This portrait series features Neve Richmond as she prepares to embark on her first mission, a journey that will take her to Belgium and the Netherlands for more than a year and a half. In preparation for this experience, she spent months learning Dutch and studying the Book of Mormon in a foreign language, challenging herself to become more comfortable with the language and accelerate her learning.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS Dec. 3, 2025 Neve Richmond holds her copy of the Book of Mormon in Dutch on Dec. 3, 2025. She took lessons to learn the language prior to leaving for her trip. Photo/ Natalie VanDerWal
MCKINNEY, TEXAS Dec. 3, 2025 Neve Richmond smiles in anticipation for her upcoming mission to Belgium and the Netherlands. This mission will be her first of hopefully many, she explained. Photo/ Natalie VanDerWal
MCKINNEY, TEXAS Dec. 3, 2025 Neve Richmonds holds the Belgian and Dutch flags over her shoulders as she frolics through a field at a park in McKinney, Texas. Photo/ Natalie VanDerWal
MCKINNEY, TEXAS Dec. 3, 2025 Neve Richmond proudly displays her Dutch copy of the Book of Mormon. She has been reviewing it in the foreign language fervently to prepare for her mission. Photo/ Natalie VanDerWal
MCKINNEY, TEXAS Dec. 3, 2025 Neve Richmond stands and fixes her hair on a closed road in a park in McKinney, Texas. Photo/ Natalie VanDerWal
