John and Augustina Buah, of Accra, Ghana, Former Mission President
John and Augustina Buah, of Accra, Ghana, Former Mission President

The First Presidency has called 130 new mission presidents and companions who will begin their service in July 2020. This includes eight new missions that go into effect in July 2020, and the new Africa Central and South areas that will go into effect in August 2020.

Mission Presidents in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

During their service, each mission president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that presides in one of the 400-plus missions around the world can be responsible for as many as 600 missionaries assigned to each specific geographic area. Most mission presidents and their wives serve for three consecutive years.

Many mission presidents serve outside the United States. Some mission presidents have little previous experience with the language or culture of their new assignment. Others may have served in the country as a young missionary, but for most of them, assuming the role to guide a group of missionaries may seem overwhelming.

Well over 1 million missionaries have served missions since the Church was organized in 1830. The mission presidents who lead them have a heavy responsibility in directing the work of individual missionaries.

Newly called mission presidents come from all walks of life, from many geographic locations, from varied experiences in Church leadership and from diverse family compositions.

As mission leaders, they supervise and train on average from 170 to 180 missionaries during a given time period, but they will work with around 600 young people during their three-year period of service.

Mission presidents share a variety of responsibilities in their service. They are directed to first maintain their own well-being and that of their families. They instruct missionaries to effectively teach gospel principles as well as to maintain their individual health. In addition, the president assumes responsibility for the baptism of new converts and their initial development as new members of the Church.

On a day-to-day basis the supervising couples oversee not only the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of their own families, but also assume responsibility for each of the missionaries assigned to their area. For example, individual missionaries arrive and depart at approximately six-week intervals, as they begin or conclude their two-year period of service. Each missionary is personally attended to, orientated to the mission environment, and then assigned to a companion.


2020 Mission Leadership Assignments

(Source: The Church News)

Africa Central Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Cameroon YaoundeR. Todd MinerAndrea Miner
Ethiopia Addis AbabaRobert J. DudfieldDarice B. Dudfield
Republic of Congo BrazzavilleJean-Luc L. MagréBeatrice Magré
Tanzania Dar es SalaamKyoni KasongoHeléne Kasongo

Africa South Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Mozambique BeiraElton SaucedoMarisa Saucedo
Mozambique MaputoOsvaldo DiasAriane Dias
South Africa Cape TownJacques A. Van ReenenChristine Van Reenen
South Africa JohannesburgH. David NielsonJaci Nielson

Africa West Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Benin CotonouMyles ProudfootJulie Proudfoot
Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan EastKurt C. BendixsenSusie Bendixsen
Ghana AccraChris W. MonsonMarie Monson
Ghana Cape CoastBert B. YoungJennefer Young
Nigeria Port HarcourtVictor O. BasseyUche Bassey

Asia North Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Japan KobeDarwin W. HalvorsonTomomi Halvorson
Japan SapporoHiroshi KinjoTakako Kinjo
Japan Tokyo NorthDale S. CookKathleen A. Cook
Korea BusanDavid G. KillpackHeidi R. Killpack

Brazil Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Brazil BrasíliaBruce PridayDiane Priday
Brazil FlorianópolisWagner DamianiJunia Damiani
Brazil FortalezaBrent L. PridayMarian Priday
Brazil MaceióIrineu E. PradoDaniela Prado
Brazil ManausEber BeckEliane W. Beck
Brazil RecifeChristopher C. NordfeltMandy Nordfelt
Brazil Recife SouthMark CraneCosette Crane
Brazil Rio de Janeiro NorthLeandro de OliveiraArina de Oliveira
Brazil SalvadorJames A. MorrisSyndi R. Morris
Brazil São Paulo InterlagosJeffery R. MorrinLaura D. Morrin
Brazil São Paulo NorthShane O. CookLinda D. Cook
Brazil São Paulo SouthRick L. HirschiSuzette Hirschi
Brazil VitóriaRobert W. TurnerMerri Ellen Turner

Caribbean Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo EastJoey L. SkinnerLisa T. Skinner
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo WestDonald L. TuckerSandra Tucker
Puerto Rico San JuanJulio C. AcostaRamona Acosta

Central America Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
El Salvador San Salvador EastGeorge L. PayneJoanne S. Payne
El Salvador Santa AnaGary HensleyKathy Hensley
Guatemala Guatemala CityWilliam B. WoahnHeidi W. Woahn
Guatemala Guatemala City CentralDavid HruskaAnnette Hruska
Guatemala Guatemala City EastLenard BrunsdaleKaren Brunsdale
Guatemala QuetzaltenangoRobert L. RodenAnnette Roden
Honduras TegucigalpaOscar M. AbadilloCynthia Abadillo

Europe Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Adriatic NorthKevin C. FieldDianna M. Field
Adriatic SouthPaul R. BurdonElsie C Burdon
Alpine German-SpeakingScott M. NaatjesJodi Naatjes
Cape Verde PraiaDavid J. WunderliDiane Wunderli
England ManchesterPeter M. JohnsonStephanie Johnson
Finland HelsinkiVille KervinenLeena Kervinen
France ParisC. Michael HansenJeanne Hansen
Germany FrankfurtDan J. HammonDebbie J. Hammon
Hungary/RomâniaJustin C. RuckerLori Rucker
Sweden StockholmTo be announcedTo be announced

Europe East Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
BalticRoy B. HuffJeanna Huff
Bulgaria/Central EurasianSamuel KoivistoAnna-Maria Koivisto
Russia NovosibirskAlexey V. SamaykinLidia Samaykin
Russia St PetersburgKevin D. StaplesSonja G. Staples
Ukraine Kyiv/MoldovaIvan StratovSvitlana Stratov

México Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
México Guadalajara EastF. Javier FonsecaMargarita Fonseca
México México City SoutheastRodolfo SifuentesSandra Sifuentes
México OaxacaJoel MartinezLupita Martinez
México Puebla SouthCary M. JensenSuzy W. Jensen
México TijuanaTomás GarcíaJulia G. García
México TorreónAlfredo ZanudoGuadalupe Zanudo
México Tuxtla GutiérrezDaren B. RichardsKrissy D. Richards
México VeracruzMark J. WiestDana C. Wiest
México XalapaDavid H. PerkinsGeralyn Perkins

North America Central Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Colorado Colorado SpringsDale C. MaurerLeanne G. Maurer
Colorado Denver NorthBrett A. BlakeErin Blake
Minnesota MinneapolisMatthew O. RichardsonLisa Richardson
Missouri IndependenceLynn J AmesRebecca Ames

North America Northeast Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Michigan LansingElmer L. HeapAmy Hobson Heap
New Jersey MorristownMicah D. RolfeMarie Rolfe
Ohio ColumbusJason J HorgesheimerKristi Horgesheimer
Pennsylvania PittsburghMatthew W. WrightKimberly V. Wright

North America Southeast Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Arkansas Little RockRobert M. CahoonBetsy V. Cahoon
Florida Fort LauderdaleTimothy F. PingreeLou Ann L. Pingree
Georgia Atlanta NorthMark HarrisSarah Harris
Kentucky LouisvilleBlake R. AlderSheryl A. Alder
Louisiana Baton RougeJohn D. AmosMichelle E. Amos
South Carolina ColumbiaIsaac K. MorrisonHannah Morrison
Tennessee KnoxvilleW. Brett GrahamSara P. Graham

North America Southwest Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Arizona PhoenixBrik V. EyreSusan R. Eyre
Arizona TucsonJeremy B. GriselRobin H. Grisel
Nevada Las VegasFrank C. RodarteMelissa Rodarte
Nevada RenoCory DunnPamela Dunn
Texas AustinScott J. FoxBritton Fox
Texas DallasDuane E. FarleyKristi Farley
Texas Dallas EastNeldon S. SeitzDawna Seitz
Texas HoustonRamon G. BurrolaOlivia Burrola
Texas Houston EastTroy D. LarkinJill J. Larkin
Texas LubbockCurtis K. ChildJackie B. Child

North America West Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Alaska AnchorageGregory G. KingLynnell S. King
California AnaheimH. J. PlattCori J. Platt
California ArcadiaRobert S. HallSuzanne B. Hall
California FresnoTracy NielsenSallee Nielsen
California RiversideEdward S. WatsonLara B. Watson
California RosevilleDouglas L. TalleyApril R. Talley
California SacramentoDavid W. ZimmermanMary Lynne Zimmerman
California San DiegoRicardo P. GiménezCatherine Giménez
California San JoseGary A. SmithTera R. Smith
California Santa RosaLex L. PufferSharon Puffer
California VenturaC. Tom CarterJennie Carter
Oregon EugeneTo be announcedTo be announced
Oregon PortlandSteve HaymondAngie Haymond
Washington TacomaChristopher S. MettsMelody M. Metts

Pacific Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Fiji SuvaGarrick W. ParrSusan K. Parr
New Zealand AucklandSpencer EcclesKristine Eccles
New Zealand WellingtonDavid ThomsonSue Thomson
Tahiti PapeeteMark S BannerMelissa Banner

Philippines Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Philippines AngelesBradley J. WaddoupsLinda Waddoups
Philippines CebuManuel M. AgustinBernadette Mari B. Agustin
Philippines DavaoAlfredo R. ArdonGrace P. Ardon
Philippines ManilaMark H. BallifJulia W. Ballif
Philippines OlongapoSteven R. ColtonJeri C. Colton
Philippines Quezon City NorthTodd C. ListonKara Liston
Philippines San PabloW. Scott LohnerKimberly Lohner
Philippines TaclobanFabian L. SinambanGay N. Sinamban

South America Northwest Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Bolivia CochabambaJosé BatallaValeria Batalla
Colombia CaliDavid T. WardJami C. Ward
Ecuador Guayaquil EastKevin WestoverLinda Westover
Ecuador Guayaquil NorthTracy O. SkousenDiane Skousen
Ecuador QuitoDavid A. WintersPamela Winters
Perú ChiclayoE. Xavier EspinozaSilvia M. Espinoza
Perú Lima EastDavid W. DuceJanelle N. Duce
Venezuela CaracasDomingo J. PerezMagdelis Perez

South America South Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Argentina Buenos Aires WestDavid T. DemarsSheryl K. Demars
Argentina MendozaShayne L JuddAmy Lynn Judd
Argentina ResistenciaClay ReberSharlyn L. Reber
Argentina RosarioBradley R. TolmanMichelle F. Tolman
Argentina SaltaArturo D. PalmieriGabriela Palmieri

Utah Area

MissionPresidentCompanion
Utah Salt Lake City HeadquartersSteven K. RandallKathy Randall
Utah Salt Lake City Temple SquareRussell M LarsenKay Lynn Larsen

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