Church Announces New Mission Presidents for 2019
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The First Presidency has called 164 new mission presidents and companions who will begin service in July 2019.
The First Presidency has called 164 new mission presidents and companions who will begin service in July 2019. Their names and mission assignments are listed below.
Additionally, four newly created missions were announced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on January 2, with 12 existing missions being realigned with neighboring missions. (See related story.) These changes will take place July 1, at which time the Church will have a total of 399 missions worldwide.
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2019 MISSION LEADERSHIP ASSIGNMENTS | |
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| AFRICA SOUTHEAST AREA | |
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Angola Luanda | Luis A. and Ruth Pinto |
| Botswana/Namibia | Jeffrey J. and Susan G. Anderson |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East | Rion B. and Charlotte Needs |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi | L. Jean Claude and Mimie Mabaya |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi | W. Jean-Pierre and Angel Lono |
| Kenya Nairobi | Khumbulani and Futhi Mdletshe |
| South Africa Durban | Tim R. and Lori Lines |
| Uganda Kampala | Walter and Diana Chatora |
| Zambia Lusaka | Brent and Laurie Whiting |
| AFRICA West AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan West | Daniel W. and Betty Jo Lewis |
| Ghana Accra West | D. Corey and Melissa C. Sanders |
| Liberia Monrovia | Gary S. and Julie C. Price |
| Nigeria Benin City | Declan O. and Stella Ihunna Madu |
| Nigeria Enugu | Albert and Melion Mutariswa |
| Nigeria Lagos | Emmanuel O. and Tina Elizabeth Udoh |
| Nigeria Owerri | Ntiedo M. and Gladys E. Silas |
| Sierra Leone Freetown | Neil M and Laura Harper |
| ASIA AREA | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| India Bengaluru | Ted A. and Karen K. Thomas |
| Mongolia Ulaanbaatar | A. David and Chimka Hansen |
| Singapore | Leonard and Rita Woo |
| Asia North Area | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Korea Seoul South | Nathan M. and Nicole N. Sargent |
| Micronesia Guam | Eric T. and Christina Hicks |
| BRAZIL AREA | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Brazil Belém | To be announced |
| Brazil Curitiba | Saul S. and Soraia Duarte |
| Brazil Curitiba South | David N. and Teresa L. Oldham |
| Brazil Fortaleza East | J. Scott and Shiree Parker Nixon |
| Brazil Goiânia | Daniel M. and Suzana C. G. Piros |
| Brazil João Pessoa | Elzimar G. and Anna A. Albuquerque |
| Brazil Juiz de Fora | Paulo C. and Nadia M. Loureiro |
| Brazil Londrina | Bradley K. and Sherrel McKinnon |
| Brazil Natal | Emilton and Aparecida Miranda |
| Brazil Piracicaba | Bruno V. and Luciene M. A. Barros |
| Brazil Ribeirão Preto | Carlos E. and Rosa Santos |
| Brazil Salvador South | Júlio C. and Cláudia F. Triumpho |
| Brazil Santa Maria | Jorge M. and Maria R. Becerra |
| Brazil Santos | Paul M. and Sue Harman |
| Brazil São Paulo West | E. Brett and Amy Horsley |
| CENTRAL America Area | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| El Salvador San Salvador West/Belize | J. Francisco and I. Lucrecia Dubón |
| Guatemala Antigua | Timothy L. and Paula A. Barney |
| Guatemala Cobán | Benjamin and Hilda Poóu |
| Guatemala Retalhuleu | Frank B. and Linda Parker |
| Honduras San Pedro Sula East | Eduardo R. and Ana Maria Mora |
| Honduras San Pedro Sula West | Gustavo A. and Videlmina Cristales |
| Nicaragua Managua North | Rodrigo B. and Maritza Soto |
| Panamá Panamá City | Gary B. and Jana L. Garrett |
| Europe AREA | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Czech/Slovak | Jacob G. and Tina M. Gehring |
| England Leeds | M. Kirk and Sally Thomas Green |
| Italy Milan | Bart D. and Gail H. Browning |
| Italy Rome | Donald E. and Rebecca Smith |
| Poland Warsaw | David L. and Stacy A. Chandler |
| EUROPE EAST AREA | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Armenia/Georgia | Paul and Elodie Picard |
| Russia Moscow | To be announced |
| Russia Rostov-na-Donu | Nikolay and Yuliya Ustyuzhaninov |
| Russia Yekaterinburg | Maksim and Ol’ga Byrdin |
| IdAHO AREA | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Idaho Boise | Martin J. and Louise L. Nygaard |
| Idaho Idaho Falls | Matthew S. and Shannon R. Hurley |
| MÉXICO AREA | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| México Aguascalientes | Jeffrey N. and Janeen D. Redd |
| México Cancún | Israel and Linda Marin |
| México Chihuahua | W. Michael and Roxanne W. Ingalls |
| México Ciudad Juárez | Robert C. and Mary Ann Henke |
| México Culiacán | Victor and Angelina Esparza |
| México Hermosillo | Carlos and Silvia Zepeda |
| México Mérida | Maurice D. and Patrice Jones |
| México México City Chalco | Michael C. and Debbie Rush |
| México México City East | Adrian B. and Rita L. Parry |
| México México City North | Gary J. and Juanita Severson |
| México México City Northwest | Christopher L. and Sheryn L. Thomas |
| México México City West | W. David and Dodie Blake |
| México Monterrey East | Javier and Leticia Romero |
| México Monterrey West | Jose L. and Iris Isaguirre |
| México Pachuca | Armando and Graciela Maldonado |
| México Querétaro | Noé and Corina Domínguez |
| México Saltillo | Alan and Abish Meza |
| México Villahermosa | Clark and Jennifer Whitworth |
| NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Canada Edmonton | Timothy N. and Kristen L. Cowley |
| Colorado Denver South | John H. and Janet L. Rees |
| Colorado Fort Collins | Scott R and Heather Ann Palmer |
| Illinois Chicago | Steven D. and Heidi O. Shumway |
| Iowa Des Moines | Dale A. and Valerie Sturm |
| Kansas Wichita | Verne M. and Shawny Ernst |
| Missouri St. Louis | T. Trevor and Jamie L. Bell |
| Wisconsin Milwaukee | Sean B. and A. Joanne Murphy |
| NORTH AMERICA NORTHEAST AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Canada Toronto | Clint W. and Cindy Ensign |
| Indiana Indianapolis | J. Drew and Linda Anderson Page |
| Michigan Detroit | Howard N. and Lisa Sorensen |
| New Hampshire Manchester | Gary E. and Bobbi Jo Beck |
| Ohio Cincinnati | D. Eric and Lisa M. Ensign |
| Virginia Richmond | D. Greg and Kimberly Droubay |
| Washington DC North | Reid L. and Shelly A. Neilson |
| NORTH AMERICA NORTHWEST AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Canada Vancouver | G. Blake and Jana Lee Wahlen |
| Oregon Salem | R. Scott and Sherry Ann Wilde |
| Washington Everett | Aley K. and Danelle L. Y. Auna |
| Washington Kennewick | Edward R. and Carolyn Rasmussen |
| Washington Seattle | Larry K. and Laurie Beardall |
| Washington Vancouver | J. Scott and Lori L. Featherstone |
| NORTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Alabama Birmingham | Chad W and Melanie Allred |
| Florida Jacksonville | James F. and Christine G. Wood |
| Florida Orlando | Darren and Leticia Ashcraft |
| Florida Tampa | David and Michelle Hollingsworth |
| Tennessee Nashville | Rhys A. and Pam Weaver |
| NORTH AMERICA SOUTHWEST AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Arizona Gilbert | Gordon K. and Lynette A. Wright |
| Arizona Mesa | Chase B. and Kelly S. Andrews |
| Arizona Scottsdale | Brian L. and Gina R. Cox |
| Arizona Tempe | Mark B. and Sherrie K. Goaslind |
| Nevada Las Vegas West | Curtis D. and Diane Reese |
| New Mexico Albuquerque | N. Edwin and Cheryl A. Weathersby |
| Oklahoma Oklahoma City | Craig H. and Shawna W. Christensen |
| Texas Fort Worth | Jeffery G. and Kristi Ann Chapman |
| Texas McAllen | Jared R. and Jessica Ocampo |
| Texas San Antonio | Jason J. and Stephanie L. Tveten |
| NORTH AMERICA WEST AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| California Bakersfield | Jonathan G. and Sharon Jannelli Sandberg |
| California Newport Beach | Weldon J. and Kathryn N. Reeves |
| California Los Angeles | Valeri V. and Glenda Cordón |
| California San Bernardino (Renamed from the California Redlands Mission) | Marshall A. and Jill A. McKinnon |
| Hawaii Honolulu | Robert B. and Joni N. Walker |
| PACIFIC AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Australia Brisbane | J. Kevin and Debbie Ence |
| Australia Melbourne | Michael J and Tamara Houghton |
| Marshall Islands/Kiribati | Boyd S and Laurie Foster |
| New Zealand Hamilton | Jeffrey D. and Tina Erekson |
| Papua New Guinea Lae | ’Isileli T. and Milika M. Fatani |
| Tonga Nuku'alofa | Hakeai V. and Seini Piutau |
| PHILIPPINES AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Philippines Antipolo | Mark R. and Beki B. Alder |
| Philippines Baguio | Bradly and Christy Oldroyd |
| Philippines Cagayan de Oro | Rogelio D. and Leah Montemayor |
| Philippines Cauayan | R. Kipp and Donna Craig |
| Philippines Cavite | Darwin S. and Michelle P. Cauilan |
| Philippines Cebu East | Keith B. and Beverly W. Monroe |
| Philippines Iloilo | Giovanni P. and Nenette Pangan |
| Philippines Legazpi | Emmanuel and Anabelle Abraham |
| Philippines Naga | G. Kenneth and Angie A. Lee |
| Philippines Quezon City | Terry E. and Cyrrena Welch |
| South America Northwest Area | |
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| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Bolivia La Paz | Randol and Jenny E. Salazar |
| Bolivia Santa Cruz | Scott M. and Marcia A. Stanford |
| Bolivia Santa Cruz North | Matthew K. and Shannon Hawkins |
| Colombia Barranquilla | M. Jeffrey and Nan J. Lemmon |
| Ecuador Guayaquil South | Alan B. and Susan F. Tingey |
| Ecuador Guayaquil West | Craig S. and Kris Olson |
| Ecuador Quito North | Jorge Antonio and Moraima J. Chacón |
| Perú Arequipa | Richard M. and Laurie N. Marsh |
| Perú Cusco | Fernando R. and Carol G. García |
| Perú Huancayo | Carlos and Lilian M. Cabrera |
| Perú Iquitos | Troy G. and Jill L. Parker |
| Perú Lima North | Meredith H. and Corinne S. Packard |
| Perú Lima West | Andres and Sandra Villegas |
| Perú Limatambo | Daryl S. and Amy Glazier |
| Perú Trujillo North | Edgar and Rocio Hinostroza |
| Venezuela Valencia | John N. and Maria Palma |
| SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AREA | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Argentina Buenos Aires North | Leopoldo and Gabriela Zuñiga |
| Argentina Buenos Aires South | Martín P. and Gabriela Fernández |
| Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia | Adrián J. and Laura V. Camejo |
| Argentina Córdoba | Scott D. and Janice B. Hintze |
| Chile Antofagasta | Bryan R. and Jacqueline B. Larsen |
| Chile Concepción | Ernest K. and Jane Richter |
| Chile Concepción South | H. Marcelo and Claudia Jaquelina Cardús |
| Chile Osorno | Robert J. and Lynnette Meek |
| Chile Rancagua | Carlos and Jeanette Vergara |
| Chile Santiago South | Timothy R. and SanDee Cottrell |
| Chile Santiago West | Jason J. and Cari Mitchell |
| Paraguay Asunción North | Richard L. and Julie Ann Millett |
| Uruguay Montevideo | Francisco A. and Marcela I. Escobar |
| Uruguay Montevideo West | Keith M. and Lori B. Dunford |
| UTAH AREAS | |
|---|---|
| MISSION NEW PRESIDENT and Companion | |
| Utah Salt Lake City | David A. and Lisa Prier |
| Utah Salt Lake City South | Alvin F. “Trip” and Jennifer E. Meredith |
| Utah St. George | George and Manao Kaluhiokalani |
