Members of area presidencies are General Authority Seventies or Area Seventies. Area presidencies consist of a president and two counselors who operate from area offices in each assigned area.

View PDF of area presidencies effective August 1, 2023.

There are 23 areas in the Church of Jesus Christ – six that span the United States and Canada and 17 additional areas outside of those two countries.

Beginning in 1984, areas were established to direct the work in geographic locations of the global Church. The area presidencies for the U.S. and Canada work from Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Church’s Middle East/Africa North Area is also administered from headquarters.

“The Seventy are to act in the name of the Lord, under the direction of the Twelve … in building up the Church and regulating all the affairs of the same in all nations” (see Doctrine and Covenants 107:34).

Presidency of the Seventy

There are no changes in the Presidency of the Seventy. The presidency has been serving together since August 2021.

                                                                                                                                               Area Presidencies — United States and Canada

NORTH AMERICA CENTRAL
Randall K. Bennett First Counselor	Chi Hong (Sam) Wong President	Ricardo P. Giménez Second Counselor

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NORTH AMERICA NORTHEAST
Vaiangina Sikahema First Counselor	Allen D. Haynie President	Mathias Held Second Counselor

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NORTH AMERICA SOUTHEAST
Shayne M. Bowen First Counselor	Vern P. Stanfill President	W. Mark Bassett Second Counselor

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NORTH AMERICA SOUTHWEST
Jose L. Alonso First Counselor	Evan A. Schmutz President	Michael A. Dunn Second Counselor

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NORTH AMERICA WEST
Gary B. Sabin First Counselor	Mark A. Bragg President	Adeyinka A. Ojediran Second Counselor

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UTAH
Hugo E. Martinez First Counselor	Kevin W. Pearson President	Brian K. Taylor Second Counselor

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Area Presidencies — Outside U.S. and Canada

AFRICA CENTRAL
Thierry K. Mutombo First Counselor	Ian S. Ardern President	Paul B. Pieper Second Counselor

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AFRICA SOUTH
Marcos A. Aidukaitis First Counselor	Edward Dube President	Denelson Silva Second Counselor

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AFRICA WEST
Jörg Klebingat First Counselor	S. Gifford Nielsen President	Alfred Kyungu Second Counselor

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ASIA
Kelly R. Johnson First Counselor	Benjamin M. Z. Tai President	Michael John U. Teh Second Counselor

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ASIA NORTH AREA
John A. McCune First Counselor	Takashi Wada President	J. Kimo Esplin Second Counselor

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BRAZIL
Arnulfo Valenzuela First Counselor	Joni L. Koch President	Mark D. Eddy Second Counselor

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CARIBBEAN
Valeri V. Cordón First Counselor	Eduardo Gavarret President	Moisés Villanueva Second Counselor

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CENTRAL AMERICA
Patricio M. Giuffra First Counselor	Taylor G. Godoy President	Ryan K. Olsen Second Counselor

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EUROPE CENTRAL
Rubén V. Alliaud First Counselor	Massimo De Feo President	Jack N. Gerard Second Counselor

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EUROPE EAST
Nikolai Ustyuzhaninov* First Counselor	Alexey V. Samaykin* President	Aleksandr A. Drachyov* Second Counselor

*Area Seventy

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EUROPE NORTH
Scott D. Whiting First Counselor	Hans T. Boom President	Alan T. Phillips Second Counselor

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MEXICO
Adrián Ochoa First Counselor	Hugo Montoya President	Sean Douglas Second Counselor

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MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA NORTH
Alvin F. Meredith III First Counselor	Anthony D. Perkins President	Roland J. Bäck* Second Counselor

*Area Seventy

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PACIFIC
Taniela B. Wakolo First Counselor	Peter F. Meurs President	Jeremy R. Jaggi Second Counselor

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PHILIPPINES
Yoon Hwan Choi First Counselor	Steven R. Bangerter President	Carlos G. Revillo Jr. Second Counselor

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SOUTH AMERICA NORTHWEST
Jorge T. Becerra First Counselor	Jorge F. Zeballos President	Rafael E. Pino Second Counselor

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SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH
Joaquin E. Costa First Counselor	Craig C. Christensen President	Alan R. Walker Second Counselor

View or download a PDF of current area leadership assignments in effect until August 1, 2023.