On 31 October 2006, the First Presidency asked Area Seventies “to work with stake presidents to establish committees for multistake young single adult activities where practicable.” To that end, the North America Northwest Area Presidency has worked with stake presidents in Western Oregon and Vancouver, Washington to create multistake committees.

The Portland West Multistake Committee is presided over by President David Lake, 1st counselor in the Lake Oswego Stake Presidency. The Committee is used to plan activities for young single adults in the Lake Oswego, Tualatin, Beaverton, Beaverton West, Hillsboro, Forest Grove, Rainier, McMinnville, Cedar Mill Stakes. 

Russ Swalberg (Lake Oswego Stake) and Annette Coleman (Cedar Mill Stake) are the YSA chairpersons for the committee.  If you wish to contact the Portland West Multistake YSA Committee, please email ... (TBA)

Elder Brinkerhoff, Area Seventy, has encouraged each of the multistake committees to work together to ensure that all YSAs within Western Oregon & Southwest Washington are aware of the many significant activities being planned by the various committees.

Note: As part of the directive from the First Presidency, permission was granted for multistake committees to publish simple websites to foster awareness of multistake YSA activities.