Mission President - Administrative Responsibilities

Administrative Responsibilities

Mission presidents supervise a group of approximately 60-200 missionaries and direct their missionary labors. Missionaries are typically between the ages of 19-25, but can also include senior-aged couples.

Mission presidents are usually assisted by two counselors who reside within the mission boundaries; the three men together constitute the mission presidency and are each given the honorific title "President". The counselors serve in the mission presidency for varying periods of time while maintaining their regular employment. The responsibilities of the counselors are generally oriented towards the members of the church within the mission.

Mission presidents are also assisted by two or more full-time missionaries under the title of "assistant to the president", whose duties are primarily directed toward supervision of the missionary work under the direction of the mission president. These assistants lead an independent hierarchy that may or may not correspond with local church units. The role of a mission president's wife varies depending on the age of her children and her background.