Missionaries play a crucial role in representing their country when they are sent abroad. This was emphasized by the Deputy Mayor of the Gaborone City Council, Mr Oduetse Tautona, during the stakeholder appreciation luncheon held by the Botswana Gaborone Coordinating Council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mr Tautona expressed his gratitude to the church for sending young missionaries to other countries and urged them to be good representatives of Botswana.