Mission guide
Arizona Mesa Mission
The Arizona Mesa Mission serves in the Sonoran Desert, where Latter-day Saint history reaches back to the settlement of Mesa.
- 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
- Mesa, 504,258 people at the 2020 census
- Time zone
- Mountain Standard Time (UTC-7)
- Climate
- Hot Sonoran Desert climate with mild winters, very hot summers, and about 10.76 inches of annual precipitation
- Church in Arizona
- 442,094 members, 120 stakes, 892 congregations, 6 missions, 6 temples
- Mission languages
- English and Spanish
A short history of the area
Latter-day Saint settlers arrived in the 1870s. Daniel Webster Jones and Henry Clay Rogers established Fort Utah in 1877, while the First Mesa Company settled on the mesa that gave the city its name. Mesa City was registered as a townsite on July 17, 1878, and incorporated in 1883.
The Church here
- 1854Jacob Hamblin was called to lead missionary efforts among Indigenous peoples in the area and began frequent trips to Arizona.
- 1876Latter-day Saint settlers began building forts and communities along the Little Colorado River Valley.
- 1877Daniel Webster Jones and Henry Clay Rogers established Fort Utah in the Salt River Valley.
- 1878The First Mesa Company arrived from Utah and Idaho and settled on the mesa that gave Mesa its name.
- 1927The Mesa Arizona Temple, the first temple in Arizona, was dedicated on October 23.
- 1969The Arizona Mission was organized from the California South Mission.
- 1973Spencer W. Kimball, a native of Thatcher, Arizona, became the Church’s 12th President.
- 2002The Arizona Mesa Mission was organized on July 1.
Temples nearby
Mesa Arizona Temple
Dedicated October 23, 1927 · Near Mesa
Gilbert Arizona Temple
Dedicated March 2, 2014 · Near Mesa
Phoenix Arizona Temple
Dedicated November 16, 2014 · Near Mesa
Queen Creek Arizona Temple
Announced · About 16 miles from Mesa
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
- Buenos díasGood morning
- ¿Cómo está?How are you?
- GraciasThank you
Foods to try
- Sonoran hot dog (a bacon-wrapped hot dog topped with beans, onions, tomatoes, and sauces)
- Chimichanga (a fried filled burrito associated with Arizona cuisine)
- Navajo taco (taco toppings served on fry bread)
- Prickly pear treats (desserts and drinks flavored with fruit from the desert cactus)
Fun facts
- Mesa is the most populous city in the United States that is not a county seat, apart from independent cities such as Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
- Some Hohokam canals were up to 90 feet wide and 10 feet deep at their head gates, extending as far as 16 miles across the desert.
- Boeing builds the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter at a facility adjoining Falcon Field.
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.
