SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints plans to create 55 new missions around the world next year, including one in Idaho, amid a surge in the number of young people choosing to serve missions.

Church officials announced Friday that the new missions will be organized by adjusting the boundaries of existing ones and will take effect July 1, 2026. Once established, the Church will have a total of 506 missions worldwide.

“It is inspiring to see the number of young Church members who continue to answer the call to share the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ around the world,” said President Dallin H. Oaks, president of the Church. “These missionaries are helping to bless the lives of hundreds of thousands of people every year who are choosing to be bapti

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