, 43, assistant director of internships for the Cultural and Educational Soceity, S.C.; wife, Aida Edith Romain Corral.
OAXACA MEXICO MITLA STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Limi Abraham Leon Melchor, 31, officer for the federal judiciary; succeeding Jacobo Raymundo Lopez Santiago; wife, Dulce Carolina Cruz Rodriguez. Counselors — Juan Roberto Alcazar Luna, 41, self-employed mechanic; wife, Leticia Ovando Guerra. Agustin Santiago Bedolla, 36, employed by Telefonos de Mexico; wife,
OREM UTAH SHARON STAKE: (Dec. 4, 2011) President — W. Bradley Camp, 53, vice president of marketing for Intermountain Famers Association; succeeding L. Robert Webb Jr.; wife, Julia King Camp. Counselors — Dale Emerson Manwaring, 62, general manager of Powder River; wife, Carolyn Diane King Manwaring. David Jonathan Whitaker, 37, director of retail sales for Sprint; wife, Sarah Sue Bawden Whitaker.
OSASCO BRAZIL STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Adriano Vitor Fernandes, 34, executive account manager for Siemens IT; succeeding Atilio Perini Perovano; wife, Luciane B. Lopes Fernades. Counselors — Sergio Ricardo Parra, 46, geography professor; wife, Silvia de Oliveira Henrique Parra. Elpidio Soares da Silva, 41, technician with Lider Interiors; wife, Ademaude Monteiro Lima da Silva.
QUEVEDO ECUADOR NORTH STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2011) President — Gregorio Javier Rezabala Moreira, 38, sales executive; succeeding Cesar Augusto Cepeda Quimiz; wife, Rosa Heriona Galeas Rodos. Counselors — Edgar Alberto Ordoñez Correa, 33, sales executive; wife, Laura Aulestia Ouiedo Moran. Juan Nipolito Fuentes Macias, 47, security supervisor; wife, Sonia Dolores Alonzo Mora.
SAN JOSE COSTA RICA LA PAZ STAKE: (Oct. 16, 2011) President — Eduardo Mora Villalobos, 38, Church Educational System coordinator; succeeding Jorge Manuel Villalobos S.; wife, Ana Maria Segura Mora. Counselors — Diego Jaimes Ruiz, 37, technical support; wife, Débora López Jaimes. Mauricio Alexander Moreno Ramirez, 40, administrator; wife, Evelyn Maria Foster Moreno.
SANTA ROSA CALIFORNIA STAKE: (Nov. 13, 2011) President — Raymond Leon Henderson, 37, regional finance director; succeeding Perry J. Bingham; wife, Sara Beth Benton Henderson. Counselors — Gary Ellis Kitchen, 46, chief executive officer for RIC Insurance; wife, Dawn Celeste Johnson Kitchen. Stoney Allen Newton, 48, vice president/branch manager of Exchange Bank; wife, Heidi Ann Planinz Newton.
SAO PAULO BRAZIL ITAQUERA STAKE: (Sept. 18, 2011) President — Marcos Antonio Saturnino, 41, production inspector; succeeding Paulo Renato Marinho; wife, Jilvaneide B. Silva Benedito Saturnino. Counselors — Adiraldo Rodrigues de Souza, 41, manager; wife, Ivanicoe Mendes Cardoso de Souza. Aparecido Lima dos Santos, 34, technical operations maintenance; wife, Ana Maria Ferreira Lima.
TERESINA BRAZIL STAKE: (Oct. 9, 2011) President — Roberto Gomes de Andrade, 49, entrepreneur; succeeding D. Savio V. de Corvalho; wife, Maria Rosilene Melo de Andrade. Counselors — Raimundo Gomes da Silva, 50, administrator; wife, Petmonicia Gonzalves Ramos Silva. Luciano de Oliveira Cunha, 31, radiology technician; wife, Juliane Mesquita Araujo.
