President Reed C. Tolman and Sister Debra Lane Tolman, new leaders of the Samoa Apia Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, arrived in Samoa this month.
The Tolmans succeed President Johnny Leota and Sister Betta Leota, and will serve in the mission for the next three years.
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President and Sister Tolman have four children and have a home in Mesa, Arizona, United States.
The couple recently served together as full-time missionaries in the Samoa Apia Mission.
Brother Tolman has served in a number of Church leadership and teaching positions including bishop, young adult teacher, and Sunday School teacher. Previously he worked as a mediator and attorney at Tolman and Osborne.
Sister Tolman has also served in a variety of leadership and teaching positions in the Church’s women’s organization, the Relief Society; the Latter-day Saints’ children’s organization, the Primary; and the Church’s Young Women organization.
Latter-day Saint mission presidents and their wives teach and provide support to approximately 150-200 young and senior missionaries in each of the 406 missions globally.
Watch a video about the Church’s missionary program.