There will be more missionaries than ever before, according to President Oaks.

Although there are currently 87,000 missionaries serving all over the world, President Dallin H. Smith predicted that “in coming weeks, we will have the largest number of full-time missionaries in the Church’s history.”.

On Saturday, June 20, Oaks informed new mission leaders. The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints stated, “You are called to lead missionaries at an historic time.”. “Missionary work is reaching unprecedented levels.”.

“The first wave of 18-year-old sister missionaries starting their service and the addition of 55 new missions in July, bringing the total to 506, are the reasons for the increase.”.

At the 2026 Seminar for New Mission Leaders, which will take place at the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, from June 18–21, 2026, President Oaks remarked, “What a group to lead.”.