Latter-day Saints Conference: New General Authorities, Sunday School Presidency announced

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 6, 2019 (Gephardt Daily) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced some leadership changes in its Saturday Conference session.

Dallin H. Oaks, of the First Presidency, announced the calls of 10 General Authority Seventies and 55 Area Seventies during the Saturday afternoon session of the April 2019 general conference.

He also announced a new Sunday School General Presidency, to replace Tad R. Callister, Devin G. Durrant and Brian K. Ashton, who have served as a presidency for five years, according to a news release issued by the Church online newsroom.

Sunday School General Presidency

Mark L. Pace is the new president, with Milton Camargo and Jan E. Newman as his counselors in the Sunday School General Presidency.

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  Pace was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on January 1, 1957. He married Anne Marie Langeland in 1978. They are the parents of seven children and 17 grandchildren.

• Camargo currently works as vice president of curriculum at BYU–Pathway Worldwide. He and his wife, Patricia, are the parents of three children and 13 grandchildren.
• Newman is a serial entrepreneur and has founded several successful software companies. He and his wife, Lucia, are the parents of six children and eight grandchildren.

Members of the Sunday School General Presidency advise on matters concerning Sunday School.

“All members of the Church age 12 and older are encouraged to participate in Sunday School classes, which are held twice a month as part of the regular weekly worship services,” the prepared statement says.

“Its purposes are to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ and strengthen individuals and families.”

General Authority Seventies

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, the LDS Church statement says.

They have authority to serve anywhere in the world, while the authority of Area Seventies is generally limited to the area where they serve.

The LDS Church released the names of the General Authority Seventies in alphabetical order. They are:

• Rubén Vicente Alliaud, 53, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He married Fabiana Bennett in 1992. They are the parents of six children.
• Jorge Miguel Alvarado Pazo, 48, was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He married Cari Lu Rios in 1992. They are the parents of three children.
• Hans Theodorus Boom, 55, was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He married Ariena Johanna Broekzitter in 1984. They are the parents of three children.
• Lawrence Todd Budge, 59, was born in Pittsburg, California. He married Lori Capener in 1981. They are the parents of six children.
• Ricardo Patricio Giménez Salazar, 47, was born in Antofagasta, Chile. He married Catherine Ivonne Carrazana Zúñiga in 1997. They are the parents of two children.
• Peter Matthew Johnson, 52, was born in New York City, New York. He married Stephanie Lyn Chadwick in 1990. They are the parents of four children.
• John Allen McCune, 55, was born in Santa Cruz, California. He married Debbra Ellen Kingsbury in 1984. They are the parents of four children.
• James Richard Rasband, 56, was born in Seattle, Washington. He married Mary Diane Williams in 1984. They are the parents of four children.
• Benjamin Ming Zhe Tai, 46, was born in Hong Kong. He married Naomi Toma in 1995. They are the parents of six children.
• Alan Roy Walker, 48, was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He married Ines Marcela Sulé in 1993. They are the parents of one child.

The following men were appointed as area Seventies:

Solomon I. Aliche, Guillermo A. Alvarez, Daren R. Barney, Julius F. Barrientos, James H. Bekker, Kevin G. Brown, Mark S. Bryce, A. Marcos Cabral, Dunstan G. B. T. Chadambuka, Alan C. K. Cheung, Christian C. Chigbundu, Paul N. Clayton, Karim Del Valle, Hiroyuki Domon, Mernard P. Donato, Mark D. Eddy, Zachary F. Evans, Henry J. Eyring, Sapele Fa’alogo Jr., David L. Frischknecht, John J. Gallego, Efraín R. García, Robert Gordon, Mark A. Gottfredson, Thomas Hänni, Michael J. Hess, Glenn M. Holmes
Richard S. Hutchins, Tito Ibañez, Akinori Ito, Jeremy R. Jaggi, Kelly R. Johnson, Christopher Hyunsu Kim, H. Moroni Klein, ‘Inoke F. Kupu, Stephen Chee Kong Lai, Victor D. Lattaro, Tarmo Lepp, Itzcoatl Lozano, Kevin J. Lythgoe, Edgar P. Montes, S. Ephraim Msane, Luiz C. D. Queiroz, Ifanomezana Rasolondraibe, Eduardo D. Resek, Tomás G. Román, Ramon E. Sarmiento, Jonathan S. Schmitt, Vai Sikahema, Denelson Silva, Luis Spina, Carlos G. Süffert, Voi R. Taeoalii, Sergio R. Vargas and Markus Zarse.

The following Area Seventies were released:

Victorino A. Babida, L. Todd Budge, Peter M. Johnson, John A. McCune, Mark L. Pace, James R. Rasband and Benjamin M. Z. Tai.