Mission guide
Arizona Flagstaff Mission
The Arizona Flagstaff Mission serves Arizona’s mountain communities from its main city of Flagstaff.
- English
- Spanish
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Choose size & color →I Glory in My Jesus, in the language of this mission and English
2 Nephi 33:6 as it reads in the Book of Mormon for each language spoken here.
Weak Things Become Strong, in the languages of this mission and English
"I make weak things become strong" (Ether 12:27) as it reads in the Book of Mormon for each language spoken here.
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Press Forward, in the languages of this mission and English
"Press forward with a steadfastness in Christ" (2 Nephi 31:20) as it reads in the Book of Mormon for each language spoken here.
About the mission
Missionaries speak English and Spanish.
At a glance
- Country
- United States, Arizona
- Main city
- Flagstaff, 76,831 people (2020 census)
- Mission area
- Mountain areas of Arizona
- Languages
- English and Spanish
- Time zone
- Mountain Standard Time (UTC−7)
- Church in Arizona
- 442,094 members, 120 stakes, 892 congregations
A short history of the area
The railroad arrived in 1882, and Flagstaff became the seat of Coconino County in 1891. U.S. Route 66 reached the city in 1926, helping tourism grow. Flagstaff is also known for Lowell Observatory, where Pluto was discovered in 1930.
The Church here
- 1854Jacob Hamblin was called to lead missionary efforts to Indigenous peoples in the area and began making frequent trips to Arizona.
- 1876Latter-day Saint settlers began building forts and communities along the Little Colorado River in northeastern Arizona.
- 1877Daniel Webster Jones and Henry Clay Rogers established Fort Utah in the Salt River Valley.
- 1877–1879Wagon companies from Utah and Idaho helped Fort Utah grow into a farming community.
- 1927The Mesa Arizona Temple, the first temple in Arizona, was dedicated on October 23.
- 1973Spencer W. Kimball, a native of Thatcher, Arizona, became the Church’s 12th President.
- 2023The Arizona Flagstaff Mission was created as a new mountain mission, with missionaries reassigned from the Arizona Phoenix Mission and the Arizona Scottsdale Mission.
Temples nearby
Flagstaff Arizona Temple
Announced · Near Flagstaff
Snowflake Arizona Temple
Dedicated March 3, 2002 · About 100 miles from Flagstaff
The Book of Mormon here
Missionaries in this mission share the Book of Mormon in these languages. Tap a cover to read it free.
Cover art is an illustration. Links open the free edition on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.
Before you go
Phrases to learn
- HolaHello
- ¿Cómo estás?How are you?
- GraciasThank you
- Por favorPlease
Fun facts
- Flagstaff became the world’s first International Dark-Sky City on October 24, 2001.
- Pluto was discovered at Flagstaff’s Lowell Observatory in 1930.
- A 70-pound metallic pine cone is dropped from the Weatherford Hotel at midnight on New Year’s Eve.
Just got the call?
Turn the opening into a game: family and friends guess where the missionary is going before the reveal.
Hoodies & shorts for this mission
The same mission, made for cooler days and the court.
