A stake president is a title held by a Mormon religious leader who oversees a unit of the church called a "stake." Each stake is made up of multiple wards or branches. At the end of 2004, there were 2665 stakes in the LDS Church. ("Statistical Report, 2004 (http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,49-1-520-9,00.html)." 2005 Annual Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Accessed on April 19, 2005.) The term Mormon is a colloquial name most often used to refer to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). ... In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a ward is the larger of two types of local congregations (the smaller being a branch). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in Salt Lake City, Utah is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Stakepresidencies were also instructed to visit the wards in their stake on a regular basis and to call local priesthood leaders as home missionaries to help them preach in the wards.
Stakes were made into more manageable units to give stakepresidents more time for their private commitments and to create smaller and more cohesive units with which members could more readily identify (Alexander, pp.
Stakepresidents are called by revelation and set apart by a General Authority under the direction of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.
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