Two couples have been assigned as mission leaders in Canada and will begin their three-year service in July 2026.
The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints called these new mission presidents and companions to serve in two of 188 missions worldwide.
Links to the couples’ brief biographies and photos were published in the Church News on January 30, 2026, and April 10, 2026.
The following biographies appear here courtesy of TheChurchNews.com. They are not for use by other media.
By Valerie Walton, Church News
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Steve Montgomery, 62, and Deborah Montgomery, four children, Wasatch View Ward, Heber City Utah East Stake: Canada Halifax Mission. Brother Montgomery is an elders quorum presidency counselor and former bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, ward Young Men president, ward Young Men presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher, temple ordinance worker and missionary in the Switzerland Geneva Mission. He was born in Salt Lake City to Neal Brent Montgomery and Bonnie Fay Montgomery.
Sister Montgomery is a Sunday School teacher and former stake Primary presidency counselor, ward Primary president, ward Young Women president, ward Young Women presidency counselor, Sunday School teacher and temple ordinance worker. She was born in Austin, Texas, to James Bruce Mayfield Sr. and Lois Merlene Jeppsen Mayfield.
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E. Boyd Craig, 63, and Michelle D. Craig<, three children, Heatheridge 7th Ward, Orem Utah Heatheridge Stake: Canada Toronto East Mission. Brother Craig is a former MTC branch president, stake presidency counselor, bishop, bishopric counselor, high councilor, elders quorum president and stake executive secretary, and served in the Switzerland Zurich Mission. He was born in Los Angeles, California, to Ellis Edward Craig and Jan Boyd.
Sister Craig is a former Young Women general presidency counselor, Primary general advisory council member, MTC branch missionary, stake Young Women president, ward Young Women president, Gospel Doctrine teacher and temple ordinance worker, and served in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Mission. She was born in Murray, Utah, to Robert Henry Daines III and Janet Marilyn Daines.
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