Eighty-one-year-olds Virginia Hawkins Bryant and Kathleen Moessing will be companions in the Micronesia Guam Mission, continuing a friendship that began when they were toddlers.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is adjusting how sister missionaries serve at Temple Square to enhance the guest experience.

“I invite you to let this season, this missionary experience, change your life,” said the Relief Society General President Camille N. Johnson.

With the addition of 55 new missions worldwide in 2026, some countries, U.S. states and one Canadian province will have a new mission in their respective areas for the first time.

Accelerated growth in convert baptisms, 55 new missions announced and sisters serving at age 18 are among the year’s notable events in missionary work.

Elder Emmett Oakley, a service missionary in Iowa, reflects on his journey of enduring life’s hardships through faith in the Lord and the support of others.

A missionary effort that began in Maryland encourages ongoing relationships that enhance the Lord’s work.

Sister Amy A. Wright, first counselor in the Primary general presidency, offered timeless insights and lessons from Ammon in the Book of Mormon during a devotional at the Provo MTC.

“They’re helping their fellow beings right now, and they’re helping them truly come unto Christ,” said Provo MTC President Stephen W. Owen.

Missionaries in Slovenia helped harvest olives in a vineyard and clean up an area at a Red Cross facility on the Adriatic Sea that helps children with medical challenges.

Four Church leaders testify of the blessings of missionary service young women can expect following age-change announcement.

Church leaders express joy and confidence in the young women and share hopes that they will have revelatory experiences.

Effective immediately, young women may begin to serve full-time missions at the same age as young men.

Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles dedicated a missionary training center in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of a recent ministry in Central and East Africa.

In a devotional broadcast at the Provo Missionary Training Center, Elder David A. Bednar taught how priesthood authority, keys and the process of selecting a new president set the Church apart in the world.

Missionaries serving at Church historic sites reflect on experiences that have strengthened their testimonies and enabled them to plant seeds of faith with visitors worldwide.

At the Provo MTC, Bishop L. Todd Budge encouraged training missionaries to invite people “to experience the doctrine of Christ themselves.”

Hours after a new First Presidency was organized, Young Women General President Emily Belle Freeman testified during a missionary devotional about prophets and why they are needed in today's world.

The summit showed how others groups can expand the greenhouse initiative to other countries. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Muslim Aid have worked together to construct more than 3,000 greenhouses in 84 municipalities across Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2014.

In June, Elder Quentin L. Cook announced a record number of convert baptisms; Church leaders around the world are seeing it firsthand.