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Original Call: LDS Church News
Week beginning April 29, 1984
Koichi Aoyagi, Tokyo, Japan, has been called to preside over the Japan Sendai Mission, the First Presidency has announced, Pres. Aoyagi will begin service about July 1.
Pres. Aoyagi, 39, is president of the Tokyo Japan West Stake.
A convert to the Church, he was born to Mitsuo and Sueno Aoyagi in Matsumoto, Japan. He served in the Northern Far East Mission from 1968-1970. Pres. Aoyagi speaks both Japanese and English.
He has been stake president and high councilor and has served in a mission presidency and a bishopric. Prior to his mission, he majored in foreign trade at Kanagawa University. Later, he attended the Japan Real Estate Academy, and has been employed as area real estate manager for the Church.
In 1970, he married Shiroko Momose in the Salt Lake Temple. They are parents of four children, ages 4-13.
Sister Aoyagi was also born in Matsumoto, Japan, a daughter of Tateki and Umeyo Ohta Momose. She serves in the ward Relief Society presidency and has previously served in a stake Primary presidency. She has also been ward Primary president twice, as well as a Primary teacher.
© 2001 Deseret News Publishing Co.
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Updates Webmaster Note:
picture updated 2005
2005
LDS Church News
Saturday, December 2, 2005
New MTC presidents
The First Presidency has announced the calling of nine new Missionary Training Center presidents. The new leaders and their wives will begin service in January 2006. Here are brief biographical summaries:
Koichi Aoyagi, 60, Japan Missionary Training Center; Chiba Ward, Chiba Japan Stake; former president of Japan Sendai Mission, regional representative, stake president, high councilor, ward mission leader and Sunday School teacher. Sales manager with Young Living Inc. Born in Matsumoto, Nagano-ken, Japan, to Mitsuo and Sueno Aoyagi Tazaki. Married Shiroko Momose, four children.
A stake Relief Society president, she is a former ward Relief Society president, branch Primary president, branch Relief Society president, and ward Young Women president. Born in Matsumoto, Nagano-ken, Japan, to Tateki and Umeyo Ohta Momose.
© 2005 Deseret News Publishing Co.
Update Apr 2008:
President Aoyagi's new calling as an Area Seventy was announced in General Conference on April 5, 2008. Area Seventies serve the church part-time in the areas where they live. Omedetou, President Aoyagi!
Update Apr 2009:
President Aoyagi's new calling as a member of the Second Quorum of Seventy was announced in General Conference on April 4, 2009. Omedetou, President Aoyagi!
Update August 1, 2010:
President Aoyagi is now serving as 2nd counselor in the Asia North Area Presidency. Here is the picture published in the Church News:
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