Inside missionary assignment rooms in the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City, members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles meet with staff of the Church’s Missionary Department to assign thousands of prospective missionaries to serve around the world.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles offered a rare view inside one of these missionary assignment rooms, in a two-minute video posted on his social media channels on Sunday, June 14.
“I come in the spirit of fasting and prayer, and our staff has prepared where the most urgent needs of all these missionaries are,” Elder Rasband said in the video.
In this particular assignment room, a large painting of Jesus Christ ordaining the apostles hangs on the wall behind large computer screens. With a pointer stick in hand, Elder Rasband shows on one screen where a prospective missionary’s name, photo and other information are displayed for consideration.
“Prayerfully, we consider every one of them,” Elder Rasband explained. “We look at whether they’ve learned languages, we look at where their ancestors are from, and we read their priesthood leaders’ comments. And in the spirit of prayer and fasting, we assign them to somewhere in the world that the Lord needs them to serve and that they’re needed.”
Visit the Church News to learn more about the missionary assignment process.
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