Winter is coming at the Provo MTC! How do we pack for two very different climates?
A mom in Missionary Mommas Worldwide asked how to send a missionary to a cold Provo MTC stay before a hot-climate assignment. Another family had the same question for a daughter. Nobody wanted a winter coat taking up suitcase space for the whole mission.
After years of outfitting missionaries, we recommend layers rather than a heavy coat. A shell jacket that blocks wind, rain, and snow will handle a Provo winter when worn over a sweater and thermals. The same shell keeps your missionary dry in a hot mission’s monsoon season, and the thin layers take up far less space than a coat worn for six weeks.
At the Provo MTC, missionaries are mostly indoors. They encounter the cold while walking between buildings on campus and while walking to or waiting for the bus on temple trips. Those are short stretches, not hours outside. A beanie and gloves take almost no space and make a big difference during those minutes outside.
Bring the mission packing list to MissionaryMall. We can help you choose the everyday shirts, tops, and bottoms for the assignment first, then plan the layers that cover the MTC without becoming dead weight in the field.
Let us help with both clothing lists
For Elders: the long-sleeve Flex shirt
$42.90 each or 10 for $369 ($36.90 each in the package)
This shirt has four-way stretch and an expandable collar. When trying it on, sit, reach, and button the collar to check the fit. Its quick-drying fabric can be hung to dry.
Choose short or long sleeves to suit the mission’s instructions. A long-sleeve shirt layers cleanly under a sweater or shell at the MTC and still works alone once he reaches the field.
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For Sisters: the Cassidy Top
$46.90
A lightweight blouse with a button-up front, adjustable tie neckline, and scalloped sleeve trim. Try it with the skirts or trousers she already plans to take.
Dusty Blue, Black Gingham, and Ivory are well stocked in most sizes right now. The product page shows what is left in her size. For the MTC, check how it layers under her sweater and shell.
A thought for missionary preparation
“Line upon line and precept upon precept, here a little and there a little, you can gradually become the missionary you hope to be and the missionary the Savior expects.”
Elder David A. Bednar
Becoming a Missionary
October 2005 General Conference
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