New stake in Mozambique, 17 reorganized presidencies worldwide

Key Points:

• A new stake, the Nampula Mozambique Mutauanha Stake, has been created from the Nampula Mozambique stake, including five wards and one branch, organized by General Authority Seventy Elder Carlos A. Godoy and Area Seventy Elder Amândio A. Feijó.
• Dionísio Pedro, a 34-year-old Portuguese language teacher, has been called as president of the new Nampula Mozambique Mutauanha Stake, with Amade Raimundo Muipa and Helio dos Santos Nihoria serving as counselors.
• Several stakes have been reorganized with new presidencies, including Appleton Wisconsin, Bellevue Washington South, Binalbagan Philippines, Driggs Idaho, El Dorado California, Lima Perú Villa Salvador, Mendoza Argentina, Nampula Mozambique, Ogden Utah YSA 1st, Oshawa Ontario, San Leandro California, Savaii Samoa Pu’apu’a, Singapore, Thousand Oaks California, Vernon British Columbia, and Vineyard Utah Grove Park.
• New stake presidents come from diverse professional backgrounds such as education, business, healthcare, legal, and technology sectors, reflecting a broad representation of leadership within the church.
• These changes took place between March and May 2026, indicating a period of leadership transition and organizational growth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.