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Show 2 Others New, 2 Reorganized 1st Stakes Formed frZ In Chinese Areas Continued from page i r Council of the Twelve presided at the 5 stake conference. Pres. Euiiaerges Rubacalva E. was retained as president of the Mexico City Mexico Zarahemla Stake. Eloy Ruval-cab- a Esparza, his former second counselor, was sustained as first counselor, and Carlos Roman Roman became the new second counselor. Pres. Rojas, 31, was bom in Cuidad Delicias, Mexico. He is a convert to the Church and was baptized in November 1959. He married Blanca Rosa Hildalgo Navarro in 1970, in the Los Angeles Temple. They have three children. The new stake president has served as an MIA superintendent, stake executive secretary, bishops counselor, stake clerk and stake presidents counselor. He is a department coordinator for the Church Educational System. Pres. Alvarez, 31, was bom in Arteaga, Mexico. He is also a convert and was baptized Dec. 25, 1956. He married Argelia Villanueva in 1967, in the Arizona Temple and they have three children. His past positions include branch president, district councilor, stake mission president, bishops counselor and high councilor. He is a schools supervisor. Pres. Diaz, 48, was bom in San Francisco del Rincon, Mexico. A convert to the Church, he was baptized Oct. 12, 1962. He married Amada Medina de Diaz in 1966, in the Arizona Temple and they are the parents of five children. Pres. Diaz, a businessman, has been a seminary coordinator, branch president bishops counselor,, district president and high councilor. past positions include branch president, district president and stake presidents counselor. He is a lawyer for the Chile housing department. Pres. Barrios, 30, was bom in Santiago, Chile. Also a convert, he was baptized April 28, 1968, in Santiago. He married Ana C. Lopez Feb. 16, 1972, and they have two children. He has served as a stake executive secretary, branch president, bishop and high councilor. He is business manager of the Children Educational System in Chile. Pres. Ide, 36, was bom in Temuco, Chile. He joined the Church on March 5, 1967, in Temuco. He married Maria A.N. Gonzalez Dec. 11, 1966, and they are the parents of three children. Pres. Ide, a zone supervisor for the Church Building Department, has served as a branch presidents counselor, branch president, mission president's counselor and high councilor. MEXICO CITY MEXICO ' ARBOULLO STAKE Servando Rojas 0. former first counselor in the Mexico City Mexico Zarahemla Stake, was sustained as president of the Mexico City Mexico Arbolillo Stake May 2. He succeeds Pres. Guillermo Torres V. Sustained as counselors to the new stake president were Lino Alvarez V. and Javier Diaz M. Elder Mark E. Petersen of the I Series of Films Seen Worldwide Spotlight Church Film crews from various parts of the world have recorded or plan to record historic and modem aspects on the Church for special feature films to be shown in their countries. A crew from RTB Television of Brussels, Belgium, recently toured the United States to film a Bicentennial documentary USA 200. The on presentation featuring the Mormons, will be televised nationally in Belgium on May 28. LAYTON UTAH EAST STAKE Keith Roger Bean was sustained as president of the Layton Utah East Stake May 2, replacing Pres. Robert F. Bitner, who was called as stake pat- riarch. Sustained as counselors to Pres. Bean were Floyd Stenquist and Marr Otto Fawcett. Elder Delbert L. Stapley of the Council of the Twelve presided at the stake conference. He was assisted by Elder Carlos E. Asay of the First Quorum of the Seventy and William N. Jones, Regional Representative of the The BBC camera crew from Great Britain plans to visit Utah this summer r to film a documentary on the Momon pioneer trek. The film is scheduled for broadcast in the fall of one-hou- I 1977- 12 - V- CHURCH Executive Hears Gospel From Mormon Friends COOKEVILLE, TENN. W. G. Bill Bilbrey and his wife Helen were friends of a Mormon couple, Myron and Janet Rigby. Myron Rigby was the first regional director of sales in the Utah area for Provident Life Insurance. At the time, Bill Bilbrey was vice president of marketing for the firm. The Rigbys suggested several times that the Bilbreys look at the Church and read the Book of Mormon. Bill recalled, did visit Temple Square although they and do the other things tourists do in Salt Lake City. But in February 1971, Bill left Provident Life to form his own company, Planning Services International, Ltd., moving from Washington D C. to We politely refused, Cookeville, Tenn. About a year later he met another member, Floyd Weston of California. They talked about the Church. He purchased for me an expensive copy of the Book of Mormon, said Bill. It was such a nice gift that I felt obligated to read it. Gifts of other Church books followed, usually autographed copies, which made them special. Church I read a large number of books, said Bill. It became very apparent that the Church was true. When that happens, you have very little choice. He was baptized Get. 1, 1972. His wife was baptized June 20, 1973, hesitating a while because of the Word of Wisdom, and because she had been closely involved with Methodist and Lutheran doctrine. Since joining the Church, the Bilbreys have, of course, been busy. she Sister Bilbreys background was a secretary in the press secretarys office under James Haggerty in the came in Eisenhower administration when President Spencer W. handy Kimball visited the South last year. She helped with the publicity and press relations preceding the prophets arrival in Nashville, then met him at the airport with a contingent of Church members from the area. Now the cultural refinement leader in the Cookeville Ward Relief Society, she was in a Relief Society presidency and served in the stake Primary presidency. Bill is a high councilor in the Nashville Tennessee Stake and was in a branch presidency. Twelve. te Subjects in the Belgian film include the Mormon pioneer trek, Church welfare, Brigham Young University, family home evening and Church growth. Dan Tschemia and Gosta Petersen of Danish National Television spent a week in Utah in April producing a Mormon segment for two documentaries for a Bicentennial series to be aired nationally in their country. . W.G. 'Bill' Bilbrey . marketing expert . , Pres. Bean, 50, was born in Salt lake City. He married Eva Collard, July 8, 19.54, in the Idaho Falls Temple. They have six children. The new stake president, a lawyer, has served as a bishop and high councilor. Pres. Stenquist, 44, was born in Bear River City, Utah. He married Neone Andersen June 11, 1953, in the Logan Temple, and they have two children. His past positions jnciuce bishops counselor, bishop and high councilor. He is a financial manager at Hill Air Force Base. Pres. Fawcett, 41, was born in llenefer, Utah. He married Mildred M. Carter Kept. 3, 1953, in the Salt Lake Temple. They are the parents of three children. Pres. Fawcett, a veterinarian, has been a stake mission president and high councilor. WEEK ENDING MAY 15, 1976 Athlete Changes With Baptism SEAL BEACH, CALIF. The guys on the team have really seen a big change in me since I joined the Church, said Richard F. Kay, a player for the Los Angeles Rams. During a recent visit to Salt Lake City, the professional football player explained the events which led to his baptism in April. I was out watering the lawn last fall when the missionaries came by, he said. Since my wife is a member of the Church, I told them I would be interested in hearing about it, but I couldnt see them until after football season was over. The missionaries returned in January and Richard and Sandy Kay began to attend the Seal Beach Ward, Long Beach California Stake. As I studied with the missionaries, Sandy became more active in the Church and we grew closer together, he said. I prayed about what I had learned and things all fell into place. He was baptized April 17 and now coaches the 14 year-ol- d boys in baseball in his ward. His wife works in the Primary. |
