Serving An 18 Month LDS Mission

In the LDS church, when a girl turns 21 she has the opportunity to choose to serve an 18 month, self-funded mission. I have wanted to go on a mission since I was a little girl. My parents both served a mission in Rome in the 1970's. In 2001-2002, my sister Letty served as a missionary in Hong Kong and my brother Algot in the Philippines. As soon as I turned 21 I submitted my papers. The Prophet and 12 Apostles determine through inspiration which of the more than 300 missions worldwide each missionary will be assigned. I was overjoyed when I opened my mission call and discovered that I was called to Rome, Italy! I feel immensely blessed and I feel that God has been preparing me to serve the Italian people. Each week, while I am on my mission, I will send my sister Letty an email and pictures to post on the blog. I won't see this blog till I come home, so I will be unable to directly respond to your comments until then. However, the sidebar will always have a current street address for me, and I promise I will respond to your letters! If you would rather write via email, just email your letter to my sister and she will print it out and send it me with her weekly snail mail!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Mailing Christmas Packages Updated Info

Okay, so I have just now successfully mailed two packages for Christmas to Rose. I sent them in the flat rate overseas envelopes for $17 each, and I could cram alot into each envelope. Because they were on the larger side I sent them to the mission home, per the Mission President's instruction (basically anything that won't fit thru the mail slot into the mail box).

For customs I just declared them as "missionary supplies" and "candy" at a value slightly over $20. (which is really all I put in them...but I figured missionary supplies was a broad enough subject to cover a wide variety of things, as well as keep my conscience clear, and hopefully not be subject to major taxes). I will let you all know if Rose gets them and when!
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