New Temple Presidents, Matrons Begin Service

Fifty-two new temple presidents recently began three-year terms of service with their wives. Most of the couples began their service on November 1, 2004.

Temple	President and Matron
Aba Nigeria	Jerry V. and Joanne O. Kirk
Anchorage Alaska	Gary E. and Joyce S. Cox
Atlanta Georgia	Jim David and K. Caroline Echard
Birmingham Alabama	John Reid and DeAnn H. Giles
Caracas Venezuela	David Craig and Diane T. Hoopes
Chicago Illinois	Glenn Allan and Betty J. Hansen
Ciudad Juárez Mexico	Ashton Harvey and Naomi H. Taylor
Cochabamba Bolivia	David Evans and Sylvia L. Heywood
Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico	John Brentnell and Ellen L. Robinson
Columbia River Washington	Earl J. and Rayola Wheelwright
Columbus Ohio	Don Lee and Darlene T. Tobler
Copenhagen Denmark	Dee Valentine and Kay P. Jacobs
Dallas Texas	Philip Hichborn and Peggy J. Besselievre
Denver Colorado	Grant Elggren and Edith R. Marsh
Detroit Michigan	David Ray and Bonnie L. Shurtz
Edmonton Alberta	Robert Steven and Belva E. Patterson
Frankfurt Germany	Richard Woolley and Kathleen M. Fetzer
Fresno California	Charles Allen and Anne Kropf
Guadalajara Mexico	Robert Savage and Kathleen Gabbitas
Halifax Nova Scotia	Byron Ronald and Zelma Christensen
Hamilton New Zealand	James Anthony and Tepua Morley
Hong Kong China	Kwok Yuen and Hui Hua (Flora) Tai
Johannesburg South Africa	Louis and Rina Groenewald
Laie Hawaii	Wayne Octave and Bernice O. Ursenbach
Lima Peru	Royden John and Rebecca B. Glade
London England	Rowland Edward and Barbara J. Elvidge
Los Angeles California	Richard Morris and Darlene A. Andrus
Louisville Kentucky	James Wayne and Karen L. Hansen
Lubbock Texas	Thomas Scott and Marian Hendricks
Manhattan New York	John Roger and Helen B. Stone
Medford Oregon	Gene “B” and Carol L. Welling
Melbourne Australia	Graeme Edward and Marie L. Cray
Memphis Tennessee	John Richard and Carol K. Thorderson
Mérida Mexico	Carl Lavon and Jean S. Call
Monterrey Mexico	Jesús and Adelfa A. Santos
Nashville Tennessee	Billy Joe and Marianne Eaves
Nauvoo Illinois	David Bitner and Anne Wirthlin
Orlando Florida	Blaine W. and Jeanette Johnson
Perth Australia	John Anthony and Vicki T. Grinceri
Portland Oregon	Nicholas Peery and Susan R. Collins
Provo Utah	Carl William and Carolyn S. Bacon
Raleigh North Carolina	Grady Lynn and Genevieve B. Barnes
Reno Nevada	Oris Lorenzo and Alice A. Corbridge
Santiago Chile	Julio Humberto and Maria Jaramillo
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic	Edward Harry and JoAnn A. Petersen
Seattle Washington	Denzel Nolan and Beverly M. Wiser
Spokane Washington	Farrell Newren and Joyce L. Binns
St. George Utah	Harold Harrison and Mona E. Hiskey
St. Paul Minnesota	Thomas Albert and Bonnie A. Holt
Tampico Mexico	Ricardo and Maria Torres
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico	Wilbur Thayne and Carel R. Wagner
Winter Quarters Nebraska	Robert B. and Rene Harbertson

The Nauvoo Illinois Temple was one of many that received a new temple president and matron.