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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced 55 new missions will be created by adjusting existing boundaries.

This expansion will increase the total number of missions to 506 by July 2026.

Missionaries now number over 84,000, serving in 150 countries and 60 languages.

SALT LAKE CITY — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday that 55 new missions will be created next year by adjusting the boundaries of existing missions.

"The new missions will help to accommodate a growing number of missionaries already called and will allow missionaries to better support the increasing number of congregations throughout the world," the church said in a news release .

With the additional missions, the total number

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