Hannah Kerr to Serve in Washington DC North Mission

Sister Hannah Kerr, oldest of Charlie and Sarah Kerr’s four children, entered the Provo MTC on Wednesday, February 7 for the first month (3 weeks at the MTC plus one additional week at the Salt Lake Temple Visitor Center) of her 18-months of fulltime missionary service in the Washington DC North Mission.  

While her call letter from Presidents Monson, Eyring and Uchtdorf tells her she will serve in the Temple Visitors Center, she has also been told she will have the opportunity to  “knock doors” every other day in search of those the Lord has prepared to hear the gospel message.  Another assignment for this enthusiastic sister missionary will be to serve as one of the Church’s online representatives, teaching those who call Church headquarters for more information, before passing them along to missionaries in their own area.

“I didn’t really have a burning desire to serve a mission,” notes Sister Kerr, “but then I got my patriarchal blessing and it talked a lot about missionary service, so I had a change of heart when I realized the Lord had a mission in mind for me.  I love history and I thought serving in a visitor center sounded really fun, so getting to serve in Washington DC feels like a miracle.  I didn’t really worry about serving outside of the U. S., but I’m OK with a call to serve stateside, and can’t wait to get underway!”

The Washington DC North Mission, based in Potomac, Maryland, currently has 2758 members in 3 congregations in the District of Columbia.  Described as a “melting pot of diverse ethnicities, including large communities of immigrants from Ethiopia, Ghana, China and other places” the area is also said to have “gorgeous landscapes with luxurious vegetation” and “awesome spring weather, hot and humid summers, beautiful fall days and nights, and lots of snow in the cold wintertime … all accentuated with buckets of rain throughout the year.” 

We wish you well on this journey, Sister Kerr and look forward to hearing of your missionary adventures and growing testimony.