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Show 5 stakes formed around globe; 6 reorganized Continued from page 12 president and district councilor. He is supervisor of mechanic maintenance for a metallurgic industry. Pres. Cuevas, 38, was born in Valparaiso, Chile. His wife is the former Patricia V. Jimenes. A convert to the Church, he was baptized Dec. 3, 1961. He served as a branch secretary, branch president, mission executive secretary and stake presidents counselor. Pres. Chavez, 28, was born in Chile and is married to the former Lucy I. Soto. He is a convert and joined the Church in July 1976. He works as a television technician and served as a deacons quorum adviser, bishops counselor, high priests quorum secretary and stake executive secretary. OREM UTAH SOUTH CENTRAL Gordon Max Thomas was sustained as president of the new Orem Utah South Central Stake Oct. 16. Sustained as his counselors were Horace Gill Hilton and Ray W. Nelson. Elder Theodore M. Burton of the First Quorum of the Seventy presided at the stake conference. He was assisted by George Durrant, Regional Representative. The new stake, formed from the Orem Utah South Stake, comprises the Orem 4th. 5th. 20th, 37th, 56th, 60th and wards. It has approximately 2,900 members. Pres. Thomas, 50, was bom in Provo, Utah, and is married to the former Janice K. White. His past positions include ward clerk, YMMIA president, priests quorum adviser and bishop. He is assistant vice president of the First 64th Security Bank of Utah. Pres. Hilton, 45, was born in Delta, Utah. His wife is the former Colleen Kirgan. He served as a YMMIA superintendent, bishop of two wards and high councilor. He is professor and chairman of the Department of Statistics at Brigham Young University. Pres. Nelson, 45, was bom in Vernal, Utah. He is married to the former Kleah Rowley. He is supervisor in the open hearth department, Geneva Works, United States Steel Co., and served as a YMMIA superintendent, elders quorum presidents counselor, bishops counselor, hishop, high priests group leader and high councilor. Ml Leland H. Howell Dean E. Bues Laurel L. Holman Henry O. Holley and stake bishops counselor, bishop Pres. Koudelka, 62, was bora in Pres. Holley, 51, was bom in Sunday School superintendent. Scotland, S.D. His wife is the former Utah, and is married to the former Sharon Scott. He is the princiral at Ben Pres. Allred, 45, was bom in Spring Madge Holt. He is a convert, and joined Lomond Seminary, and served as a the Church March 4, 1961, in Nampa. He City, Utah. His wife is the former Bonnie Lou Norman. He was a bishops served as a YMMIA president, bishops bishops counselor, bishop and high councilor. counselor in two wards, bishop and high counselor, bishop and high councilor. He is of a building construccouncilor in two stakes. He is chairman Pres. Jennings, 55, was bom in tion company. of the Department of Secondary EducaGoodland, Kan., and his wife is the tion and Foundations, Brigham Young Pres. Keller, 38, was bom in Preston, former Gloria Rackham. He is a University. Idaho, and is married to the former convert to the Church, and was baptized Lauretta S. Hatch. A dentist, he was a Pres. Smith, 50, was bom in Salt June 7, 1953, in Ogden. He served as a YMMIA president, Explorer adviser, Lake City, and he is married to the stake executive secretary, bishops Aaronic Priesthood director and former Donna Mae Dunn. A branch counselor, bishop and high councilor. bishops counselor. He is retired after 28 years as an manager for the Continental Baking Co., he was a counselor to the superinengineer for the U.S. Army. PANGUITCH UTAH STAKE tendent in a stake Sunday School, ward Pres. Fadel, 58, was bora in Salt clerk, bishop and high councilor. Lake City. He is married to the former Laurel LeRoy Holman was sustained Jean Bateman. A convert, he joined the as president of the Panguitch Utah NAMPA IDAHO SOUTH STAKE Church Feb. 3, 1961, in Ogden. His past Stake Oct. 16. He succeeds Pres. Ray S. Dean Ezra Bues was sustained as positions include YMMIA president, Whittaker, who moved from the stake. counselor and high councilor. of Idaho new the bishops president Nampa William L. Blackwell and Keith He is an insurance agent. South Stake Oct. 30. Dalton as were sustained Dahlmayne counselors. Sustained as his counselors were Bryce Dial Millar and H. DeVon Jensen. HELSINKI FINLAND STAKE Elder O. Leslie Stone of the First Elder Mark E. Petersen of the Quorum of the Seventy presided at the Risto Markku Lorentz and Seppo stake conference. LaMar H. Stewart, Council of the Twelve presided at the Forsman were sustained as Tapani stake conference. He was assisted by L. Regional Representative, assisted. counselors in the presidency of the new Aldin Porter, Regional Representative. Pres. Holman, 43, was bom in Delta, Helsinki Finland Stake Oct. 16. Utah, and is married to the former The new stake, formed from the Kari J.A. Haikkola was sustained as Wenda L. Sandin. He is business Nampa Idaho Stake, consists of the stake president (Church News, Nov. 5, manager of Garfield County School Nampa 5th and 7th, Melba and Kuna 1st, 1977). District. He served as an elders quorum 2nd and 3rd wards. The population is President Ezra Taft Benson of the 2,707. president, ward clerk, bishops counof the Twelve presided at the Council selor, bishop and high councilor. Pres. Roscoe W. Luekenga was conference. He was assisted by stake Pres. Blackwell, 51, was bom in retained as president of the parent Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, a member of Marysvale, Utah. His wife is the former stake, and Joseph J. Koudelka Jr. and the First Quorum of the Seventy and Florence E. Johnson. A George Benson Keller were sustained as of the Europe Area of the supervisor as he a broker and served new counselors in that stake presirancher, and Church; by Pres. Stephen B. bishop of two wards, high councilor and dency. of the Finland Helsinki Mahoney YMMIA stake superintendent. Pres. Beus, 54, was bom in Clinton, Mission. Pres. Dalton, 45, was bom in Utah, and is married to the former Alice Pres. Lorentz, 4C, was bom in Utah. He is married to the E. Stettler. A farmer and dairyman, he Finland. He is married to Leppavirta, former Mardene Godfrey. He is a served as a YMMIA president, elders the former Anja S. Lappalainen. A a was and farmer, bishops counselor, quorum president and bishop of two convert to the Church, he was baptized wards. bishop and high councilor. Nov. 1, 1969, in Turku, Finland. He Pres. Millar, 47, was bom in Idaho served as a Sunday School superintenOGDEN UTAH FARR WEST STAKE Falls, Idaho. He is married to the dent, branch presidents counselor, former Donna R. Poison. His past district councilor and district president. Henry Orvil Holley was sustained as He is a physician and neurologist. positions include Sunday School president of the Ogden Utah Farr West superintendent, elders quorum presiPres. Forsman, 34, was bom in Stake Oct. 30, replacing Pres. J. He and counselor bishop. dent, bishops Asikkala, Finland, and his wife is the Johnson. Raymond is a farmer. former Salli H. Hautala. He is a convert Robert E. Jennings and Shirl K. Pres. Jensen, 49, was bom in Center-fieland joined the Church April 23, 1966, in Fadel were sustained as counselors. Utah. His wife is the former Zina North Helsinki. His past positions inElder Franklin D. Richards of the clude branch clerk, branch presidents Gribble. He is the owner and manager of the Treasure Valley Computer SerPresidency of the First Quorum of the counselor,- YMMIA president, district councilor and district president. He is vice Bureau, and served as a Sunday Seventy presided at the stake conference He was assisted by Rendel N an assistant economy and administra School superintendent, bishops countion chief for a business firm. selor and bishop of two wards. Mabey, Regional Representative. Circ-levill- e, d, - OREM UTAH SOUTH STAKE Leland H. Howell was sustained as president of fhe Orem Utah South Stake Oct. 16, replacing Pres. Phil R. Shumway. Wallace Earl Allred and Keith Byard Smith were sustained as counselors. Elder Theodore M. Burton of the First Quorum of the Seventy presided at the stake conference, and George Durrant, Regional Representative, assisted. Pres. Howell, 42, was bom in Preston, Idaho. He is married to the former Barbara Ann Hunter. He is a partner in a construction company and served as a Ancestry inspires family genealogy project DIETRICH, IDAHO Joseph Nishimotos Japanese ancestry and membership in the Church have inspired him to complete a difficult genealogy project that was recently publicized in the Lincoln County Journal his hometown newspaper. The article featured a large picture of Brother Nishimoto, his wife, Eleanor, and their six children posing with a large family genealogical scroll. It contains names, pictures and data pertaining to the familys ancestors, including those who were killed in the atomic blast m Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945. The list, which is 26 feet long and three feet wide, contains more than 500 names, many of which have corresponding pictures. The ancestors are traced to the 1700s. In the article, Brother Nishimoto explained that the firstborn son of every Japanese family has the responsibility of keeping a record of the family. He also explained he was a Mormon, and that the Churchs doctrines encourage genealogical research for spiritual reasons. WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 12, 1977 CHURCH 13 |
