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Business Grade, Fashion Grade, or Mission Grade?

Today's missionary preparation question!

Q: "What's the difference between 'business,' 'fashion,' and 'Mission Grade' clothing?"

It's the distinction that saves families and their missionaries the most money and hassle. There are three grades:

Business Grade looks great at a desk and commuting by car or train, but it's built for that life. It usually needs dry cleaning and doesn't hold up to biking and walking all day. (We've watched an all-wool business suit blow out in the seat within a couple of months in the field.)

Fashion Grade is the trendy, super-slim, high-thread-count look. You pay a premium for something that looks sharp for a little while but won't survive the rigors (or the 80–100 washings) of a mission. For sisters, it's the pull toward "fashionable" over "functional."

Mission Grade is what we build with feedback from 30 years of 2-year guarantee data — clothing engineered specifically for missionary life: durable blends, reinforced where it counts, washable, expandable, stretchy, and breathable. It looks sharp and lasts the whole two years.

Tip: The 2-Year Guarantee protects you and teaches us what actually works for missionaries in the field.

This week's picks

Flex Shirt Long Sleeve
Flex Shirt (Long Sleeve)
$44.90

Mission Grade, exactly: uniform-industry fabric built for 100+ washings, 4-way stretch, moisture-wicking, and an expandable collar. Sharp on day one and day 730.

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Dot Darcy shoe
Dot Darcy
$179

A cushioned, all-day Mary-Jane from our Dot collection — designed for missionaries, with the comfort and support to log real miles.

Shop Dot shoes →
Watch — Elder M. Russell Ballard, The Greatest Generation of Missionaries (October 2002)
Missionary Thought of the Day

"What we need now is the greatest generation of missionaries in the history of the Church."

— Elder M. Russell Ballard, "The Greatest Generation of Missionaries" (October 2002)

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