Mission guide
California Victorville Mission
The California Victorville Mission serves missionaries in California’s High Desert, where railroad history and desert landscapes meet.
- English
- Spanish
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2 Nephi 33:6 as it reads in the Book of Mormon for each language spoken here.
Weak Things Become Strong, in the language of this mission
"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 language of this mission
"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. Spanish is useful for many conversations across Southern California.
At a glance
- Country and state
- United States, California
- Main city
- Victorville, 134,810 people (2020)
- Time zone
- Pacific Standard Time (UTC-8)
- Climate
- Cool arid High Desert climate, with hot summers and cool winters
- Church in California
- 725,648 members, 145 stakes, 1,085 congregations
- Mission languages
- English and Spanish
A short history of the area
A railroad siding named Victor began developing in 1885. It was named for California Southern Railroad General Manager Jacob Nash Victor. The name changed to Victorville in 1901, and the city incorporated on September 21, 1962.
The Church here
- 1846Latter-day Saint immigrants first arrived in San Francisco.
- January 1847The Mormon Battalion arrived in San Diego.
- January 1848Six Mormon Battalion members were at Sutter’s Mill when gold was discovered.
- 1850The Latter-day Saint colony of New Hope was founded in California.
- 1850The first Church building in California was completed.
- 1851Church leaders encouraged colonization in San Bernardino to support a travel route from the coast to Utah.
- 1920sA land boom attracted many Church members to California.
Temples nearby
Redlands California Temple
Dedicated September 14, 2003 · About 35 miles from Victorville
Yorba Linda California Temple
Dedicated June 7, 2026 · About 55 miles from Victorville
Los Angeles California Temple
Dedicated March 11, 1956 · About 65 miles from Victorville
Newport Beach California Temple
Dedicated August 28, 2005 · About 75 miles from Victorville
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
Fun facts
- Herman J. Mankiewicz and John Houseman wrote the first two drafts of the screenplay for Citizen Kane in Victorville in 1940.
- Victorville hosted the 2007 DARPA Urban Challenge, a six-hour autonomous robot-driving contest.
- The former George Air Force Base housing area is now a vacant ghost town used for military training by troops from Fort Irwin Military Reservation.
Just got the call?
Turn the opening into a game: family and friends guess where the missionary is going before the reveal.