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Jeffrey G. Bickel and April K. Bickel, who will serve as president and companion of the Japan Sapporo Mission beginning in July 2026.© 2026 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.Jeffrey G. Bickel, 57, and April K. Bickel, five children, Holladay 10th Ward, Salt Lake Holladay Stake: Japan Sapporo Mission, succeeding President Ken Toma and Sister Ruri Toma.
Brother Bickel is a temple ordinance worker and ward temple and family history leader and former bishop, bishopric counselor, stake clerk, high councilor, elders quorum president, ward clerk, Sunday School teacher, Young Men adviser and missionary in the Japan Sapporo Mission. He was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, to Glenn Allen Bickel and Hellen Jeannette Carter.
Sister Bickel is a ward temple and family history consultant and former stake Primary presidency counselor, stake Young Women presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Young Women president, ward Primary presidency counselor, Young Women adviser, Nursery leader, Primary teacher, Relief Society teacher and missionary in the Japan Kobe Mission. She was born in San Pablo, California, to James Bischoff Kennard and Eleanor Knapp Kennard.
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