Ecuador Quito North Mission

Mission leaders

J. Russ and Karen B. Bradshaw

Began service ~July 2024 (three-year terms, “on or about July 1”) · estimated release 2027-07-01 estimate · source: Church Newsroom 2024 · as of October 8, 2026

Mission office

Office address

Francisco Robles E4-151 Av Amazonas, Edificio Iglesia de Jesucristo, Quito, Ecuador

Phone

Not yet verified

Email

Not yet verified

Source

Unofficial third-party directory (latterdaymissions.com) — may be out of date unofficial — confirm before mailing as of October 8, 2026

Letters & packages

Import duties and customs delays are common here. Many parents send small padded envelopes or use the pouch/letter options from the call packet; declare low values honestly and avoid sending valuables.

• Your missionary can email weekly on P-day; letters and packages are optional extras.
• Confirm the current mailing address with the mission office or the call packet before sending — offices move.
• Small, padded envelopes usually travel faster and cheaper than boxes; declare contents honestly and avoid restricted items.
• Mail-by dates for holidays and a calendar reminder are in the interactive guide.

Packages, holidays & time zone (interactive) →

Language

Spanish, Quechua

Spanish is phonetic: vowels are always a (ah), e (eh), i (ee), o (oh), u (oo). Stress usually falls on the second-to-last syllable unless an accent mark says otherwise. Use "usted" (formal you) with adults until invited to use "tú".

Assignments can include other languages; your call letter states your language.

Nearby temples

• Quito Ecuador Temple — Operating (20 November 2022) · ~0 km
• Otavalo Ecuador Temple — Site announced (14 May 2026) · ~59 km
• Guayaquil Ecuador Temple — Operating (1 August 1999) · ~266 km
• Cali Colombia Temple — Under construction (1 March 2025) · ~464 km

The Church in Ecuador

Official Languages

Spanish

Church Membership

279,046

Congregations

338 (276 Wards, 62 Branches)

Number of Missions

7

Operating Temples

2

Newsroom Facts & Statistics · updated Fri Mar 06 2026

Practical

Time zone

America/Guayaquil

Currency

USD

Country code

+593

U.S. travel advisory

Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution as of 2026-10-08

Organized

1 July 2013

Culture & food

• Climate varies by altitude: cool highlands, hot coast.
• Be respectful of Indigenous communities.

Foods: Encebollado, Llapingachos, Ceviche, Fritada