The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is calling new mission presidents and their companions for 188 missions worldwide, including 55 newly created missions. Most of these couples will begin their three-year service on or about July 1, 2026.
In addition, in advance of the completion of the Salt Lake Temple renovation in 2027 and in anticipation of the Salt Lake Temple Celebration, enhancements will be made to the guest experience on Temple Square this year. Sister missionaries called to Utah will serve both in Utah missions and at Temple Square. Learn more.
Mission Leaders’ Names and Assignments
See the tables below for the names of the mission leaders who have been called and their mission assignments. Five couples will be announced later. New missions are indicated with an asterisk (*).
In the coming months, Church News will publish brief biographies and photos for each couple. Hyperlinks to these articles will be added to the names below.
Africa Central
Mission — Mission Leaders
Cameroon Yaoundé — Kelly L. and Maria Stotts
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga— Pierrot and Frida Kabunda
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East— Tonga J. and Dorothee G. Sai
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa North*— Junior and Annie Banza
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mwene-Ditu*— Vally and Christine Tshimanga
Ethiopia Addis Ababa— Alexander and Phyllis Tandoh
Kenya Kisumu*— Hans and Annie Peterson
Republic of Congo Brazzaville— Victor and Edvige Mbengue
Tanzania Dar es Salaam— Philip R. and Alice O. Huber
Uganda Kampala East*— Lauriano P. Balilemwa and Happiness Kagemulo
Africa South
Mission — Mission Leaders
Angola Luanda North*— Odair and Edileude Lira
Madagascar Antananarivo South— Rob and Ruth Campbell
Malawi Lilongwe*— Nathan N. and Shannon W. Savage
Mozambique Maputo— Tyler C. and Karen E. Sorenson
Mozambique Nampula*— Solomon and Amalia Dickie Malidadi
South Africa Cape Town— Reginald and Vuyo Moyo
South Africa East London*— Glenn and Kathy Seninger
South Africa Johannesburg— Shawn K. and Beth M. Jones
South Africa Pretoria— Kuviwe and Thobeka Mahlangabeza
Zimbabwe Harare West*— To be announced
Africa West
Mission — Mission Leaders
Benin Cotonou— Matt and Kim Osborne
Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan East— Brandon L. and Jennifer M. Taylor
Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan North— Paul and Alison Brown
Cote d'Ivoire Abidjan South*— Michael A. and Corrie Call
Cote d'Ivoire Daloa*— Benjamin W. and Emily LeSueur
Ghana Accra East— Johnny and Terri-Dawn Ek
Ghana Accra South*— Nathan A. and Amy K. Craig
Ghana Sunyani*— James T. and Gina K. Anderson
Liberia Monrovia West*— Marc and Cammy Fuller
Nigeria Aba— Ikechukwu J. and Freda O. Ibe
Nigeria Abuja— Aoydele Orimisan and Olubukola Abiodun Ojulari
Nigeria Port Harcourt South— Gordon and Rose Ondiek
Senegal Dakar*— David James and Staccie Williams
Togo Lomé*— Kristopher A. and Amy Bailey
Asia North
Mission — Mission Leaders
Japan Kobe— Jason and Kristen Sybrowsky Kerr
Japan Sapporo— Jeffrey G. and April K. Bickel
Japan Tokyo North— Brett and Marcie Keller
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar West*— To be announced
Brazil
Mission — Mission Leaders
Brazil Brasília— Teciomar and Karen Abila
Brazil Campinas— Thomas L. and Kimberly C. Stone
Brazil Feira de Santana— Oriondes and Monica Martins
Brazil Florianopolis— James and Traci Welburn
Brazil Fortaleza— Carlos A. and Rozinete Santos
Brazil Guarulhos*— Joel and Claudia Fernandes
Brazil Maceió— Shane J. and Meri Ann Farnsworth
Brazil Manaus North— Antonio and Luciana Santana
Brazil Recife North— Stanton L. and Connie Marshall
Brazil Recife South— Lance R. and Robbi O. Bradford
Brazil Rio de Janeiro North— Neverson and Deborah Paes
Brazil São Bernardo*— Diego A. and Clézia S. Oliveira
Brazil São Paulo Interlagos— Larry and Rachel Cox
Brazil São Paulo North— To be announced
Brazil Sorocaba*— Adriano B. and Pamela P. Nogueira
Brazil Vitoria— David R. and Joanna C. Layton
Canada
Mission — Mission Leaders
Canada Halifax*— Steve and Deborah Montgomery
Canada Toronto East*— E. Boyd and Michelle D. Craig
Caribbean
Mission — Mission Leaders
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East— Enrique and María Angélica Mayorga
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West— Robert D. and Beverly J. Dow
Puerto Rico San Juan— Paul D. and Janelle F. Hernandez
Venezuela Caracas— To be announced
Venezuela Maracaibo— Ramón J. and Carmen Maria Martínez
Central America
Mission — Mission Leaders
El Salvador San Salvador East— Christian D. and Ella Walker
El Salvador Santa Ana— Todd and Tami Mickelsen
Guatemala Guatemala City— German and Alejandra de Laboriel
Guatemala Guatemala City Central— Nathan D. and Margaret W. Pace
Guatemala Guatemala City East— Eduardo J. and Solange Rex
Guatemala Quetzaltenango— José A. and Sonia Fernández
Honduras Tegucigalpa— McKay M. and Jodi K. Pearson
Nicaragua Managua South— Luis Fernando and Leticia Torres
Europe Central
Mission — Mission Leaders
Adriatic North— Jeff and Debbie Moore
Albania Tirana— Matthew and Mary Wirthlin
Alpine German-Speaking— Brett A. and Janice Greenhalgh
Bulgaria Sofia— David J. and Kara I. Ludlow
France Paris North— Louis-Marie and Cybèle Liebard
France Paris South*— Matthew R. and Rebecca S. Henriksen
Germany Frankfurt— Jared and Heather Theurer
Greece Athens*— Howard D. and Heather G. McKeon
Hungary Budapest— Case M. and Kerri L. Lawrence
Poland Warsaw— Jeffrey A. and Jennifer Barnes
Romania Bucharest— Matthew O. and Louise M. Leavitt
Spain Barcelona— Jayson and Allison Newitt
Spain Madrid East*— Jason M. and Karen B. Mattingley
Europe North
Mission — Mission Leaders
Baltic— Douglas C. and Carrie Derrick
Cape Verde Mindelo*— Chris and Tally Wright
Cape Verde Praia— Michael K. and Lori Coons Wood
Finland Helsinki— Bert T. and Gigi Dover
Sweden Stockholm— Robert and Karin Mayo
México
Mission — Mission Leaders
México Guadalajara East— J. Alejandro and Guadalupe De la Fuente
México México City Southeast— Sal and Araceli Zavala
México Oaxaca— Jorge W. and Graciela Agustina Pérez
México Puebla South— Scott E. and Robin Sears
México Tijuana— Randy and Jenny Richardson
México Torreón— Manuel and Genny Zapata
México Tula*— Dee W. and Kim Morse
México Tuxtla Gutiérrez— Manuel and Eva Gutiérrez
México Veracruz— Allen P. and Julie J. Hilton
México Xalapa— Carlos Gabriel and Dayalsi Prieto
Pacific
Mission — Mission Leaders
Australia Brisbane South*— Greg and Kristyn Trimble
Fiji Suva— Lote Kama and Venina Ucunibaravi Qoroya
New Zealand Auckland— James S. and Kylie A. Mackie
New Zealand Wellington— Paul W. and Haidee Roberts
Papua New Guinea Daru*— Sione and Mele Lavaka
Papua New Guinea Madang*— M. Dean and Christine A. Westerlund
Samoa Apia West— Gilbert and Ginger Tavita
Solomon Islands Honiara*— Matthew G. and Kimberli Court
Tahiti Papeete— Jay and Katauna Lucas
Philippines
Mission — Mission Leaders
Philippines Angeles— Thomas D. and Patricia C. Burton
Philippines Davao— Gerry C. and Charmaine Gaw Guerra
Philippines Lingayen*— Erwin and Reggie Brillantes
Philippines Lipa*— Federico and Sonia Francia
Philippines Manila— David and Jenna Roy
Philippines Olongapo— M. Todd and P. Michelle Jones
Philippines Ormoc*— Martiniano S. and Lourdes Beata C. Soquila
Philippines Ozamiz*— Bon C. and Imelda F. Escobar
Philippines Puerto Princesa*— Romeo A. and Olivia Salamanca Campos
Philippines Quezon City North— Jeffrey H. and Paige A. Winter
Philippines San Pablo— Eden R. and Tonya May Engen
Philippines Tacloban— Scott and Heidi McElhaney
South America Northwest
Mission — Mission Leaders
Colombia Cali— Jorge and Maria Teresa Portal
Ecuador Guayaquil East— Jim and Allyson E. Larkins
Ecuador Guayaquil North— J. Brian and Katie Abrams
Perú Chiclayo— Yan Carlos and Inocencia Vega
Perú Lima East— David and Juanita Bybee
Perú Lima Northwest*— John T. and Sharon G. Hutchinson
Perú Tacna*— Chris and Kristy Clason
South America South
Mission — Mission Leaders
Argentina Buenos Aires West— Josh and Katie Garner
Argentina Mendoza— Andres L. and Martha Dorado
Argentina Resistencia— Ranulfo and Irais Cervantes
Argentina Rosario— Lee D. and Jennifer Mackay
Argentina Salta— Juan Pablo and Florencia Sajtroch
Chile Santiago North— Brian W. and Kristi Baker
Paraguay Asunción East— R. Scott and Heidi Rushing
Uruguay Salto*— William A. and Alyson Freedman
United States Central
Mission — Mission Leaders
Colorado Colorado Springs— James N. and Kimberly Wadsworth
Colorado Denver East— Michael and Nichol Gallup
Missouri Independence— Blaine H. and Debbie Hill
Missouri Kansas City*— Markham D. and Melissa C. Tuttle
Wyoming Cheyenne*— Brett D. and Susan Christiansen
United States Northeast
Mission — Mission Leaders
Indiana Fort Wayne*— J. Kelly and Linda M. Flanagan
Maryland Baltimore— Douglas W. and Tiffany L. Hedger
Michigan Lansing— Larry R. and Dawn E. Larson
New Jersey Morristown— Chad R. and Sheree H. Argyle
Ohio Columbus— Robbie and Karen Bosco
Pennsylvania Pittsburgh— Daniel and Rebecca Greer
Virginia Norfolk*— Steven C. and Jeanne Merrell
United States Southeast
Mission — Mission Leaders
Arkansas Little Rock— Stan and Heidi Hanks
Florida Fort Lauderdale— Kevin E. and Brynda Lynn Dickson
Georgia Atlanta North— J. Andrew and Shannon Dent
Kentucky Louisville— To be announced
Louisiana Baton Rouge— Daniel and Allyson Chard
Mississippi Jackson*— Graden P. and Sommer Jackson
North Carolina Raleigh— Tod M. and Lindie Turley
South Carolina Columbia— Derek M. and Stephanie Miner
Tennessee Knoxville— Andrew and Vanessa Croshaw
United States Southwest
Mission — Mission Leaders
Arizona Flagstaff— Carl C. and Candace D. Cottrell
Arizona Phoenix East*— Marty R. and Michelle Page
Arizona Phoenix West— Bruce W. and Carolyn S. Ebmeyer
Arizona Tucson— Enrique M. and Yesenia Loo
Nevada Henderson— David A. and Sherice Lemperle
Nevada Reno— Kirk and April Feller
Oklahoma Tulsa*— Scott W. and Karla R. Wallentine
Texas Austin— Ed and Kari Jorden
Texas Dallas East— Travis J. and RaLynne Parry
Texas Dallas North*— Brian and Diane Fitzpatrick
Texas Fort Worth— Casey and Elizabeth Allman
Texas Houston East— Lehi and Melissa Rodriguez
Texas Houston North*— Dale A. and Kristen E. Curriden
Texas Houston West— Morgan and Jennie Fife
Texas Lubbock— Stuart R. and M. Lisa Schofield
Texas San Antonio South*— Martin C. and Veronica Pitarch Rios
United States West
Mission — Mission Leaders
California Anaheim— Curtis R. and Mollie Whetten
California Arcadia— David R. and Suzi Williams
California Carlsbad*— R. Tyler and Elizabeth Wallis
California Fresno— Will and Katie Fritcher
California Oakland/San Francisco— Tom and Lori Holmoe
California Ontario*— Kelly R. and Joan N. Norman
California Riverside— M. Sean and Diana Esplin
California Roseville— Scott A. and Amy B. Jensen
California Sacramento— Gregory and Hollie Peterson
California San Jose— Adam and Natalie Kessler
California Santa Rosa— Ben and Natalie Peterson
California Ventura— Raymond and Lucinda León Contreras
California Victorville*— Greg and Kaele Porter
Idaho Coeur d’Alene*— Scott H. and Laura Welch
Oregon Eugene— Dave and Shannon Morley
Oregon Portland— Stephen and Kim Daley
Utah
Mission — Mission Leaders
Utah Orem— Carl E. and Tammy Harris
Utah Salt Lake City Headquarters— Scott M. and Marcia A. Stanford
*New mission
New Temple Square Missionary Model to Begin in 2026
As they have for many decades, sister missionaries will continue serving on Temple Square but will be assigned to a surrounding mission and divide their time between a teaching area and Temple Square.
The assignment to serve on Temple Square will continue to be made by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve.
This approach mirrors successful models used at other temple visitors’ centers worldwide. This adjustment is designed to enhance the Temple Square guest experience and increase missionary opportunities. With missionaries coming from multiple missions to serve on Temple Square, more can be available during major events and peak visitor periods. And during times of lower visitor traffic, missionaries can spend more time ministering to others in their assigned teaching areas.
As part of this adjustment, a limited number of returned missionaries will be hired as part-time guides to work with the sister missionaries in enhancing the guest experience.
In the coming months, sister missionaries currently assigned to the Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission will be reassigned by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve to one of the surrounding Utah missions. This transition is expected to be completed by July 2026 at which time the Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission will be discontinued.
Volunteers and missionaries serving on Temple Square dates back more than a century:
- 1922: Organized and staffed by part-time and full-time volunteers.
- 1980s: Full-time missionaries began assisting with tours, primarily senior couples, with language support from young missionaries in the Utah Salt Lake City Mission.
- 1995: The Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square Mission was officially formed.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and chair of the Missionary Executive Council served as a part-time guide on Temple Square from 1972 to 1976 during his university studies.
“Missionaries at Temple Square play an important role in sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ, as they welcome millions of visitors from around the world,” he said. “The Church expresses gratitude for these faithful sisters who have served in this mission over the years. Moving forward, the dedicated service of sister missionaries will continue to be a blessing and allow Temple Square to be a place of inspiration for people of all faiths and backgrounds.”