Elder Austin Gardiner: Adriatic South Mission: MTC and Goodbye's

Thursday, July 28, 2016

MTC and Goodbye's

July 27th. Austin got all packed and we headed out the door to go to Tucanos. Everyone humored Mom with a few more photos.

We ate so much at Tucanos that we had to do a lap around Riverwoods Mall and we found the poke-ball and it made us laugh because we've kept teasing Austin that going Pokeman-Free will be hard for him for the next two years.

I don't think anything prepares you for how fast the MTC drop off is these days. We knew it would be fast but it was really, really, fast and wonderful AND horrible all at the same time. Austin looked ready to go and he didn't even look back. We can't wait to hear from him but know in our hearts he's doing great.

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Elder Gardiner's Current Address

Adriatic South Mission

Elder John Austin Gardiner

PO Box 2984

Bulevardi “Gjergj Fishta”

Qendra “Alpas,” Shkalla #5,

Apartmenti #14

Tirana,

Albania

If you want to be sure your letter or package arrives, purchase a tracking number for it. SLC also sends a pouch to Albania, which would get a single page letter here for a first class US stamp. The pouch takes about 1- 2 weeks, regular mail can take 3-4 weeks, packages can take 1-3 months, and sometimes they don’t arrive.

The postal system sorts the mail by the first letter on the top line, so addressing Adriatic puts all of the mail for the mission in the A pile. If something is marked at $50 in value or more, it goes to customs, and a hefty fee is paid to get it out. We recommend you un-package the item and try on any clothing, also take the tags off and refold it, maybe wash it. Then consider a value for “used items.” If something is very important, we recommend using Fed-Ex or DHL.

john.gardiner@myldsmail.net