Packages from home

I received this email regarding packages sent from home. This is good information for any of you who are thinking of sending a package. Missionaries love packages, but I won't lie to  you. It is expensive to send packages and I've spent more on postage than what is actually in the package. But I feel it is worth it for Elder Miner to have something fun to open occasionally. Here is some information regarding packages:

"Please send packages through the U.S. postal service: NOT by FEDEX or DHL.  We have to travel a long distance to pick up these packages. Sometimes these companies won’t release the packages to us if there is not a store receipt for the items in the package attached to the front of the package.  Even though the post office does not guarantee the package once it leaves the United States, we have never had a problem with packages sent that way.  No matter what method is used to send the package it will be opened if it contains items such as jerky or any type of seed.  The package will be opened and those items removed.

To insure that your letters and packages get to your missionary the quickest and least expensive way please mail them to the New Caledonia branch office of the mission:

BUREAU DE LA MISSION POUR _____name of the missionary______

BP 15 154, 98804 Noumé Cédex

Nouvelle Calédonia

Of course missionaries love to receive packages, but something else to keep in mind is that sometimes a gift, the postage, and the customs fees cost more than it would cost to buy the same item at a store here.  For example:  Doritos, Oreos, and peanut butter are all available here."