
2025 mission leaders
The First Presidency has called new mission leaders for 165 missions worldwide. Most of these couples will begin their three-year service in July.Copyright 2024 Deseret News Publishing Company.Updated April 4, 2025
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called new mission leaders for 165 missions worldwide. Most of these couples will begin their three-year service on or about July 1.
Click on the names to read the couples’ brief biographies and photos as published in the Church News.
Africa Central Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo Lubumbashi | Tommy M. and Julie K. Muhemedy |
Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi | Léandre and Perpétue Malonga |
Kenya Nairobi West | Onward and Maureen Chivunga |
Rwanda Kigali | John A. and Cynthia K. Koranteng |
Uganda Kampala | Duane D. J. and Jocelyn L. Bell |
Africa South Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Angola Luanda | Jeff and Jodi Hemmingsen |
Botswana/Namibia | Greg and Roxann Neuberger |
South Africa Durban | Howard and Chari Laguna |
Zambia Lusaka | Brian L. and Sonia Olmstead |
Africa West Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan West | Christopher S. and Angelique R. Vore |
Ghana Accra West | Rodney L. and Robyn Campbell |
Ghana Cape Coast | Kojo and Ann Tachie-Menson |
Liberia Monrovia | Kevin A. and Andrea Wilson |
Nigeria Benin City | Ugwu C. and Akudo U. Ihesiene |
Nigeria Enugu | Christian C. and Felicia Chigbundu |
Nigeria Lagos | Edward K. and Elizabeth E. Senanu |
Nigeria Owerri | Samuel and Christiana Appiah |
Sierra Leone Freetown | Theophilus and Anwuli Agbese |
Asia Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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India Bengaluru | Robert K. and Usha Anthony |
Singapore | Kok Leong Richard and Min Lian Ho |
Asia North Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Korea Busan | Jae Song and Mia Kang |
Korea Seoul South | Kil Hwan Baek and Chaerim Kwak |
Micronesia Guam | Christopher K. and Teresa M. Williams |
Mongolia Ulaanbaatar | Bryce and Annie Kunz |
Brazil Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Brazil Belém | Rubens and Sandra Ferreira |
Brazil Curitiba | Denis and Marcia Pedro |
Brazil Curitiba South | Gustavo and Jessica Antunes |
Brazil Fortaleza East | Steven J. and Lisa Page |
Brazil Goiânia | Ricardo and Leonara Faria de Souza |
Brazil João Pessoa | Fernando and Luciana S. Puerta |
Brazil Londrina | Plinio and Felicia Pimentel |
Brazil Natal | João C. and Suellen H. Generoso |
Brazil Piracicaba | Kerry L. and Lisa L. Varney |
Brazil Ribeirão Preto | Jared A. and Nikkii T. Sasser |
Brazil Salvador | Clodoaldo and Mônica Santos |
Brazil Santa Maria | Trevor and Amy Williams |
Brazil Santos | Cristiano O. and Cibely B. Sampaio |
Brazil São Paulo South | Scott and Kendra Broadbent |
Brazil São Paulo West | Paulo and Maristela Moura |
Caribbean Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Venezuela Valencia | Jorge and Maria Teresa Portal |
Central America Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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El Salvador San Salvador West | Aristóteles S. and Loryn E. Galán |
Guatemala Antigua | Wayne D. and Kelly Langford |
Guatemala Cobán/Belize | Luis A. and Aida E. Urizar |
Guatemala Retalhuleu | Eddie and Veronica Pincay |
Honduras San Pedro Sula East | Kirt and Emily Christensen |
Honduras San Pedro Sula West | Broc C. and Lori Hiatt |
Nicaragua Managua North | Walter R. and Carla Venegas |
Panamá Panamá City | Ricardo and Kriss Spencer |
Eurasian Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Armenia/Georgia | Edmond P. and Juliet E. Ainian |
Russia Moscow | Vladimir N. and Anna Astashov |
Russia Yekaterinburg | Evgenii and Elena Markelov |
Europe Central Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Czech/Slovak | Jared and Jill Everton |
France Leon | Adam and Sherianne Schow |
Italy Milan | Jacob and Tiffany Munns |
Italy Rome | Laren R. and Caralee H. Walker |
Spain Madrid North | Matthew and Caryn Grow |
Europe North Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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England Birmingham | James and Rachael Parker |
England Leeds | Jeffrey J. and Deanna Kerr |
England Manchester | Rich and Marla Goode |
Ukraine Kyiv/Moldova | Aaron and Katie Shepherd |
México Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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México Aguascalientes | Alberto and Elisa Castro |
México Cancún | Troy K. and Sherri N. Witt |
México Chihuahua | Edgar P. and Minerva Montes |
México Ciudad Juárez | Heriberto Blanco Ramirez and Maria Blanco |
México Culiacán | Erick and Ana R. Lara |
México Hermosillo | Luis and Carolina Luna |
México Mérida | P. Kurt and Tera R. Thorderson |
México México City Chalco | Todd L. and KyLee Veenker |
México México City East | Tonn K. and Jami Petersen |
México México City North | Damon and Marie Trejo |
México México City Northwest | Christopher J. and Shawna Brady |
México México City West | R. Tyler and Elizabeth Wallis |
México Monterrey East | Octavio and Laura Rojas |
México Monterrey West | José and Florina Bretado |
México Pachuca | Domingo G. and Claudia Morales |
México Querétaro | Jorge Antonio and Isamary Avalos |
México Saltillo | Ruben and Andrea Teves |
México Villahermosa | Pedro A. and María Ysabel Miranda |
North America Central Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Canada Edmonton | Alan and Laura Matheson |
Colorado Denver South | David and Sherilyn Flake |
Colorado Fort Collins | Cory D. and Amy R. Hall |
Idaho Boise | Scott G. and Wendy S. Hess |
Idaho Idaho Falls | Rainey and Tammy Rogers |
Illinois Chicago | Justin and Lindsey Wood |
Iowa Iowa City | Todd B. and Kerrie Stone |
Kansas Wichita | James B. and Cherie T. Terry |
Missouri St Louis | Mark and Kimberly Beecher |
Wisconsin Milwaukee | Jeffrey S. and Monica G. Bailey |
North America Northeast Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Canada Toronto | Alfred T. and Cherisse Lee |
Indiana Indianapolis | Boyd C. and Debra Matheson |
Michigan Detroit | Eric and Carrie Graves |
New Hampshire Manchester | James M. and Judith P. Campbell |
Virginia Richmond | Ryan and Cami Warburton |
Washington DC North | Joseph and Lori Vance |
West Virginia Charleston | Mark M. and Audralyn B. Allen |
North America Southeast Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Alabama Birmingham | Adam K. and Emily Beeson Galland |
Florida Jacksonville | Tracy and Rebecca Walker |
Florida Tampa | Nathan and Rebecca Hollist |
Georgia Atlanta | G. Darren and Rachelle Cox |
Tennessee Nashville | Matthew K. and Wendy A. Stepan |
North America Southwest Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Arizona Gilbert | Jacques B. and Nicola J. de Wet |
Arizona Mesa | Christopher A. and Stacey K. Lythgoe |
Arizona Tempe | Richard G. and Marci Law |
Nevada Las Vegas West | Kyle and Tammi Coleman |
New Mexico Albuquerque | Mark and Cherie Smith |
Oklahoma Oklahoma City | Mel S. and Dru Huffaker |
Texas Fort Worth | Lance A. and Laura C. Loveland |
Texas McAllen | Julio C. and Haydee Pineda |
Texas San Antonio | James W. and Saucha S. Bramwell |
North America West Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Alaska Anchorage | James and Melody Ledesma |
California Bakersfield | Larry D. and Jennifer Monson |
California Newport Beach | Todd L. and Signe S. Knapp |
California San Bernardino | Mark and Shae Oligschlaeger |
California San Diego | Art and Patti T. Rascon |
Canada Vancouver | Jeffrey and Marie-Chantelle Vincent |
Hawaii Laie | J. Ray and Patricia S. Hicken |
Oregon Salem | Kurtis B. and Carla Parker |
Washington Everett | Darrell C. and Jane Sherman |
Washington Kennewick | David B. and Ann Salmons |
Washington Seattle | Kirk and Cindy Gadberry |
Washington Vancouver | Alex and Julie Pulsipher |
Pacific Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Australia Brisbane | Leonardo and Kendel Gomez |
Australia Melbourne | Kim D. and Debra Anderson |
Marshall Islands/Kiribati | Jonathon and Fiona Maile |
New Zealand Hamilton | Riki and Donna M. Tukukino |
Papua New Guinea Lae | Fa’aleaga and Tili R. Young Yen |
Tonga Nuku’alofa | Sione I. and ‘Ana Latu Langi |
Philippines Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Philippines Antipolo | Brent C. and Lisa H. Robinson |
Philippines Baguio | Raul T. and Eleanor C. Antonio |
Philippines Cagayan de Oro | Edmarc R. and Donna D. Dumas |
Philippines Cauayan | Joseph L. and Stacy M. Lindsay |
Philippines Cavite | Romelo C. and Maria C. Concepcion |
Philippines Cebu East | W. Jared and Heather F. Scott |
Philippines Legazpi | Franco D. and Minnie C. Advincula |
Philippines Naga | Lysander D. and Gigi G. Guevarra |
Philippines Quezon City | Jacob S. and Nicea M. Walker |
South America Northwest Area
Mission | Mision Leaders |
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Bolivia La Paz | L. Guido and Zadir Cristobal |
Bolivia Santa Cruz | Jose Cirino and Silvia Campos |
Bolivia Santa Cruz North | Brian J. and Susie Kochevar |
Colombia Barranquilla | Pablo A. and Maria Barreiro |
Ecuador Guayaquil South | Jorge Luis and Mariana Ceccon |
Ecuador Guayaquil West | David K. and Christine Taylor |
Perú Arequipa | Mark N. and Sondra L. Elliott |
Perú Cusco | Trevor and Becky Stansbury |
Perú Huancayo | Alan K. and M. Elizabeth Farrell |
Perú Iquitos | William and Karen Summerhays |
Perú Lima Limatambo | Michael and Lianne Gardner |
Perú Lima North | Andrew N. and Mandy K. Brooks |
Perú Lima West | Gregory H. and Isabel R. Neher |
Perú Trujillo North | Michael K. and Diann B. Harries |
South America South Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Argentina Buenos Aires North | David A. and Rebecca T. Jackson |
Argentina Buenos Aires South | Tim and Karen Fewkes |
Argentina Comodoro Rivadavia | Ryan and Joy Phelps |
Argentina Córdoba | Mike and Natalie Rhea |
Chile Antofagasta | Russell S. and Dana Moody |
Chile Concepción | Luis C. and Sandra V. Lillo |
Chile Concepción South | Manolo and Ebelin Gutierrez |
Chile Puerto Montt | To be announced |
Chile Rancagua | Kyle R. and Daniece D. Crump |
Chile Santiago South | Brent A. and Monica Bartholomew |
Chile Santiago West | Jason T. and Amber J. Kilgore |
Paraguay Asunción North | Daniel T. and Anne Smith |
Uruguay Montevideo | Michael D. and Erica Davis |
Uruguay Montevideo West | Todd and Stephanie Santiago |
Utah Area
Mission | Mission Leaders |
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Utah Salt Lake City | B. James and Lisa C. Lee |
Utah Salt Lake City South | Darin L. and Kathy Allred |
Utah St. George | Nels W. and Gina D. Thorderson |