Mission president

[5][6] Tonga has also had a few men native to the country who were residing in the islands when called to serve as presidents of the Tongan mission.

On the other hand, when Wilford Woodruff presided over the Eastern States Mission in the 1840s his wife, Phoebe, was set apart to serve with him.

Grant brought his wife and six daughters with him when he came to preside over the British Mission in 1903, Francis M. Lyman looked unfavorably upon this new innovation.

Prominent examples include former United States Congressman Wayne Owens,[11] former Governor of Utah Norm Bangerter,[1] two-time Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award recipient Dale Murphy,[12] and Harvard Business School professor Steven C.

[13] They usually receive training in late June and begin the service about the first of July, unless there are emergencies or medical conditions that require otherwise.

Candidates are typically interviewed in the last few months of each year, initially by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

The official announcements of new mission presidents is typically done through the first few months of the subsequent year via the weekly Church News.

Unlike most positions in the church, when they are initially called, mission presidents are not subject to the common consent acceptance of any body of members.

She typically joins her husband in conferences or other major church gatherings, and is often invited to give remarks before as his companion.

If she has extra time after taking care of the children, she may assist with mission supplementary works such as medical, transportation or catering.