New Stakes Created in Latin America, U.S.

An indication of the Church’s steady growth is the recent creation of four new stakes: two in Latin America and two in Utah.

The San Salvador Stake has been created from the Guatemala–El Salvador Mission, with Mario Edmundo Scheel as president, assisted by counselors Alfonso Octavio Diaz and Fidel Ricardo Villeda (Campos).

In Brazil, growing membership caused division of the São Paulo East Stake with four wards and two branches now assigned to the new São Paulo West Stake, presided over by Jose Benjamin Puerta and counselors Fernando Alvara Magalhaes and Wilson Sanchez Netto.

In Utah, Willow Creek Stake has been organized from a division of Jordan East Stake, now known as the Fort Union Stake. Wayne L. Saunders serves as the new stake president with John Robert Ruppel and Rulon Lamar Bradshaw as counselors.

Also in Utah, Alpine Stake was divided to form the new American Fork North Stake. Alpine Stake’s former president, Leland Forbes Priday, is president of the new stake; Alvin M. Fulkerson and David R. Haymond serve as his counselors.