Six new Latter-day Saint missions to launch in 2023
UPDATED: NOVEMBER 23, 2022 AT 10:22 AM
The sun rises above the Conference Center and Temple Square in Salt Lake City before the Saturday morning session of the 192nd Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (Photo courtesy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan North Mission, a division of the Cote d’Ivoire Abidjan East Mission, with some areas currently within the Abidjan West Mission.
Democratic Republic of the Congo Kananga Mission, a division of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Mbuji-Mayi Mission.
Nigeria Aba Mission, a division of the Nigeria Owerri Mission with areas also within the Nigeria Benin City and Nigeria Enugu Missions.
Nigeria Abuja Mission, a division of the Nigeria Lagos Mission.
South Africa Pretoria Mission, a division of the Botswana/Namibia and South Africa Johannesburg Missions, with areas of the South Africa Durban Mission also impacted.
Romania Bucharest Mission, a division of the Hungary/Romania Mission, which will become the Hungary Budapest Mission.
When these missions open, the Church of Jesus Christ will have 416 missions across the world.
Mission presidents and companions are expected to be announced in January 2023.