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The locations and number of new mission presidents and companions for 134 missions worldwide who will begin their three-year service in July 2023. Graphic courtesy of Church News.Copyright 2022 Deseret News Publishing Company.
Updated Thursday, June 19, 2023
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has called new mission presidents and companions for 134 missions worldwide. Five couples will be announced later. The new leadership couples will begin their three-year service in July. Their names and assignments are listed below.
Links to the couples’ brief biographies and photos will be added as they are published in the Church News in the coming months. This list can be found anytime at the bottom right of the Newsroom home page under Popular Topics.
The list includes assignments for the six new missions that begin this summer — five in Africa and one in Europe; with the additions, the Church will have 416 total missions. The six are the Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan North, Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga, Nigeria Aba, Nigeria Abuja, South Africa Pretoria and Romania Bucharest missions.
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Six new missions — five in Africa and one in Europe — bring the total of Church missions to 416 by July 2023. Graphic courtesy of Church News.Copyright 2022 Deseret News Publishing Company.
Mission Areas
To jump directly to a specific area, click on the area’s name in the following bulleted list. You can also scroll through the areas listed at the end of this article.
- Africa Central Area
- Africa South Area
- Africa West Area
- Asia North Area
- Brazil Area
- Caribbean
- Central America Area
- Europe Central Area
- Europe North Area
- México Area
- North America Central Area
- North America Northeast Area
- North America Southeast Area
- North America Southwest Area
- North America West Area
- Pacific Area
- Philippines Area
- South America Northwest Area
- South America South Area
- Utah Area
Africa Central Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Cameroon Yaounde | David and Sally-Jane Kannar |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga (New) | Eric and Therese-Alberta Kapanga |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo Kinshasa East | Rémy and Alda Tshilombo |
| Ethiopia Addis Ababa | Oliva and Rebecca Cowley |
| Republic of Congo Brazzaville | Brian E. and Rebecca S. Dunn |
| Tanzania Dar es Salaam | Samuel Enos Kwamina and Paulina Kissiwaa Eghan |
Africa South Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar Antananarivo | Deryl and Valerie Eastman | |
| Mozambique Maputo | David A. and Janet Valletta | |
| South Africa Cape Town | Dan and Susan E. Stringham | |
| South Africa Johannesburg | Paul W. and Marianne Ruben | |
| South Africa Pretoria (New) | Glenn M. and Amanda M. Holmes |
Africa West Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Benin Cotonou | Kelly and Tina Lundeen |
| Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan East | Pascal J. and Lauralyn Budge |
| Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan North (New) | Gregory B. and Robin A. Robinson |
| Ghana Accra | Ben and Julynn Beeson |
| Nigeria Aba (New) | Terrify Antonio and Mary Banda |
| Nigeria Abuja (New) | Dennis and Rita Darkwaah Ocansey |
| Nigeria Port Harcourt | Sipho and Christine Ndlovu |
Asia North Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Japan Kobe | Tsuyoshi and Tomomi Sano |
| Japan Sapporo | Ken and Ruri Toma |
| Japan Tokyo North | Reed T. and Heather L. Deshler |
Brazil Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Brazil Brasília | Eliezer and Regina Santos |
| Brazil Campinas | Adam B. and Kimberly Ball Harker |
| Brazil Florianópolis | Rogerio and Renata Finholdt |
| Brazil Fortaleza | Júlio C Lima and Kelli Sudy Feitosa |
| Brazil Maceió | Nathan and Michelle Hanks |
| Brazil Manaus | Andre and Carla França |
| Brazil Recife North | Davis M. and Asialene C. Smith |
| Brazil Recife South | Lincoln P. and Bianca Orsi Martins |
| Brazil Rio de Janeiro North | Alan and Joanna Dutson |
| Brazil Salvador | Troy and Carrie R. Jepson |
| Brazil São Paulo Interlagos | J. Tyler and Dana L. Rollins |
| Brazil São Paulo North | F. Alan and Mary S. Walker |
| Brazil São Paulo South | Milton and Sandra Queiroz |
| Brazil Vitória | Humberto and Kilma Barbosa |
Caribbean Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East | Luis C. and Anna Chaverri |
| Dominican Republic Santo Domingo West | Hector David and Emma Hernandez |
| Puerto Rico San Juan | Paul and Karryl Horstmeier |
Central America Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| El Salvador San Salvador East | Rob and Debbie Young |
| El Salvador Santa Ana | Jared and Glendy Díaz de Choy |
| Guatemala Guatemala City | Phillip N. and Gretchen L. Foster |
| Guatemala Guatemala City Central | Daren and Becky Heyland |
| Guatemala Guatemala City East | Jose Andres and Tania Bermudez |
| Guatemala Quetzaltenango | Rossvan and Yoanna Plata |
| Honduras Tegucigalpa | Roberto and Lilian Carolina Gonzalez |
| Nicaragua Managua South | José and Mercedes Hernández |
Europe Central Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Adriatic North | Brian E. and Angelika Cordray |
| Albania Tirana | Michael and Johanna Auras |
| Alpine German-Speaking | Martin W. and Donna Bates |
| Bulgaria/Greece | David A. and Emily Wood Nelson |
| France Paris | Ryan R. and Heather A. Munns |
| Germany Frankfurt | Douglas P. and Lynne G. Cropper |
| Hungary Budapest | Chet J. and Kristy Wall |
| Poland Warsaw | Gregory D. and Christine Roney |
| România Bucharest (New) | Geoffrey R. and Roseanna C. Fowler |
| Spain Barcelona | Frank and Maria Heckmann |
Europe North Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Baltic | Antti and Skaistė Makslahti-Tolstosheev |
| Cape Verde Praia | Abel and Paula Chaves |
| Finland Helsinki | Juha and Ulla Lehtinen |
| Sweden Stockholm | J. Gregory and Lisa S. Lake |
México Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| México Guadalajara East | Kleber A. and Miriam Litardo |
| México México City Southeast | Michael D. and Kay Y. Jones |
| México Oaxaca | Marcelo and Adriana Paz |
| México Puebla South | Raúl and Roxana Oyarzabal |
| México Tijuana | Jorge E. and Gloria P. Lara |
| México Torreón | David L. and Cambria Blain |
| México Tuxtla Gutiérrez | Luis J. and Bertita Camey |
| México Veracruz | Elder and Celeste Aída Alvarado |
| México Xalapa | Alejandro and Olga M. Villanueva |
North America Central Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Colorado Colorado Springs | Jason and Julie Kotter |
| Colorado Denver North | Charles C. and M’Recia R. Clawson |
| Minnesota Minneapolis | Jeff and Jeni Gochnour |
| Missouri Independence | Scott D. and Lisa B. Sommerfeldt |
North America Northeast Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Maryland Baltimore | Robert J. and Patricia Brigham |
| Michigan Lansing | Gene and Karen Peckham |
| New Jersey Morristown | S. Mario and Karla K. Durrant |
| Ohio Columbus | David T. and Heather Brockbank |
| Pennsylvania Pittsburgh | R. Scott and Janny P. Hoffman |
North America Southeast Area
| Mission | President and Companion |
|---|---|
| Arkansas Little Rock | Mark E. and Marianne H. Larsen |
| Florida Fort Lauderdale | David W. and Jennifer J. Cluff |
| Georgia Atlanta North | Russell V. and Shawna Judd |
| Kentucky Louisville | David B. and Lori McGinn |
| Louisiana Baton Rouge | Michael C. and Holly J. Smuin |
| North Carolina Raleigh | John and Marcia Kirk Stevens |
| South Carolina Columbia | Scott and Deanna Hamblin |
| Tennessee Knoxville | Mark and Kimberly Barlow |
North America Southwest Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Phoenix | Cory D. and Carrilyn M. Fisk | |
| Arizona Scottsdale | Scott and AnnaLisa Stratton | |
| Arizona Tucson | Chris W. and Lesley P. Woodfield | |
| Nevada Las Vegas | Carl D. and Emily Liljenquist Vance | |
| Nevada Reno | Robert and Cyneil Saxton | |
| Texas Austin | Gary F. and Marci Carter | |
| Texas Dallas East | Donald B. and Andrea Taylor | |
| Texas Dallas West | Jonathan and Stacey Ord | |
| Texas Houston | Jeffrey C. and Jill Whatcott McMullin | |
| Texas Houston East | Steve and Becky Schmutz | |
| Texas Lubbock | Jason L. and Jamie Langeveld |
North America West Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| California Anaheim | Jerome G. and Beverly S. Galotera | |
| California Arcadia | Brent D. and Elizabeth Jones | |
| California Fresno | Jeff and Amy Davis | |
| California Oakland/San Francisco Mission | James D. and Martha A. Lash | |
| California Riverside | Clark R. and Teresa H. Hendrickson | |
| California Roseville | Edward and LeAnn Basha | |
| California Sacramento | Kenneth B. and Julianne Black | |
| California San Jose | Benjamin S. and Rebecca Larson | |
| California Santa Rosa | E. Mark and Elaine H. Quinn | |
| California Ventura | Juan and Martha Rodriguez | |
| Oregon Eugene | Christopher J. and Rhonda L. Cornelius | |
| Oregon Portland | Benjamin and Sela Tupouvainiaku Botchway | |
Pacific Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Fiji Suva | Mac and Helen La’ulu | |
| New Zealand Auckland | Marvin R and Lori B. Allen | |
| New Zealand Wellington | Paul A. and Kristi T. Clark |
Philippines Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Philippines Angeles | Michael and Danielle Bingham | |
| Philippines Cebu | Omer D. and Amalia B. Fernandez | |
| Philippines Davao | Aretemio C. and Arlene Esguerra Maligon | |
| Philippines Manila | Janryll and Liberty Fernandez | |
| Philippines Olongapo | W. Scott and Megan G. Albrecht | |
| Philippines Quezon City North | Mark and Janis Workman | |
| Philippines San Pablo | Jon and Karen Scholl | |
| Philippines Tacloban | Doroteo Allen G. and Ma. Hazel R. Martinez |
South America Northwest Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia Cali | Tomas E. and Mayanin Pazos | |
| Ecuador Guayaquil East | Bryan J and Dixie Peterson | |
| Ecuador Guayaquil North | Gregg A. and Janette P. Toolson | |
| Ecuador Quito | Bryan L. and Jenny Welton | |
| Perú Chiclayo | Gus and Anny Giuria | |
| Perú Lima East | Luis Daniel and Diana Carolina Santana | |
| Venezuela Caracas | Henrry Jose and Airam Susej de Perez | |
| Venezuela Maracaibo | Euvel and Neidy Rodríguez |
South America South Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina Buenos Aires West | Richard and MaryAnn Holley | |
| Argentina Mendoza | Thomas and Pamela Ingersoll | |
| Argentina Resistencia | Brad and Angela Barlow | |
| Argentina Rosario | Robert H. and Saaci Walton | |
| Argentina Salta | F. Wayne and Cheryl Janzen | |
| Chile Santiago North | Rafael and Georgina Gutiérrez |
Utah Area
| Mission | President and Companion | |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Salt Lake City Temple Square | Raúl E. and Sani-Dee Kekauoha Braun | |
| Utah Orem | Kurt and Katie Brown |
