October 24, 2025, 5:00 AM MDT
The following new temple presidents and administrators have been called to serve by the First Presidency. They begin their service when the temple is consecrated or rededicated.
Gustavo Castillo Ibarra and Hipolita Landeros Viveros Castillo of La Rosa District, Torreon Mexico Jardin Stake, have been called as president and stewards of the Torreon Mexico Temple. President Castillo is a patriarch, former stake president, high councilor, bishop, institute teacher, and senior service missionary. He was born in Torreon, Mexico to Nicolás Castillo Gutierrez and Celia Ibarra del Real.
Sister Castillo is a counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, past stake Relief Society president, stake Primary president, counselor in a stake Young Women presidency, ward Relief Society president, stake self-reliance specialist, and senior service missionary. She was born in Coripa, Mexico to Paulino Landero Mendez and Ana Maria Viveros Molina.
Javier Romero Cuellar and Leticia Escobalete Aranda de Romero of the Aviacion District of the San Luis Potosí Mexico Stake have been called president and stewards of the San Luis Potosi Mexico Temple. President Romero is a service mission leader and former president of the Mexico Monterrey East Mission, stake president, and bishop. He was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, to Javier Romero Martinez and Ana María Cuellar.
Sister Romero is a service mission leader, a fellow former mission president, and a counselor in a stake Relief Society presidency, a counselor in a stake Primary presidency, and a counselor in a ward Young Women presidency. She was born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Jose Asunción Escobalete Huerta and Irene Aranda Cisneros.
Gregory Lee Stevens and Christina Lynn Demery Stevens of the High Desert Ward of the Bend Oregon Stake have been called as president and stewards of the Willamette Valley Oregon Temple. President Stevens is a temple ordinance worker and former stake president, high councilor, bishop, and elders quorum president. He was born in Boise, Idaho to Oro William Stevens and Verna C. Stevens.
Sister Stevens is a temple ordinance worker, seminary and institute supervisor, former ward Relief Society president and seminary teacher. She was born in Anchorage, Alaska to Thomas Robert Demery Jr. and Ramona Demery.
Richard Gein Whittier and Stephanie Lou Hansen Whittier of the Osoo Oro District of the Murrieta California Stake have been called as presidents and administrators of the San Diego California Temple. President Whittier is a temple sealer, former stake president, high councilor, and bishop. He was born in Los Angeles, California to Gayne Harold Whittier and Barbara Jacqueline Whittier.
Sister Whittier is a ward Primary presidency counselor and temple ordinance worker, a former stake Relief Society presidency counselor, stake temple and family history consultant, ward Relief Society president, and ward Young Women president. She was born in Hollywood, California to Kenneth Louis Hansen and Ruth Hansen.
