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By Kent Larsen
LDS Church Creates New Area, Changes Area Presidencies
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- The LDS Church announced last week that it has
created a new area, changed the boundaries of another area, and made new
assignments in area presidencies. In addition, two area presidencies are
now, for the first time, made up entirely of Area Authority Seventies.
The new area, created from the North America Northwest Area, is the Idaho
Area, including central and southern Idaho and parts of Oregon and Wyoming.
Its presidency is one of those made entirely of Area Authority Seventies,
who continue to reside in the area, where they live, and remain employed,
much like current stake presidents.
In addition to the new area, the Church has reassigned Costa Rica and Panama
to the South America North Area from the Central America Area. The Central
America Area, like the new Idaho Area, will also have a presidency made
entirely of Area Authority Seventies.
The changes increase the number of areas to 29. The following is a list of
the new area presidency assignments, which will take effect August 15th.
Those marked with asterixes are Area Authority Seventies:
| Africa Southeast |
| Robert C. Oaks | President |
| Christoffel Golden Jr. | First Counselor |
| Steven E. Snow | Second Counselor |
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| Africa West |
| H. Bruce Stucki | President |
| H. Ross Workman | First Counselor |
| R. Conrad Schultz | Second Counselor |
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| Asia |
| H. Bryan Richards | President |
| E. Ray Bateman | First Counselor |
| John B. Dickson | Second Counselor |
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| Asia North |
| Donald L. Hallstrom | President |
| Yoshihiko Kikuchi | First Counselor |
| *Gary Matsuda | Second Counselor |
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| Australia/New Zealand |
| Kenneth Johnson | President |
| Val R. Christensen | First Counselor |
| *Victor D. Cave | Second Counselor |
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| Brazil North |
| Robert S. Wood | President |
| Darwin B. Christenson | First Counselor |
| Robert R. Steuer | Second Counselor |
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| Brazil South |
| Athos M. Amorim | President |
| Neil L. Andersen | First Counselor |
| Adhemar Damiani | Second Counselor |
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| Central America |
| *Enrique R. Falabella | President |
| *Julio E. Alvarado | First Counselor |
| *E. Israel Perez | Second Counselor |
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| Chile |
| Stephen B. Oveson | President |
| Francisco J. Viñas | First Counselor |
| *John A. Harris | Second Counselor |
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| Europe Central |
| D. Lee Tobler | President |
| Ronald A. Rasband | First Counselor |
| Marlin K. Jensen | Second Counselor |
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| Europe East |
| Douglas L. Callister | President |
| Keith K. Hilbig | First Counselor |
| Robert F. Orton | Second Counselor |
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| Europe West |
| Harold G. Hillam | President |
| Wayne S. Peterson | First Counselor |
| *John Maxwell | Second Counselor |
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| Idaho |
| *C. Scott Grow | President |
| *D. Rex Gerratt | First Counselor |
| *Ronald L. Loveland | Second Counselor |
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| Mexico North |
| Lynn A. Mickelsen | President |
| Gary J. Coleman | First Counselor |
| *Adrian Ochoa | Second Counselor |
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| Mexico South |
| Richard H. Winkel | President |
| Jerald L. Taylor | First Counselor |
| *Armando Gaona | Second Counselor |
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| North America Central |
| Donald L. Staheli | President |
| Bruce C. Hafen | First Counselor |
| Dennis E. Simmons | Second Counselor |
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| North America East |
| Sheldon F. Child | President |
| J. Kent Jolley | First Counselor |
| Gordon T. Watts | Second Counselor |
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| North America Northeast |
| W. Craig Zwick | President |
| Spencer J. Condie | First Counselor |
| Glenn L. Pace | Second Counselor |
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| North America Northwest |
| Quentin L. Cook | President |
| William R. Bradford | First Counselor |
| Stephen A. West | Second Counselor |
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| North America Southeast |
| Richard D. Allred | President |
| Gene R. Cook | First Counselor |
| *J. Devn Cornish | Second Counselor |
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| North America Southwest |
| F. Burton Howard | President |
| Richard J. Maynes | First Counselor |
| Dale E. Miller | Second Counselor |
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| North America West |
| Dieter F. Uchtdorf | President |
| Lynn G. Robbins | First Counselor |
| Duane B. Gerrard | Second Counselor |
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| Philippines |
| Merrill C. Oaks | President |
| Angel Abrea | First Counselor |
| John M. Madsen | Second Counselor |
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| Pacific Islands |
| Ronald T. Halverson | President |
| Earl M. Monson | First Counselor |
| Robert K. Dellenbach | Second Counselor |
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| South America North |
| Robert J. Whetten | President |
| H. Aldridge Gillespie | First Counselor |
| *Roberto Garcia | Second Counselor |
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| South America South |
| Jay E. Jensen | President |
| Keith Crockett | First Counselor |
| *Claudio D. Zivic | Second Counselor |
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| South America West |
| David R. Stone | President |
| Carlos H. Amado | First Counselor |
| *Juan Uceda | Second Counselor |
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| Utah North |
| Cree-L Kofford | President |
| Monte J. Brough | First Counselor |
| L. Edward Brown | Second Counselor |
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| Utah South |
| John H. Groberg | President |
| W. Rolfe Kerr | First Counselor |
| Ned B. Roueche | Second Counselor |
Source:
New area created in Idaho; changes announced in area presidencies
LDS Church News 16Jun01 N1
New area assignments
LDS Church News 16Jun01 N2
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