Letters From You to Me & Donations

Sweet mother of pearl, the time is almost upon us!

It's a very odd thing preparing for a mission. At first it seems to take forever for the months of waiting to go by. Then, the closer it gets, the faster it goes and it becomes a whirlwind of trying to fit every last little thing in before you have to catch your flight. A part of me is panicking, not really sure that I'm packing enough or the right stuff, another part is excited, another is nervous, and finally the predominating emotion is just kind of dumbfounded numb.  This is actually happening!  

But it's going to be great!  I truly am so excited to go.  It is definitely intimidating though.

You know what helps shake away those intimidation jitters? Letters!

That's right, folks, I love letters.  Not necessarily 'love letters', but letters which will be loved.  So if you're debating whether or not to send me a letter...I'd stop fighting yourself and just do it.

As you can see, I have written my MTC and Mission Office mailing addresses up in the side column of the blog for your convenience.

I will be at the MTC for a month and a half from March 20th.  Then, after that time, mail should be sent ot the mission office.  

There are specific instructions for mailing packages.  From what I've heard, it can be pretty iffy as to whether or not your package will actually reach me.   

Some helpful hints:  Don't send anything valuable.  It's probably just not going make it unscathed.  Although, if you desperately want to send something, I have heard rumors that if you put lots of stickers of the Virgin Mary on the outside of the package and have the return address be from 'Sister..." then it won't be opened up and filtered through....just a rumor.

Also, if people are interested in contributing to my mission, my older sister is handling my finances. If you want to contribute, write a check to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints with the Memo saying something like 'Erika's Mission.'  Then, you will need to mail it in to my sister.  (This is so she knows how much of my monthly payment she needs to submit to the church.   For safety purposes, I am not putting her direct address on here, but you can contact her via email to get an address.  Her email address is brenna_schultz (at) hotmail.com.

I look forward to hearing from you guys while I'm away!  I really really do love receiving mail.  Just saying...:)  

This is probably the last time I will get to personally post on this blog before I fly out, so I wish the best to you all and hope to see you all well again in 18 months!