Provo MTC missionaries assemble 500,000 meals in Thanksgiving service project

PROVO, Utah — This Thanksgiving, a battalion of young sisters and elders preparing for the Savior’s call to “feed my sheep” (John 21:16) heeded another call to feed the hungry.

On Thursday, Nov. 27, the Provo Missionary Training Center’s 1,347 missionaries assembled packaged food into meal boxes. MTC leaders planned for 20,500 shelf-stable boxes; with each box able to feed a family of four for two days, that’s about 500,000 meals.

“Many hands make light work,” said Provo MTC President Stephen W. Owen. “And boy, there are a lot of hands.” Missionaries split into two groups, each performing two hours of service.

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