As the Church’s missionary efforts continue to evolve, MTCs change as needed. The New Zealand MTC recently moved from its previous location in Hamilton into a new, larger building in Auckland. Missionaries began receiving training in the new building on September 2, 2010.
The Philippines MTC will also be expanded to accommodate more missionaries. When the new facility opens in 2011, it will hold 140 missionaries at a time—60 more than it held before the addition, with room to expand further.
MTCs around the world vary in size and location, but they share a common goal: to prepare missionaries for the great work ahead of them. “The MTC is a beautiful place to be,” said President Richard George of the Argentina MTC. “But in the end, the missionaries are all eager to leave. That means the MTC has served its purpose.”
The Sâo Paulo, Brazil, MTC was one of the first international MTCs built and is the largest outside of the United States.
Photograph by Michael Carter