Maligayang Pagdating sa Pilipinas!: 2012

Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Call

I got my call on November 21, 2012. It was the scariest and best day. I was shocked when I read where I was going, but now I can't imagine myself going anywhere else.

(Please excuse me, for I am a ham.)

I have been called to serve as a missionary of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I have been assigned to labor in the Philippines Manila Mission. I will be serving for 18 months. I report to the Provo MTC on January 16, 2013. I will be preaching the gospel in the Tagalog language.

I've never been more excited for anything in my life. I feel so blessed for the opportunity I have to serve and the share the most important thing in my life with the people of the Philippines.

Send a Letter

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.