Sister Sisters: Meet 3 Siblings Serving Service Missions in England

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By Mary Richards, Church News

Sisters Chloe, Mandy and Jessica Pritchard of the South Ribble Ward in the England Preston Stake are three siblings serving full-time missions at the same time for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They are service missionaries in the England Manchester Mission.

The oldest sister, Sister Jessica Pritchard, was set apart in December 2023. She felt strongly that she should serve a mission after a series of visits to the Preston England Temple. Then as Sister Chloe Pritchard spent time helping and serving with the full-time sister missionaries, she also felt a great desire to serve.

Then when Sister Mandy Pritchard discovered the opportunity to serve a service mission, she decided to apply. And so Sisters Chloe and Mandy Pritchard — who are twins — were set apart as missionaries on February 22.

Their mother, Marie Delaitre, said, “I knew that they wanted to serve a mission, but I never expected them all to serve at the same time.”

Sister Chloe Pritchard said, “Serving with my sisters feels great. It’s a lot of fun serving together, and even funnier is hearing Sister Pritchard, when you don’t know which Sister Pritchard they are referring to.”

The purpose of a service mission is “to help others come unto Christ by serving them as the Savior would.” Worthy young men ages 18-25 may serve a service mission for six to 24 months, and young women ages 19-29 may serve a service mission for six to 18 months, as close to full time as their capability and circumstances allow.

These missionaries live at home and serve locally, and each young man or young woman is provided a customized mission experience tailored to his or her talents, skills and gifts.

They provide needed and valuable service to Church, community and charitable organizations while increasing their testimony of the Savior.

One of the assignments where the Pritchard sisters serve together is at the Blackburn Food Bank. This organization has provided more than 192,500 meals to people in need in Blackburn over the past year, including 78,777 meals for children.

Sister Jessica Pritchard does graphic design and social media for the food bank, and the other two sisters help with food distribution.

All three also volunteer together at Turbary Woods Owl and Birds of Prey Sanctuary in Preston.

Sister Mandy Pritchard is looking at serving with a local charity for the homeless, while Sister Chloe Pritchard helps an organization that visits isolated and housebound people in the community.

The three sisters live and serve in an historic area for the Church in Great Britain, living only a few minutes from the Preston England Temple and attending church in the Preston Chapel.

A brick in the wall of the entrance of the Preston Chapel commemorates the original Vauxhall Chapel, where the first Latter-day Saint meetings were held on July 23, 1837. A plaque commemorates the first baptisms on July 30, 1837.

Elder Denis Hoar and Sister Alison Hoar are the service mission leaders in the England Manchester Mission.

“Truly these three Pritchard sisters continue the great history of Preston, England, and the continued gathering of Israel through missionary service in Great Britain,” wrote the Hoars.

To find out more about being a service missionary, go to www.churchofjesuschrist.org/service-missionary.

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