They will begin their service in July. He was born in Salt Lake City to George Robert Graham and Patricia Kelsey Graham. The Church News is an official publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The callings of six new mission presidents have been announced by the First Presidency. Sister Hirschi was born in Trenton, Utah, to Mark Lewis Godfrey and Annette McBride Godfrey. Asia North Area. Sister Puffer is a ward librarian and former ward Relief Society and Young Women presidency counselor, Relief Society teacher, Primary teacher, Sunday School teacher and institute teacher. Jointly published by the Deseret News and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, its content supports the doctrines, principles and practices of the Church. Sister Koivisto is an institute teacher and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Young Women president, ward Relief Society, Young Women and Primary presidency counselor and seminary teacher. Choose a print subscription option. They will begin their service in July. Brother Winters is a mission presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker and former stake presidency counselor, bishop, seminary teacher, ward Young Men president, elders quorum president and missionary in the Ecuador Guayaquil Mission. She served in the General Presidency of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1997-2002 and was a White House delegate to the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. Myles Proudfoot. He was born in Jyväskylä, Finland, to Jyrki Kaarlo Koivisto and Raili Marjatta Koivisto. Deseret News Local Edition As low as $4 a week. The First Presidency has called 105 new mission presidents and companions who will begin their service in July 2021. Raymond Brent Evanson, 55; Georgia Macon Mission; Malad 3rd … Spencer Kohler Christensen, 37, Pleasant View 9th Ward, Provo Utah Sharon East Stake; stake Young Men president; former ward clerk, Scoutmaster, high councilor, bishop and counselor, elders quorum president, and missionary in Ecuador Guayquil Mission; director of physical facilities and special events at Missionary Training Center; received Master of Public Administration degree at BYU; born in … Sister Crane is a temple worker and Primary music leader and former Sunday School teacher, ward Primary president, ward Relief Society and Primary presidency counselor and Young Women adviser. Throughout the years, its journalists have sought to record the news and growth of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the ministry of its leaders. ... and the Relief Society Building, as reported by Deseret News . 19 Jan 2020. LDS Church service. Isaac K. Morrison, 42, and Hannah Morrison, two children, Sun City 3rd Branch, Ashaiman Ghana Stake: South Carolina Columbia Mission, succeeding President Weston R. Innes and Sister Jody B. Innes. Image courtesy of the Deseret News. Brother Koivisto is a stake president and former high priest group leader, elders quorum presidency counselor, ward mission leader, ward Young Men president and missionary in the Canada Toronto Mission. See the complete list of 130 new mission leadership assignments for 2020. Mission presidents' assignments were announced in the Feb. 26, 2005, issue of the Church News. She was born in Brigham City, Utah, to Lawrence Leon Poulsen and Anna Elizabeth Poulsen. Brother Rodarte is a former stake president, high councilor, bishop, elders quorum president, institute teacher and missionary in the Illinois Chicago Mission. Brother Morrison is an Area Seventy and a former stake president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, elders quorum president, Gospel Doctrine teacher, seminary teacher and missionary in the Nigeria Port Harcourt and Nigeria Uyo Missions. Assignments were announced in the March 4 issue of Church News. Kurt C. Bendixsen, 62, and Susie Bendixsen, four children, Meadows Ward, Hermiston Oregon Stake: Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan East Mission, succeeding President Sabwe Binene and Sister Lilly Kabumba Binene. Mark David Crane, 48, and Cosette Doxey Crane, six children, Harmony Park Ward, Loveland Colorado Stake: Brazil Recife South Mission. The calling of new mission presidents in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 2014 has been announced by the First Presidency. Chris W. Monson, 60, and Marie Astle Monson, five children, Ashley Park Ward, Sandy Utah Granite South Stake: Ghana Accra Mission, succeeding President Trevor T. Keyes and Sister Colleen L. Keyes. The following 16 new mission presidents and companions have been called by the First Presidency. Log In. He was born in Hermosillo, Mexico, to Ramon Burrola Garcia and Lidia Ernestina de Burrola Hernandez. She was born in Gooding, Idaho, to Leroy Jolley and Mary Jolley. She was born in Phoenix, Arizona, to Karl Wagas Stewart and Virginia Clara Radcliff. Sister Alder is a ward Relief Society teacher and ward organist and former ward Young Women president and adviser, Relief Society pianist, Gospel Doctrine teacher, and Cub Scout leader. Dan J. Hammon, 60, and Debbie J. Hammon, four children, North Canyon 7th Ward, Bountiful Utah North Canyon Stake: Germany Frankfurt Mission, succeeding President Jacob L. Boyer and Sister Angela Boyer. Missionaries and leaders arrive for sacrament meetings held by various branches in the Thomas S. Monson building at the Mexico Missionary Training Center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. Ramon G. Burrola, 59, and Olivia Burrola, six children, El Dorado Ward, Tucson Arizona East Stake: Texas Houston Mission, succeeding President Jordan P. Peterson and Sister Adrienne Peterson. He was born in Ogden, Utah, to F. Burton Winters and Joyce Adams Winters. Rick L. Hirschi, 52, and Suzette Hirschi, four children, Hibbard 3rd Ward, Rexburg Idaho Henry’s Fork Stake: Brazil São Paulo South Mission, succeeding President Pedro Acosta and Sister Glicia Acosta. Alexey V. Samaykin, 43, and Lidia Samaykina, three children, Arbatskii Ward, Moscow Russia Stake: Russia Novosibirsk Mission, succeeding President Stephen E. Lamb and Sister Marjorie Lamb. Copyright © 2021 Deseret News Publishing Company. Sister Larkin is a former ward Relief Society president, stake and ward Young Women president, stake young single adult adviser, ward Primary president, Gospel Doctrine teacher, seminary teacher and temple ordinance worker. 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