“Changes Announced in Area Presidencies,” Ensign, May 1985, 98–99
Changes Announced in Area Presidencies
Following the 155th Annual General Conference, the First Presidency announced a number of changes in the Church’s thirteen Area Presidencies.
The changes will take effect 1 July 1985. They were occasioned in part by rotation in assignments for members of the First Quorum of the Seventy and by the addition of six new members to that quorum.
In addition, three more of the presidencies—those for Asia, Mexico/Central America, and South America North—have been assigned to live in the areas over which they preside. When the Area Presidencies were first called in 1984, it was announced that members of three of them—for Europe, the Pacific, and South America South—would live within their areas. They are based in Frankfurt, Germany; Sydney, Australia; and Buenos Aires, Argentina, respectively.
Headquarters cities for the Asia, Mexico/Central America, and South America North presidencies were not immediately announced.
Below, Area Presidents are followed by their first and second counselors.
North America Northeast
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Northeast/Canada East
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Midwest/Canada Central
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North Central
Current Presidency: Elder Rex C. Reeve; Elder Wm. Grant Bangerter; Elder Derek A. Cuthbert
New Presidency: Elder Rex C. Reeve; Elder Derek A. Cuthbert; Elder Robert L. Simpson
North America Northwest
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Northern Plains
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Northwest/Canada B.C.
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Idaho
Current Presidency: Elder Loren C. Dunn; Elder F. Enzio Busche; Elder George P. Lee
New Presidency: Elder Jack H. Goaslind; Elder George P. Lee; Elder Robert B. Harbertson
North America Southeast
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South Central
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Caribbean
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Southeast
Current Presidency: Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone; Elder Ronald E. Poelman; Elder Keith W. Wilcox
New Presidency: Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone; Elder Ronald E. Poelman; Elder Robert E. Wells
North America Southwest
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Southern Plains
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Arizona/Nevada
Current Presidency: Elder Robert D. Hales; Elder Rex D. Pinegar; Elder Hartman Rector, Jr.
New Presidency: Elder Charles A. Didier; Elder Rex D. Pinegar; Elder Hartman Rector, Jr.
North America West
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Southern California
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Northern California
Current Presidency: Elder Robert L. Backman; Elder Paul H. Dunn; Elder John K. Carmack
New Presidency: Elder Robert L. Backman; Elder John K. Carmack; Elder F. Enzio Busche
Utah South
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Granger/Murray
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Provo
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Southern Utah
Current Presidency: Elder Hugh W. Pinnock; Elder John H. Groberg; Elder Adney Y. Komatsu
New Presidency: Elder Hugh W. Pinnock; Elder Adney Y. Komatsu; Elder Paul H. Dunn
Utah North
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Northern Utah
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Ogden
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Salt Lake City
Current Presidency: Elder James M. Paramore; Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi; Elder F. Arthur Kay
New Presidency: Elder James M. Paramore; Elder Yoshihiko Kikuchi; Elder John H. Groberg
Europe
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British Isles/Africa
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Europe
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France/Switzerland
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Belgium/Netherlands
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Italy/Spain/Portugal
Current Presidency: Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin; Elder Russell C. Taylor; Elder John Sonnenberg
New Presidency: Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin; Elder Russell C. Taylor; Elder Hans B. Ringger
Pacific
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Australia/New Zealand
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Pacific Islands
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Hawaii
Current Presidency: Elder Robert L. Simpson; Elder Devere Harris; Elder Philip T. Sonntag
New Presidency: Elder John Sonnenberg; Elder Devere Harris; Elder Philip T. Sonntag
Asia
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Japan/Korea
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Hong Kong/Taiwan
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Southeast Asia Philippines
Current Presidency: Elder William R. Bradford; Elder Jack H. Goaslind; Elder Robert B. Harbertson
New Presidency: Elder William R. Bradford; Elder Jacob de Jager; Elder Keith W. Wilcox
Mexico/Central America
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Mexico/Guatemala/Honduras
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Costa Rica
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Panama/El Salvador
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Nicaragua
Current Presidency: Elder Gene R. Cook; Elder Ted E. Brewerton; Elder Angel Abrea
New Presidency: Elder Gene R. Cook; Elder Ted E. Brewerton; Elder F. Arthur Kay
South America North
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Brazil
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Venezuela/Colombia
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Ecuador/Peru/Bolivia
Current Presidency: Elder Charles Didier; Elder Robert E. Wells; Elder F. Burton Howard
New Presidency: Elder F. Burton Howard; Elder Loren C. Dunn; Elder Helio R. Camargo
South America South
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Argentina/Uruguay
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Paraguay/Chile
Current Presidency: Elder A. Theodore Tuttle; Elder Jacob de Jager; Elder Spencer H. Osborn
New Presidency: Elder A. Theodore Tuttle; Elder Spencer H. Osborn; Elder Waldo P. Call