The Field is White-ish

Boot Camp

#69 · November 8, 2026

A missionary comic about food & dinners and ward members.

Missionary comic: In a living room full of ship photos and a folded flag, an unimpressed Navy veteran in a recliner crosses his arms as a sweating elder makes his case and his companion smiles beside him. Caption: “You survived boot camp? We survived the food at the MTC.” — “You survived boot camp? We survived the food at the MTC.”

Missed the reference?

The MTC (Missionary Training Center) is where new missionaries spend their first weeks learning to teach and, for some, a new language. Its cafeteria food is a favorite target of missionary jokes. A veteran of real boot camp may not be impressed.

In this panel: In a living room full of ship photos and a folded flag, an unimpressed Navy veteran in a recliner crosses his arms as a sweating elder makes his case and his companion smiles beside him.