The Dominican Republic MTC was dedicated on December 17, 2000, and is located on the 4th floor of the temple patron housing building adjacent to the Santo Domingo Temple. The missionaries who attend the Dominican Republic MTC typically serve in the Santo Domingo East, Santo Domingo West, Santiago, Haiti, West Indies, Jamaica, Guyana, and Puerto Rico missions.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint is closing its missionary training center (MTC) in the Dominican Republic in January 2019, according to a statement released by church spokesperson Daniel Woodruff.
Church officials are working to figure out what the space will be used for in the future.
The statement says The Church is trying to "seek the best use of resources worldwide according to the needs and demands of each area."
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
Deseret News wrote:Before beginning service in their respective areas, missionaries spend time in training centers. According to Brigham Young University, the purpose of a missionary training center is to provide an atmosphere of peace, love, trust, confidence and respect in which missionaries can prepare for missionary service.
. . . . and be raped in the basement by the MTC president.
