President Oaks Announces 9 New General Authority Seventies; 57 Area Seventies
President Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the calls of nine new General Authority Seventies and 57 new Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2020 general conference.
General Authority Seventies serve in the Presidency of the Seventy, in area presidencies, and in other headquarters administrative functions. Under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, they travel frequently to meet with and teach Church leaders, missionaries and members of the Church in local congregations. They have authority to serve anywhere in the world, while the authority of Area Seventies is generally limited to the area where they serve.
Elder Jorge T. Becerra
Elder Jorge T. Becerra, General Authority Seventies
Jorge Eduardo Torres Becerra, 57, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was an investment adviser for Intermountain Financial Partners at the time of this call. He and his wife, Debbie Ilene Schneberger, are the parents of five children.
Elder Matthew S. Holland
Elder Matthew S. Holland, General Authority Seventy
Matthew Scott Holland, 53, was born in Provo, Utah. Elder Holland worked as an educator, including time as a university president. He was serving as president of the North Carolina Raleigh Mission at the time of this call. He and his wife, Paige Anita Bateman, are the parents of four children.
Elder William K. Jackson
Elder William K. Jackson, General Authority Seventy
William King Jackson, 64, was born in Washington, D.C. A medical doctor by profession, he was serving most recently as medical director of Valley Family Health Care. He and his wife, Ann Kesler, are the parents of eight children.
Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi
Elder Jeremy R. Jaggi, General Authority Seventy
Jeremy Robert Jaggi, 47, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. A business professional, he most recently headed the west sales region of Alkermes Inc. and managed commercial real estate at HCA Investments LLC. He and his wife, Amy Anne Stewart, are the parents of four children.
Elder Kelly R. Johnson
Elder Kelly R. Johnson, General Authority Seventy
Kelly Ray Johnson, 57, was born in Ogden, Utah. At the time of this call, he was a forensic accountant and partner for Norman, Townsend & Johnson, LLC. He and his wife Teressa Lynn Bartrum are the parents of five children.
Elder Thierry K. Mutombo
Elder Thierry K. Mutombo, General Authority Seventy
Thierry Kasuangi Mutombo, 44, was born in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A business management graduate, he most recently worked as manager of the Church’s Family History Department in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He and his wife, Tshayi Nathalie Sinda, are the parents of six children.
Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran
Elder Adeyinka A. Ojediran, General Authority Seventy
Adeyinka Ayodeji Ojediran, 52, was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. He has worked as a finance and administrative manager for the Quadrant Company, Mutual Benefits Assurance PLC and, most recently, for Shell Nigeria. He and his wife Olufunmilayo Omolola Akinbebije are the parents of one child.
Elder Ciro Schmeil
Elder Ciro Schmeil, General Authority Seventy
Ciro Schmeil, 48, was born in Ponta Grossa, Brazil. His business career has included time with Walmart’s corporate office, chief operating officer of Scopel, general manager of Cia City and, most recently, head of real estate for JBS S.A. He and his wife, Alessandra Machado Louza, are the parents of two children.
Elder Moisés Villanueva
Elder Moisés Villanueva, Area Seventy
Moisés Villanueva, 53, was born in Oaxaca, Mexico. At the time of this call, he was working as chief executive officer of SERTEXA. He and his wife, Leticia Ávalos Lozano, are the parents of three children.
57 New Area Seventies
President Oaks also announced the following new Area Seventies.
Jay D. Andersen
Faapito Auapaau
Frederick K. Balli Jr.
Kevin W. Birch
John W. Boswell III
J. Francisco Bührer
Suchat Chaichana
Matthew R. Clarke
L. Guido Cristobal
Edmarc R. Dumas
Carlos A. Gabaldón
M. Andrew Galt IV
Clark G. Gilbert
Vladislav Y. Gornostaev
D. Martin Goury
Richard I. Heaton
Broc C. Hiatt
David H. Huntsman
Norman C. Insong
Daniel Kabason
Federico M. Kähnlein
Jeffrey J. Kerr
Youngjoon Kwon
David G. LaFrance
Ricardo C. Leite
Marcelo Louza
Jose G. Manarin
Jeremiah J. Morgan
Mark A. Mortensen
Eduardo F. Ortega
Nathan D. Pace
Michael M. Packer
Omar I. Palacios
Jorge W. Pérez
Kyrylo Pokhylko
Sergio A. Poncio
Arthur Rascon
Miguel A. Reynoso
Gustavo G. Rezende
Robert G. Rivarola
Tonga J. Sai
Luciano Sankari
Rosendo Santos
Henry Savstrom
J. Matthew Scott
James E. Slaughter
Robert T. Smith
Ricardo A. Spencer
Colin C. Stauffer
David C. Stewart
Jared W. Stone
Arlen M. Tumaliuan
Martin J. Turvey
Yan C. Vega
Paul B. Whippy
Chad R. Wilkinson
Dow R. Wilson
The following Area Seventies were released:
Jorge T. Becerra
Mark S. Bryce
Jeremy R. Jaggi
Kelly R. Johnson
Adeyinka A. Ojediran
Moisés Villanueva
Leonard D. Greer