My first snail mail.....

...Today I received my first real letter from Corban. I think that it is one of the first letters that I have ever received from him. In his letter Corban expresses how much that he is enjoying the experiences that he is having at the MTC, to quote Corban, "the experiences that I have had are phenomenal". He goes on to say that his companion in the MTC is a 19 yr old young man from Egar, Arizona named Elder Duskin Donaldson. He goes on to say that his companion has been very helpful and that they get a long very well. Corban says that he is very excited and looking forward to heading out for Peru on the 26th. He says that once he is there that he will be surrounded by the language which should help him pick up the language much quicker. He goes on to say that he has been looking for Tyler Baldridge another young man from our ward that also left on his mission as well. So far he hasn't seen Tyler but all of the missionaries are divided up based on where they are going to be going. He said he's on the look out for Tyler. The letter was brief but before closing he made a plea for more packages, and letters. He made a special request for Skittles of any flavor.
He has asked me to tell you about a wonderful service called Dear Elder.Com. While he is in the MTC in Provo you can email him a letter at dear elder.com by clicking on the write a letter, select the mission (Provo MTC ), then filling in the info regarding the return address and filling in to: Elder Corban Schafer MTC Box # 217 Mission BOL-SC. If you write these letters Monday through Friday by 1200 pm he will get them that same day. I have been using this and he has really enjoyed getting my letters. He has limited time to write back so don't always expect a response but he wants to know how everyone is doing.
I have checked into mailing letters and packages to Corban once he has left the country, it will be very costly. I have learned that once he has left the country that we can continue to use the Dear Elder.com and he will receive these letters weekly, they will be sent weekly by mail pouch service supplied by the church. I know that care packages can be sent through the Dear Elder service as well.
Tomorrow is Corban's p-day so I hope to get another email from him then. I ask that you keep Corban in your prayers and write him when you can. On a side note, any posts to this blog will not be seen by Corban until he returns home. He only has access to his church email once a week.
So until the next email or letter take care every one!!

Sandy