Sister Bundy, Sister Knight, and Sister Claridge were visiting members of the congregation that they hadn’t met yet when they stumbled across the Decker family. It was a sunday afternoon and their lesson had just fallen through, so they decided to go stop by to visit. The Deckers let them right in and through them. They met their two granddaughters, Juliana and Alani.

Juliana and Alani had been to church a few times and had even gone on a youth camping trip the year before, but had never been baptized. In their first missionary lesson, they accepted a baptismal date for February 15th, 2026. They were so excited!

When Alani and Juliana were baptized they said they felt the Spirit more in their life. It has helped them feel more calm. Alani even said the Gift of the Holy Ghost has helped her to be more nonchalant. They were able to go to the temple for the first time on March 7th, 2026. They are excited to continue learning more about the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout their life.

#TKMTenderMercies

On February 4, 2026, we said goodbye to 10 incredible missionaries who have made an incredible difference in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission. It’s remarkable to see the incredible changes that have happened during their service, both in the mission and more importantly in themselves. These 10 missionaries are change makers! We feel so grateful for their service and look forward to the amazing things that lie ahead.

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Can you believe this was the 23rd TKM Family Olympics?! It was really cold and wet outside, so the competition was all indoors. We had three events: ping pong, Sequence, and our Welcome Poster Contest.

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We had a lot of fun, but in the end there can only be one gold medal winning team! At the conclusion of the competition, our senior missionaries from the office came to judge the welcome posters.

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It seems consistent that you have to show up well in the Welcome Poster Contest to be in a position to win the gold medal, and that was true again for the 23rd TKM Family Olympics.

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Congratulations to our gold medal winning team of Sister Covington and Elder Andrus!

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It is a tradition that missionaries record one last Tender Mercy video from the mission home. These missionaries had a surprise for us that we didn’t expect. IYKYK☺️!

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God bless these missionaries and God bless the TKM!

#WhatsUpInTKM

As missionaries finish their service in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, we invite them to share what they’ve learned that will help them be a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.

#DiscipleOfChrist

Monday, February 16th, was Companion Appreciation Day in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission! 🎉

This is a special day set aside to strengthen unity by inviting every missionary to do something intentional to express gratitude for their companion. It’s always a fun, uplifting day filled with creativity, laughter, and meaningful acts of appreciation.

Missionaries came up with all kinds of thoughtful and unique ways to show their gratitude—and then shared pictures with their companions to show what they did.

Here are their photos! 

#WhatsUpInTKM

As missionaries finish their service in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, we invite them to share what they’ve learned that will help them be a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.

#DiscipleOfChrist

As missionaries finish their service in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, we invite them to share what they’ve learned that will help them be a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.

#DiscipleOfChrist

As missionaries finish their service in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, we invite them to share what they’ve learned that will help them be a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.

#DiscipleOfChrist

As missionaries finish their service in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, we invite them to share what they’ve learned that will help them be a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.

#DiscipleOfChrist

As missionaries finish their service in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, we invite them to share what they’ve learned that will help them be a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.

#DiscipleOfChrist

As missionaries finish their service in the Tennessee Knoxville Mission, we invite them to share what they’ve learned that will help them be a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ.

#DiscipleOfChrist