Read summaries, see photos from the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders
See coverage of the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, featuring messages from the First Presidency, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and the Missionary Executive Council
New mission leaders take notes on Thursday, June 18, 2026, during the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, held in the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, June 18-21, 2026. The mission leader couples will report to their mission assignments in July. Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
From June 18-21, most of those couples will gather at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, to hear counsel and instruction from each member of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, as well as other members of the Missionary Executive Council, before reporting to their missions in July.
Similar to general conference, the seminar for new mission leaders has the full participation from the entire First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The Christ-centered messages can be helpful to those preparing to serve missions, local leaders and all members of the Church.
At the beginning of the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles — who chairs the Missionary Executive Council — announced that 193 couples at this year’s seminar are from 26 countries and will serve in 64 nations. Thirteen of the couples are participating in the seminar remotely from the Brazil and Ghana MTCs.
Members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gather at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, for the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The seminar includes four days of instruction for newly called mission leaders, June 18-21, 2026. | Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Besides devotional-type meetings and discussions with Church leaders, the seminar will also include breakout sessions, panel discussions and classroom activities where the new mission leaders practice teaching with new missionaries who are training in the Provo MTC.
Members of the First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gather at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, for the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The seminar includes four days of instruction for newly called mission leaders, June 18-21, 2026. | Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles gather at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, for the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders on Thursday, June 18, 2026. The seminar includes four days of instruction for newly called mission leaders, June 18-21, 2026. | Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Elder Jonathan S. Schmitt, General Authority Seventy and executive director of the Church's Missionary Department, listens during the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on Thursday, June 18, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
New mission leaders listen on Thursday, June 18, 2026, during the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, held in the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, June 18-21, 2026. | Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Sister Amy A. Wright, first counselor in the Primary general presidency and a member of the Missionary Executive Council, listens during the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on June 18, 2026. | Leslie Nilsson, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
A missionary choir sings at the beginning of the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders at the Provo Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on Thursday, June 18, 2026. | Cody Bell, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
