Biographies of New Mission Presidents Starting July 2013
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The First Presidency has recently called the following couples as new mission presidents and their wives. They will begin serving in their assigned areas in July 2013. The date indicates when new names were added to this story.
Please see the gallery for names, photographs, and biographical summaries of the new couples.
Couples are listed by initial publication date in alphabetical order. Please see the gallery for names, photographs, and biographical summaries of the couples.
June 3, 2013
Ahadjie, Richard Kwesi and Emelia Kwatiokor Mould
Anderson, Thomas Gary and Pamela Leatham Smith
Aquino, Jaime Reyes and Lorna Bagano
Baker, Alan James and Mary Kay McEntire
Berry, Michael John Berry and Beth Ann Schwendiman
Brown, Kelly Wayne and Sharon Gallier
Brum, Mauro Tupinamba de Oliveira and Rossana Delvaux
Cannon, Stuart B. and Elaine Smith
Canuto, Kennedy Fonseca and Regia Lucia Teixeira
Center, John Robert and Kristin Barbara Mautz
Carpio, Ulises Chávez and Sonia Martinez de Chávez
Cleveland, Steven Cornell and Kip Susan Perry
Cook, David Lawrence and Kathleen Rice
Cooke, Peter Stryker and Heather Nelson
Cottle ,Brent T and Joyce Lorraine Anderson
Cusick, Mark Dennis and Stefanie Okey
Curtis, Glen Russell and Nancy Norr
Curtiss, John F. and Beatriz Arce
Dennis, Jorge and Jeannie Anette Herrin
Derbez, Rodolfo Lozada and Luisa Irene Rico de
Dester, James Morgan and Annette Packer
Eaton, Robert Irvin and Dianne Hansen
Eberhardt, John Christian and Sandra Jo Dedekind
Egbert, Andrew Earl and Salli Kae Kane
Fernandes, Leonel Ramos and Florbela Carvalho Da Silva Silva
Francis, Arthur Read and Shari Rasmussen
Fusco, Carlos Roberto, Jr. and Jaqueline Bing Torgano
Genaro, Carlos Alberto de and Andréia Espelho de
Gerber, Nolan Dee and Beverly Jean Pyper
Gómez, Alejandro Moreno and Graciela Garcia
Guanzon, Jovencio Araneta and Jocelyn de Guzman Schroth
Guardia, Guillermo Ignacio Guardia Arguello and Sobeida Del Carmen Petro Gómez Guardia
Del Guerso, José Luiz and Rosane Braga
Hall, Brad H. and Andrea Perkins
Hicken, Gary Cook and Kathryn Jean Nicksic
Hintze, Kai Day and Diane Mathews
Jenkins, Kirk Lyman and Judith Ann Ahlstrom
Kirkham Jr., Dale Bruce and Jill Hoggan
Kirkham, Roger Leslie and Judy Ann Gowans
Lattin, Daniel Edward and Christine Lence
Lew, Larry Jan and Susanna Yin-Mei Chan
Manion, Larry Glenn and Gail Miskin
Mejorada, Javier Lorenzo Santoyo and Claudia Elena De Martínez
Mensah, Freebody Acquah and Esther Myra Arkorful
Merrill, Danny Lee and Pennie Post
Monteiro, Anderson Machado and Jacqueline Constância de Faria
Morales, Abelardo Mendez and Antonia De Wong Moreno
Morgan, Thomas Winfield and Kathleen Wilson
Morrise, Marshall Reid Pettijohn and Susan Lorraine Hall
Munive, Mauricio Lara and Emma Chico Torres
Nogueira, Izaias Pivato and Diná Barbosa
Ojo, Akingbade Ademola and Oludayo Olawunmi Banjoko
Orgill, Von Dean and Sherri Kay Ketchum
Ostler, David Boyer and Rachelle Taylor
Palacio, Julián Alonso Posada and Ivonne Maritza de Ramos
Parrela, Adalton De Paula and Delgia Maria Teixeira
Peteru, Mark Peresia Peteru and Ruta I Luafatasaga Kalapu
Pilkington, Graham and Jane Kathryn Lee
Porter, John Palmer and Connie Raye Wilmot
Rahlf, George Rushton and Lori Chaffin
Reeder, Lynn Barry and Sharon Lorraina Munson
Rudd, Charles Arthur and Annette Lancaster
Richardson, Brian Acel and Susan Doughty
Searle, Kent Roland and Marilyn Mitchell
Slaughter, James Edward and Lisa Francis
Sweeney, Karl Robert and DeAnne Henrie
Tanner, Richard Lawrence and Janet Johnson
Taylor, Derlin C. and Nancy Clark
Toone, James Leo and Karin Elizabeth Lauritzen
Torres, Maxsimo C. and Blanca Teresa Santamarina
Van Cott, Daniel Joseph and Emily Morrey
Wada, Takashi and Naomi Ueno
Ware, Boyd S. and Linda Paxman
Weir, Thomas Lee and Sheilah Hubbard
Wilson, James Michael and Jan Carter
Woodbury, Paul Stoddard and Kathleen Marie Peterson
Zambrano, Richard Claudio Pinto and Silvia Patricia Becerra Zeballos
August 29, 2013
Ahadjie, Richard Kwesi and Emelia Kwatiokor Mould
Anderson, Thomas Gary and Pamela Leatham Smith
Aquino, Jaime Reyes and Lorna Bagano
Baker, Alan James and Mary Kay McEntire
Berry, Michael John Berry and Beth Ann Schwendiman
Brown, Kelly Wayne and Sharon Gallier
Brum, Mauro Tupinamba de Oliveira and Rossana Delvaux
Cannon, Stuart B. and Elaine Smith
Canuto, Kennedy Fonseca and Regia Lucia Teixeira
Center, John Robert and Kristin Barbara Mautz
Carpio, Ulises Chávez and Sonia Martinez de Chávez
Cleveland, Steven Cornell and Kip Susan Perry
Cook, David Lawrence and Kathleen Rice
Cooke, Peter Stryker and Heather Nelson
Cottle, Brent T and Joyce Lorraine Anderson
Cusick, Mark Dennis and Stefanie Okey
Curtis, Glen Russell and Nancy Norr
Curtiss, John F. and Beatriz Arce
Dennis, Jorge and Jeannie Anette Herrin
Derbez, Rodolfo Lozada and Luisa Irene Rico de
Dester, James Morgan and Annette Packer
Eaton, Robert Irvin and Dianne Hansen
Eberhardt, John Christian and Sandra Jo Dedekind
Egbert, Andrew Earl and Salli Kae Kane
Fernandes, Leonel Ramos and Florbela Carvalho Da Silva Silva
Francis, Arthur Read and Shari Rasmussen
Fusco, Carlos Roberto, Jr. and Jaqueline Bing Torgano
Genaro, Carlos Alberto de and Andréia Espelho de
Gerber, Nolan Dee and Beverly Jean Pyper
Gómez, Alejandro Moreno and Graciela Garcia
Guanzon, Jovencio Araneta and Jocelyn de Guzman Schroth
Guardia, Guillermo Ignacio Guardia Arguello and Sobeida Del Carmen Petro Gómez Guardia
Del Guerso, José Luiz and Rosane Braga
Hall, Brad H. and Andrea Perkins
Hicken, Gary Cook and Kathryn Jean Nicksic
Hintze, Kai Day and Diane Mathews
Jenkins, Kirk Lyman and Judith Ann Ahlstrom
Kirkham, Jr., Dale Bruce and Jill Hoggan
Kirkham, Roger Leslie and Judy Ann Gowans
Lattin, Daniel Edward and Christine Lence
Lew, Larry Jan and Susanna Yin-Mei Chan
Manion, Larry Glenn and Gail Miskin
Mejorada, Javier Lorenzo Santoyo and Claudia Elena De Martínez
Mensah, Freebody Acquah and Esther Myra Arkorful
Merrill, Danny Lee and Pennie Post
Monteiro, Anderson Machado and Jacqueline Constância de Faria
Morales, Abelardo Mendez and Antonia De Wong Moreno
Morgan, Thomas Winfield and Kathleen Wilson
Morrise, Marshall Reid Pettijohn and Susan Lorraine Hall
Munive, Mauricio Lara and Emma Chico Torres
Nogueira, Izaias Pivato and Diná Barbosa
Ojo, Akingbade Ademola and Oludayo Olawunmi Banjoko
Orgill, Von Dean and Sherri Kay Ketchum
Ostler, David Boyer and Rachelle Taylor
Palacio, Julián Alonso Posada and Ivonne Maritza de Ramos
Parrela, Adalton De Paula and Delgia Maria Teixeira
Peteru, Mark Peresia Peteru and Ruta I Luafatasaga Kalapu
Pilkington, Graham and Jane Kathryn Lee
Porter, John Palmer and Connie Raye Wilmot
Rahlf, George Rushton and Lori Chaffin
Reeder, Lynn Barry and Sharon Lorraina Munson
Rudd, Charles Arthur and Annette Lancaster
Richardson, Brian Acel and Susan Doughty
Searle, Kent Roland and Marilyn Mitchell
Slaughter, James Edward and Lisa Francis
Sweeney, Karl Robert and DeAnne Henrie
Tanner, Richard Lawrence and Janet Johnson
Taylor, Derlin C. and Nancy Clark
Toone, James Leo and Karin Elizabeth Lauritzen
Torres, Maxsimo C. and Blanca Teresa Santamarina
Van Cott, Daniel Joseph and Emily Morrey
Wada, Takashi and Naomi Ueno
Ware, Boyd S. and Linda Paxman
Weir, Thomas Lee and Sheilah Hubbard
Wilson, James Michael and Jan Carter
Woodbury, Paul Stoddard and Kathleen Marie Peterson
Zambrano, Richard Claudio Pinto and Silvia Patricia Becerra Zeballos
April 16, 2013
Ahlander, Michael Brown Ahlander and Rebecca Maxwell-Nevada Las Vegas West Mission
Alliaud, Rubén Vicente and Fabiana Bennett-Argentina Córdoba
Ames, Rodney Allen, and Kimberlee Jensen-Texas Fort Worth Mission
Balledos, Anthony John Misa and Carolyn Montenegro Romo-Philippines Baguio Mission
Bell, Michael Leo and Connie Jean Richards-Kansas Wichita Mission
Benson, Joseph Payne and Heidi Stephenson-Mongolia Ulaanbaatar Mission
Blickenstaff, Kurt Lee Blickenstaff and Catherine Yuan Ling Chao-Taiwan Taichung Mission
Borders, Garry Everett and Sue Elizabeth Morrison-Russia Moscow Mission
Bulseco, Alberto Carreon and Josefina Guray Gillego-Philippines Cagayan de Oro Mission
Cabral, Celso Bueno and Jane Lucia Magalhaes Silva-Brazil Santos Mission
Carlson, John Steven and Loretta Diane Potts-Armenia Yerevan Mission
Carmack, Curtis Fletcher and Melanie Maurine Zabriskie-Panamá Panamá City Mission
Cascardi, Luciano and Ines Sangali-Brazil Juiz de Fora Mission
Craig, Paul Wayne and Nadine Call-Florida Jacksonville Mission
Dalton, Craig Lee and Sandra Elizabeth Wulfing-Chile Antofagasta Mission
Erickson, John Richard and Annette Koski-Perú Lima North Mission
Erickson, Leif Jay and Linda Nebeker-Zambia Lusaka Mission
Hanks, Richard Duff and Elizabeth Ann Winters-Alabama Birmingham Mission
Hansen, Stephen Winston and Carol Vaughn Curran-Utah Salt Lake City Mission
Hill, Norman Child and Ruth Raelene Ball-Ghana Accra West Mission
Kendrick, Hal Coburn and Julie Elaine Barney-California Carlsbad Mission
Klein, Norman Sherwood and Kristin Morawetz-Honduras San Pedro Sula East Mission
Kuceki, David and Adelaide Mendes-Brazil Goiânia Mission
Maluenda, Fernando Mateluna and Priscila Ximena París Fredes-Texas McAllen Mission
Miller, Steven John and Joni K. Earl-New Mexico Albuquerque Mission
Murdock, Israel Gutierrez and Claudia Contreras-México Villahermosa Mission
Murdock, J. Blake and Julie Weaver-Colorado Denver South Mission
Revillo, Carlos Garcia Jr. and Marites Enriquez Fernando-Philippines Quezon City Mission
Rogers, Mark Flake and Gainell Cameron-Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia Mission
Russell, Bryan Gardner and Peggy Ellen Fitzpatrick-Nicaragua Managua South Mission
Samuelian, Michael Richard and LuAnn Tuttle-Oregon Salem Mission
Smartt, Philander Knox III and Heather Suzanne Crahan-Puerto Rico San Juan Mission
Soares, Saulo da Motta and Denise Sother Leal-Brazil Natal Mission
Stoker, Philip Mark and Diane Elizabeth Stock-New Hampshire Manchester Mission
Tew, Ryan Melvin and Melanie Campbell-California Long Beach Mission
Torres, Pastor Bonaobra and Wilma Mesina Concepcion-Philippines Butuan Mission
Tupou, Leitoni Matakaiongo and Lori Vione Bulkley-Tonga Nuku'alofa Mission
Velez, Jesús and Antionette Lyons-México Culiacán Mission
Villarreal, Juan Manuel Moran and Luz Ernestina Garza Lizardi-México Aguascalientes Mission
Wilson, Ervin Bradley and Mari-Lynn Johnston-Virginia Richmond Mission
Zackrison, John Alma Zackrison and Dorothy Lenore Widtfeldt-South Africa Durban Mission
Zobrist, Richard Dahl and Angela Frehner-Perú Arequipa Mission
March 12, 2013
Anaya, Sergio Miguel Morales and Gloria Elisa de Anaya Rodriguez—México México City East
Archibald, Blake Dean and DeAnn Hess—Perú Lima West
Arrington, Kent John and Michele Kae Dahle—Chile Concepción
Ayre, David Sloan and Kelli Snow—Argentina Buenos Aires North
Bird, Larry Clinton and Tami Sue Gish—México Monterrey East
Bonham, Mark Everett and Kelly Anne Moon—Washington Everett
Brown, Kevin George and Nadine Lezanne Carter—Jamaica Kingston
Chambers, Robert Edward and Robin Sue Christensen—Utah Salt Lake City South
Chatfield, Robert Felt and Katherine Devey—Uganda Kampala
Choi, Yoon Hwan and Bon Kyung Koo—Washington Seattle
Cook, William Bryce and Karol Kotter—Washington Seattle
Cutler, Raymond Ashton and Laurie Johnson—Wisconsin Milwaukee
Dibb, Bruce LaVar and Colleen Poole—Italy Milan
Donald, Christopher Lawrence and Tui Lucinda Kay Westerlund—Indonesia Jakarta
Garcia, Sergio Alberto and Felicia Lyons Castillo—México Mérida
Harbertson, Robert Creer and Vicki Garfield—Perú Cusco
Henderson, David Yeardley and Paula Jean Hassell —Perú Huancayo
Henderson, Lon Edgar and Carrie Jean Bestor—Australia Brisbane
Jensen, Johnny Russell and Marsha McIntire—Iowa Des Moines
McMullin, Garn Holt and Pamela Elizabeth Stewart—Paraguay Asunción North
Nattress, Kevin Brett and Shawna Lee Adamson—Arizona Gilbert
Patrick, Victor Phillip and Elizabeth Fletcher—Canada Montreal
Shin, Yong-In Spencer and Hyo-Sun Camilla Chi—Korea Daejeon
Smith, Bradley Jay and Dana Donaldson—Florida Tallahassee
Smith, Thomas Allen and Rebecca Luane Starr—Uruguay Montevideo West
Schwab, Michael Louis and Jane Marie Littlefield—Russia Samara
Thurgood, Larry L. and Jean Petterborg—Argentina Buenos Aires South
Waddoups, Michael Grant and Anna Kay Nield—Italy Rome
Walkenhorst, Stewart Ray and Shannon Murphy—Oklahoma Oklahoma City
Warne, Thomas Robert and Renae Kellis—Chile Rancagua
Warner, Stephen Romney and Elizabeth Engar—Hawaii Honolulu
Weidman, David N. and Rachel Nielsen—California Los Angeles
Whitehead, George Frank and Dixie Stott—México México City West
Willard, Jason Alfred and Kimberly Lynn Herd—Bolivia Santa Cruz
Yamashita, Kazuhiko and Tazuko Tashiro—Japan Nagoya