8 new temple presidents have been called to serve — from Timpanogos to Toronto

Notices of new temple presidents and matrons called to serve by the First Presidency

By Church News Staff 10 Feb 2023, 3:00 AM +08

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Cebu City Philippines Temple The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The following new temple presidents and matrons have been called to serve by the First Presidency.
They will begin their service in September; leaders of the Puebla Mexico and Taylorsville Utah temples
will begin when they are dedicated, and the new president and matron of the Cebu City Philippines
Temple will begin this month.

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Mamerta Pino Alfornon and Ciriaco G. Alfornon The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ciriaco Genaro Alfornon and Mamerta Maloloy-On Pino Alfornon, Mandaue 2nd Ward, Mandaue
Philippines Stake, called as president and matron of the Cebu City Philippines Temple, succeeding
President Gomez C. Siady and Sister Liza Yu Siady. President Alfornon is a temple presidency counselor
and a former patriarch and bishop. A retired welder at YY & Company, he was born in Balamban, Cebu,
Philippines, to Francisco Candol Alfornon and Augustina Dayte Genaro.

Sister Alfornon is an assistant to the matron and a former ward Relief Society president. She was born in
Bantayan, Cebu, Philippines, to Simplicio Igot Pino and Eleoteria Cometa Maloloy-On.

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Francisco Bravo Moises and Luz María Garza de Bravo The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Francisco Javier Bravo Moises and Luz María Garza Davila de Bravo, Cholula Ward, Puebla Mexico
Cholula Stake, called as president and matron of the new Puebla Mexico Temple. President Bravo is a
welfare and self-reliance specialist and employment specialist, and a former temple presidency
counselor, stake president, high councilor and bishop. A retired engineer for Pemex, he was born in
Salina Cruz, Mexico, to Juan Jose Bravo Hernandez and Sara Moises Abraham de Bravo.

Sister Bravo is a welfare and self-reliance specialist and a former assistant to the matron, stake Young
Women presidency counselor, ward Relief Society president and ward Primary president. She was born
in Irapuato, Mexico, to Mario Garza Rodriguez and Maria del Rosario Davila Siller de Garza.
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Blaine L. Butler and Lynn Butler The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Blaine Louis Butler and Lynn Marie Geddes Butler, Lone Peak Ward, Alpine Utah West Stake, called as
president and matron of the Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple, succeeding President K. Mark Frost and
Sister Mary M. Frost. President Butler is a temple ordinance worker and a former stake president,
bishop and elders quorum president. A former United States Marine Corp aviator and retired captain of
Delta Air Lines, he was born in Nampa, Idaho, to Evan Louis Butler and Doris Jane Butler.

Sister Butler is an institute teacher and temple and ordinance worker and a former stake Relief Society
presidency counselor and ward Young Women president. She was born in San Jose, California, to Donald
Bruce Geddes and Sandra O. Geddes.

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Mary C. DuVall and Kenneth L. DuVall The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Kenneth Leroy DuVall and Mary Cummings DuVall, Bennion 5th Ward, Bennion Utah Stake, called as
president and matron of the new Taylorsville Utah Temple. President DuVall is an elders quorum
instructor and temple sealer and a former Spain Bilbao Mission president, Colombia MTC president,
stake president and bishop. Currently employed as a program chair for Ensign College, he was born in
Salt Lake City to Presley Arthur DuVall and Marie Black DuVall.

Sister DuVall is a Young Women advisor and temple ordinance worker and a former mission president
companion, MTC president companion, ward Young Women president, ward Primary president and
ward Relief Society presidency counselor. She was born in Salt Lake City to Joseph Lorraine Cummings
and Joye Jensen Cummings.