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Church Missionary Home and Preparatory Training School (Salt Lake City, Utah)

 Organization

Administrative History

The Church Missionary Home and Preparatory Training School (1925-1978) was a training facility for newly called missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Citation:
Encyc. of Mormonism, via WWW, Dec. 9, 2014 (Church Missionary Home and Preparatory Training School; est. 1925 in Salt Lake City, Utah by First Presidency of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; initially housed 99 missionaries at a time; provided week-long training in gospel topics, Church procedures, personal health, and manners; 1978 mission home closed and missionaries sent to Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

J. Wyley Sessions papers on Church Missionary Home and Preparatory Training School, 1936-1939

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 156 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, notes, lists, and other materials related to missionaries and facilities at the Church Missionary Home in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Dates: 1936-1939
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / UA 156, J. Wyley Sessions papers / J. Wyley Sessions papers on career and full-time church assignments

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