23rd TKM Family Olympics

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!

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Companion Appreciation Day!

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! 

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Welcome to the TKM: December 2025

On December 17th, we welcomed 25 new missionaries to the Tennessee Knoxville Mission. We also welcomed Elder and Sister Wray to our mission office and are so grateful for their willingness to serve.

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Our welcoming committee was pretty small compared to the 25 new missionaries arriving that day.

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The first thing we do with new missionaries is talk with them about our missionary purpose. We review 3 Nephi 11 and the message the Savior shared when he appeared to the people in America. The first thing He does is announces himself as Jesus Christ who the prophets testified would come, and has them come and see and feel that they might know without any doubt that He is their Savior. He then gives them power to baptize. He teaches them the appropriate way to baptize. And then he teaches them his doctrine and that we must be baptized to return back to God. There is no other way. And this is our missionary purpose.

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We then assign these new missionaries to their trainers. These will be some of the most important and impactful relationships they will have on their mission! After that we take pictures and then they head out the University of Tennessee campus to find people to teach.

New MissionaryTrainerArea
Elder JohnsonElder AllredDayton
Elder BowersElder EgglestonSparta
Elder LarsenElder JarmanJamestown
Elder PetersonElder BartholomewMelton Lake
Elder GroverElder CoxLakeway
Elder LlewelynElder JarockiHendersonville SP
Elder BriggsElder LarsenAsheville SP
Elder SmithElder FritzeFranklin SP
Elder HeinerElder Phillips/Elder PackDalton SP
Elder HeathElder GuntherDalton SP3
Elder KoyleElder Carley/Elder MartinWest Hills SP
Elder DunnElder RobbinsWest Hills SP2
Elder GreenElder LindsaySevierville SP2
Elder Whiteley-RossElder LuceCleveland SP
Sister HewardSister Rush/Sister LancasterGreeneville
Sister TalkerSister Iongi/Sister WallWeaverville
Sister MulfordSister MackayChatt Valley
Sister ClaridgeSister Bundy/Sister KnightHixson
Sister WorkmanSister CovingtonCleveland 2nd
Sister WalkerSister Bowler/Sister HawsCookeville 1st
Sister ButlerSister Flynn/Sister HancockPleasant Ridge
Sister HallSister Christenson/Sister LarsenDalton SP2
Sister HuffSister ZoggLebanon 2nd SP2
Sister DorrSister BrunnerJohnson City SP
Sister WaiteSister IngebrigtsenLakeway SP

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Amazing! 25 new missionaries + 33 trainers = 58 missionaries involved in training. If you add in last transfer (21 new missionaries + 24 trainers = 45 missionaries involved in training), right now in the TKM we have 46 new missionaries + 57 trainers = 103 missionaries currently involved in training! That’s over half of the mission!

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We know these missionaries will do great things in the TKM!

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