Correspondence info

Michael asked for addresses to be included in any correspondence.   He is so grateful for the contact with those who love and support him.  Your correspondence has been very, very important to him.  He has very limited time to read and respond to email but would like to receive from and write letters to those who contact him.  He has time to do that on p-days. He would prefer receiving less email because of his time restrictions at the computer.   He also is restricted by his mission's rules to emailing immediate family members only.  

There are three ways to write to him, outlined below.  Of these ways, we are not yet experienced enough to know which is faster.  I did send one letter each way, plus one in an international priority mail envelope all on the same day last week, so we will know eventually which way is faster.  I will keep you posted.

1.  FREE and EASY, like email:  DearElder.com, http://www.dearelder.com/,  is a great resource to use and is almost like writing an email.  Pouch email through their service is free to his mission (Mexico Mexico City West).  It is free to set up an account and very easy to use.  Letters written this way that are received by the site before midnight MT on Sundays go out to the LDS Church Office Building Monday mornings.

2.  If you would like to write a direct, USPS letter, you should know that mail is not delivered to his apartment.  It needs to be sent to the mission home.  The Zone Leaders pick up mail for their zones once per week.  One 85c stamp is required for each ounce or partial ounce mailed.  The envelopes must correspond to the standards set by the USPS.

The mission home address is: 


Elder Michael Hancock
Mexico City West Mission
Sierra Vertientes 310
Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico, DF 11010
Mexico

3.  You may also use the church's pouch mail system.  This requires one piece of paper, no envelope, and a 45c first-class stamp.  There are regulations that must be adhered to precisely or the letter will be sent back to you.  Please take the time to read and follow those regulations. Here is a link to a site that will outline those regulations: http://ldsliving.com/story/63606-lds-how-to-write-a-missionary.  The pouches are sent out to the various missions on Tuesdays.  I think anything that comes in the mail by Mondays is included in that week's pouch.

The address to use when writing Michael by pouch is:


Elder Michael Hancock
Mexico Mexico City West Mission
PO Box 30150
Salt Lake City, UT 84010-0150


If you have news that you would like him to receive quickly, I will relay a message to him in my next email.  OR, you may post a comment on one of the blog posts.  I send him any posted comments each week.