New Temple Presidents Begin Service

Beginning on November 1, 2010, 53 new temple presidents and their wives began serving in temples around the world. There are currently 134 temples in operation around the world with another 23 announced or under construction.

Aba Nigeria	Alexander A. and Theresa A. Odume*
Anchorage Alaska	Melvin R. and Sharon V. Perkins
Birmingham Alabama	Kent R. and Geniel R. Van Kampen
Campinas Brazil	George A. and Jeannette N. Oakes
Caracas Venezuela	Luis M. and Juana P. Petit
Chicago Illinois	Paul W. and Ann P. Castleton
Ciudad Juárez Mexico	Manuel and Elsa M. Araiz
Cochabamba Bolivia	Lee W. and Connie C. Crayk
Columbia River Washington	T. Dean and Patrice A. Moody
Columbus Ohio	Edward J. and Carol B. Brandt
Copenhagen Denmark	H. Hjort Nielsen and Ellen Haibrock
Curitiba Brazil	José M. and Aida C. Arias
Dallas Texas	Robert C. and Talmadge M. Packard
Detroit Michigan	Phillip G. and Margaret K. Pulsipher
Draper Utah	Russell E. and Christine C. Tueller*
Edmonton Alberta	Bryce D. and Kathryn Card
Fresno California	Paul B. and Judith H. Hansen
Guadalajara Mexico	Jaime F. and M. Teresa Herrera
Halifax Nova Scotia	Douglas M. and Carol Ann Robinson
Hamilton New Zealand	James and Frances M. Dunlop
Hong Kong China	John M. and Lydia C. Aki
Johannesburg South Africa	Kenneth S. and Muriel D. Armstrong
Kyiv Ukraine	B. John and Carol Galbraith*
Lima Peru	Robert W. and Kay Lees
London England	C. Raymond and Irene M. Lowry
Manhattan New York	W. Blair and Suzanne J. Garff
Medford Oregon	David J. and Pauline Davis
Melbourne Australia	Malcolm R. and Ruthje M. Mullis
Memphis Tennessee	T. Evan and Lou Anne W. Nebeker
Mérida Mexico	Zeniff and Elizabeth Mejía
Monterrey Mexico	C. Juan Antonio and Isabel S. Machuca
Nashville Tennessee	R. Lloyd and Judy R. Smith
Nauvoo Illinois	Spencer J. and Dorothea S. Condie
Nuku’alofa Tonga	Pita F. and Lani A. Hopoate
Orlando Florida	David T. and Lana W. Halversen
Panama City Panama	D. Chad and Elizabeth B. Richardson
Perth Australia	Geoffrey J. and Lesley M. Liddicoat
Portland Oregon	Myron G. and Gearldine T. Child
Provo Utah	Robert H. and Janet L. Daines
Raleigh North Carolina	J. Mitchel and Z. Sue Scott
Reno Nevada	Franklin B. and Joyce C. Wadsworth
Rexburg Idaho	Clair O. and Anne Thueson
Santiago Chile	Julio E. and Elena Otay
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic	Larry K. and Joann W. Bair
Seattle Washington	Donald E. and Jane H. Pugh
Seoul Korea	Song Pyung-Jong and Yang Gye-Young
Spokane Washington	Charles H. and Elizabeth M. Recht
St. George Utah	Bruce C. and Marie K. Hafen
St. Paul Minnesota	C. Kent and Karen J. Hugh
Tampico Mexico	Barry R. and Risa L. Udall
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico	Jorge D. and Irma Del Toro Arrevillaga
Twin Falls Idaho	Karl E. and Beverly C. Nelson
Winter Quarters Nebraska	Maury W. and Joan Schooff

The Twin Falls Idaho Temple is one of 53 temples that received a new president on November 1, 2010.

Photograph by Matt Reier