July 2004 Ensign - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Fifth Quorum
of the Seventy
Fourth Quorum
of the Seventy
The First Presidency
has announced the
formation of the Sixth
Quorum of the Seventy,
effective immediately.
The creation of the quorum
is the direct result of a
growing Church. With the
new calls extended at the
April 2004 general conference,
the number of members
of the Fifth Quorum of
the Seventy exceeded 70—
a full quorum.
The areas of the Church
in the United States and
Canada—which is where
members of the Fifth
Quorum have been serving—
have been divided between
the two quorums.
Forty-four Area Authority
Seventies serving in the
North America Northwest,
North America West, Idaho,
Sixth Quorum
of the Seventy
Utah North, Utah Salt Lake
City, and Utah South Areas
will be members of the Fifth
Quorum.
Thirty-four Area Authority
Seventies serving in the North
America Central, North
America East, North America
Northeast, North America
Southeast, and North America
Southwest Areas will be members
of the Sixth Quorum.
Areas served by the Third
Quorum (whose members
live in Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australia, and the Pacific) and
the Fourth Quorum (whose
members live in Mexico,
Central America, and South
America) are unaffected by
the change.
Area Authority Seventies
continue their regular employment,
reside in their own
homes, and serve in their
Third Quorum
of the Seventy
With the creation of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy, areas in the United States and Canada
are divided between the Fifth and Sixth Quorums.
First Presidency Announces Creation
of the Sixth Quorum of the Seventy
areas on a Church-service basis.
Though they are not designated
as General Authorities
—as are the members of the
First and Second Quorums
of the Seventy—Area
Authority Seventies are also
called to preach the gospel
and to be special witnesses
of the Lord Jesus Christ. As
assigned, they train stake
presidencies, serve in Area
Presidencies, tour missions,
train mission presidents, and
complete other assigned
duties.
For changes to U.S. and
Canada Area Presidencies and
new Area Presidency assignments
worldwide, see the
“New Area Presidency
Assignments” chart and
accompanying story in the
August 2004 issue of the
Ensign. ■
New Mission
Presidents
Begin
Service
On 1 July 2004, 116 new
mission presidents and
their wives began their
assignments. There were no
changes to mission boundaries.
The Chile Santiago
South Mission was renamed
the Chile Rancagua Mission.
Mission—New President
Alabama Birmingham
Douglas R. Johnson
Albania Tirana
W. Bryan Colton
Argentina Buenos Aires North
Alan L. Wilkins
Argentina Buenos Aires South
Stephen C. Record
Argentina Córdoba
Ronald D. Gardner
Argentina Neuquén
Patrick R. Casaday
Arizona Mesa
W. Tracy Watson
Arizona Tempe
Gerald A. Buttars
Armenia Yerevan
Lamar B. Bartholomew
Australia Brisbane
James E. Phillips
Australia Melbourne
Paul R. Coward
Australia Melbourne West
Joel W. Warner
Australia Perth
Leslie M. Albertson
Australia Sydney North
David D. Vincent
Bolivia La Paz
Rómulo V. Cabrera De Mello
Bolivia Santa Cruz
J. Stephen Cranney