What is the MTC?

Elder Tonini will spend the first three weeks in the Missionary Training Center (MTC) in Provo, Utah.  Technically part of the Brigham Young University campus, the purpose of the MTC is "to provide an atmosphere of peace, love, trust, confidence, and respect in which missionaries can prepare for missionary service."  The Provo MTC is one of seventeen that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day operates throughout the world.  Here are some websites to learn more:

Official MTC website
A three-part article from the Deseret News:
     Inside the Missionary Training Center 
     Arrival at Missionary Training Center 
     Running a Missionary Training Center