Meet the 36 new Area Seventies called to serve around the world during the April 2017 general conference.
Luis R. Arbizú, 52, Mejicanos, El Salvador; coordinator, Seminaries and Institutes; former national director of public affairs, counselor in a bishopric, mission president, counselor in a stake presidency and stake president; married Cecilia Salazar, two children.
David A. Benalcázar, 44, Quito, Ecuador; partner, Paz and Horowitz Law firm; former stake Sunday School president, bishop, counselor in a bishopric and stake president; married Johana Trujillo, three children.
Berne S. Broadbent, 62, South Jordan, Utah; director, Intellectual Property, Corporation of the President; former YSA stake president, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, high councilor, counselor in a stake presidency and stake president; married Suzanne Claybrook, four children.
David L. Buckner, 53, New York, New York; president, Bottom Line Training and Consulting Inc.; former stake president, bishop, counselor in a bishopric and high councilor; married Jennifer Jackson, five children.
L. Todd Budge, 57, Sandy, Utah; retired, chairman of the board with Tokyo Star Bank; former YSA stake president, bishop, counselor in a bishopric, mission president and stake president; married Lori Capener, six children.
Luciano Cascardi, 53, São Paulo, Brazil; franchise co-owner, Wizard Idiomas | Maple Bear; former high priests group leader, bishop, mission president, counselor in a stake presidency and stake president; married Inês Sangali, three children.
Ting Tsung Chang, 59, East District, Taiwan; professor, National Cheng Kung University; former member of the 60th Anniversary Planning Committee for the Commemoration of Missionary Work in Taiwan, bishop, branch president, high councilor and stake president; married Hui-Pin Lai, two children.
Pablo H. Chavez, 40, Tegucigalpa, Honduras; high school teacher, Instituto Juan R. Molina and John Kennedy School; former Young Men president, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency and stake president; married Eunice Elwin Padilla, three children.