Welcome to the TKM! – October 2025

On October 1, 2025, we welcomed 18 new missionaries to the Tennessee Knoxville Mission. We will continue to see large groups of new missionaries as the mission grows from 165 missionaries to 200 missionaries. This group is outstanding and will make a tremendous difference in the TKM.

Once again, shout out to our welcoming committee and the wonderful Welcome Posters made by our departing missionaries.

We went straight to the hotel where we did welcome interviews, had dinner together, and got them to bed. The next morning, we introduced them to their trainers, talked about our missionary purpose and the central focus on baptism, and then they went to the University of Tennessee campus to find people to teach. They each had great success on their first day.

We are so grateful for the 18 trainers this transfer. We know they will make an incredible difference in helping these elders and sisters begin their service in the TKM.

New Missionary	Trainer	Area
Elder Olsen	Elder Creech	Asheville Central
Elder Sleeman	Elder Clayton	Cherokee
Elder Hall	Elder Naufahu	Franklin
Elder Washburn	Elder Wilson	Ringgold
Elder Pinkerton	Elder Staker	Melton Lake
Elder Ferguson	Elder Barley	House Mountain
Elder Gunderson	Elder Andrus	Bristol
Elder Cox	Elder Brown	Lakeway
Elder Frewin	Elder Gunther	Asheville SP
Elder Luce	Elder Phillips/Lindsay	Cleveland SP
Sister Turnbow	Sister Hancock	Asheville
Sister Mackay	Sister Haws	Chatt Valley
Sister Lunt	Sister Knight	Cleveland 1st
Sister Mortensen	Sister Nunn	Cleveland 2nd
Sister Flake	Sister Nielsen	Abingdon
Sister Worwood	Sister Cummard	Johnson City
Sister Miller	Sister Critchfield	Sevierville
Sister Ivey	Sister Lee	Greeneville SP