Mailing information to access in three months-

I'm going on an 18 month mission for my church, The Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. I'll be leaving March 24 to the Guatemala
Guatemala City North mission speaking Spanish. Before I leave for the
Provo MTC, where I'll be for 3 weeks until I head to the Guatemala MTC
for 6 weeks, I'll be driving a bus for the Olympics in Vancouver
Canada.

I'll be driving there from Jan 14 until March 4. Then
I'll tie up loose ends in Missouri until I leave for the MTC. For
anyone who wishes to write me on my mission, I would love to receive
your letters and keep in contact with all of you.

The address at the Provo MTC is:

Sister Merilee Enid Peterson
Guatemala Guatemala City North Mission
Provo Missionary Training Center
2005 N 900 E
Provo, UT 84604

The address for the Guatemala MTC is:

Guatemala MTC
Bulevar Vista Hermosa 23-71
Vista Hermosa 1, Zona 15
01015 Guatemala
Guatemala

Pouch letter address:

Sister Merilee Enid Peterson
Guatemala Guatemala City North Mission
POB 30150
Salt LAke City UT 84130-0150
USA

To
prevent possible fines please only send: postcards and letters that are
single sheet, folded into three-panesls, and taped at the top only (no
envelopes) may be sent throug thte pouch. No packages through pouch.

Packages may be sent to the mission office:

Sister Merilee Enid Peterson
Guatemala Guatemala City North Mission
5a Avenida 5-55, Edificio Euro Plaza
14 avo. Nivel, Oficina 1504, Zona 14
Guatemala
Guatemala
Phone: 502-2385-3386
(phone for package sent with private courier)

My mission email: merilee.peterson@myldsmail.net


So
that's the main informational stuff for mail. I don't actually leave
for another couple months obviously, but I'll be trying to compile
email lists etc so if you would like to receive my weekly missionary
update emails, reply to this email. Otherwise, I'll totally understand.
I also have a blog. I update it regularly now, but hopefully I can get
someone in my family to update it with my missionary emails after I
leave.

I'm not sure what the email rules are for my mission.
Rules differ for different places. I know some missions allow
missionaries to send and receive emails from friends and family, others
only allow email correspondence with family. Letters can be received
from anyone however and I've thus far been pretty good about writing
people in my life.

That's the general news I've got for now.
Wow, exciting news! Let me know how you're doing and I'll hopefully
hear back from a couple of you before I leave in three months. I know,
it's not that soon. I'm so excited for this opportunity to share the
Gospel of Jesus Christ with others. It's an important work and
somebody's got to do it! Might as well be me. Love you! Love, Merilee