The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now has more full-time missionaries serving than at any other time in its history.
Approximately 88,500 full-time missionaries are serving worldwide, surpassing the previous high of just over 88,000 in 2014. This historic missionary force comprises young teaching and service missionaries and senior missionaries. The increase is due to the first wave of 18-year-old sister missionaries beginning their service.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles chairs the Missionary Executive Council. He marked the milestone in a social media post on July 14. He said the all-time high reflects the “faith and devotion of a rising generation of disciples of Jesus Christ.”
The milestone comes as the Church opens 55 new missions worldwide, bringing the total to 505.
Visit Church Newsroom to read more about the new missionary record.
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