Tuesday, February 26, 2013

THE REAL LAST ONE

Ashley Mecham <ashley.mecham@myldsmail.net>

Feb 21 (4 days ago)

to me, Amanda

Dear Pamilya,

This is the real last email from the MTC. My flight plans got changed so I wanted to let you know when I would actually be calling. Sige, so I leave here at 6:00 a.m. on Monday. Our flight leaves at 9:48 a.m., so I will be calling sometime between those two times. I won't be calling from L.A. because we have less than an hour layover. Then I go from TOKYO to MANILA. That's the final one, I promise. Love you, can't wait to talk to you all!

Ingat Pamilya ko! Mahal ko kayo.

-Sister Mecham

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Sister Ashley Nicole Mecham

Philippines Manila Mission

Provo Missionary Training Center

2005 N 900 E

Provo, UT, 84604

United States

Sister Mecham will be in the MTC until February 25th. After that, her address will be:

Sister Ashley Nicole Mecham

Philippines Manila Mission

PO Box 1997

Makati Central PO, Makati City

1200 Metro Manila

Philippines

However, it is cheaper to mail things via the Church Pouch Mail Service. You can mail things to them for the cost of regular postage instead of international. You may only send postcards or letters on a single piece of paper that is folded into three panels and taped at the top (no envelopes).

Sister Mecham's pouch address is:

Sister Ashley Nicole Mecham

Philippines Manila Mission

P.O. Box 30150

Salt Lake City, UT, 84130

Send a Package

Use the same PO Box mailing address as above.

However, every package entering the Philippines through the US Mail system and other carriers is inspected and randomly opened to verify values and contents.

The value of the contents, as stated by the shipper, is added to the postage costs you paid when you sent the package in the mail. These two values added together establish the baseline for the Custom Fees and Taxes that will be paid by the missionary.

These fees are deducted from the missionaries monthly support money.

Recommendation:

Ship small parcels more frequently. Parcels having a total value of less than $48.00 are exempt from duty fees. Remember the total value is the estimated value stated by the shipper plus the cost to mail the parcel. If two parcels are received at the same time even though shipped separately, they will be combined.