Latter-day Saint Life

These quintuplets will serve missions at the same time

Quintuplets wearing green graduation robes, smiling and holding their diplomas.
Quintuplets Rustin Wilkinson, Kassidy Wilkinson, Kaydence Wilkinson, Kyndall Wilkinson, and Ryder Wilkinson smile at their high school graduation in May 2025 in Cedar Park, Texas. 
Provided by Rachelle Wilkinson for the Church News

When Rachelle Wilkinson of the Cedar Park Texas Stake found out she was having quintuplets nearly 20 years ago, she said it felt like an “out-of-body experience.”

“‘This doesn’t happen to real people. How is this happening to me?’” she recalled thinking. ...

On July 31, 2007, Rachelle Wilkinson delivered five healthy babies, breaking the national record in the United States for the collective birth weight of quintuplets at 21 pounds, 7.2 ounces.

Today, the Wilkinson quintuplets are 18 years old—and each of them has chosen to serve missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Quintuplets, two boys in suits, and three girls in white dresses, posing for a photo on their baptism day.
Quintuplets Kaydence Wilkinson, Ryder Wilkinson, Kassidy Wilkinson, Rustin Wilkinson, and Kyndall Wilkinson smile for a baptism photo in September 2015 in Cedar Park, Texas.
Provided by Rachelle Wilkinson for the Church News

A Sibling Bond That Keeps Growing

Three of the five quintuplets have already begun their missions, with the other two set to begin in the summer.

Visit the Church News to read more about the Wilkinson quintuplets.

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