Both of the youngsters, aged 18 and 20, will be spreading the word of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Elder Jacob Tullis, 18, hails from the small town of Centerville, Utah.

He is the second eldest in a family of six children. He is following in the missionary footsteps of his father who served in South Africa and his older brother who is currently serving in Costa Rica. Elder Tullis has taken two years out from his studies to serve as a missionary.

A big sports fan enjoying rock-climbing, skiing, and mountain biking, his passion is tennis and he is a ranking player in the top 150 in the USA among the Juniors and has been competing in tournaments for several years. In quieter moments he enjoys reading and listening to music. His ambition is to be able to move up the USA tennis rankings and make a living as a professional tennis player.

Elder Terry Tarbet, 20, is the middle child and only boy in a family of three children.

Raised in Delaware he is now resident in Logan, Utah. He attended Utah State University before embarking on missionary service. A keen sportsman, Elder Tarbet was assistant wrestling coach in his High School. He loves to wrestle but also competed in track and field in sprinting events including relays. He also enjoys reading, and music and is learning to play the ukelele. Both his parents served as missionaries in California so he is the latest member of his family to embrace missionary service. Elder Tarbet says: “It is great to be assigned to the congregation in Paisley and to serve in Barrhead and Neilston as well as in Paisley. Elder Tullis recently came into missionary service and this is his first area, so it’s good for me to be able to serve with him and we look forward to being able to meet many people and teach them about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.” Elders Tullis and Tarbet are just two of over 75,000 missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who are serving full-time and at their own expense in various countries throughout the world, about 130 of whom currently serve in Scotland.