SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has announced 55 new missions starting in July 2026.

The Church shared that the new missions will be created by adjusting the boundaries of existing missions. This brings the number of Church missions around the world to 506.

“It is inspiring to see the number of young Church members who continue to answer the call to share the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world,” said President Dallin H. Oaks, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “These missionaries are helping to bless the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year who are choosing to be baptized into the Lord’s Church.”

According to the Church, the number of young teaching and service missionaries and senior

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