www.dearelder.com

In his first letter from the MTC Anziano Nielsen said "dear elder me A LOT!" so I thought it would be a good idea to blog how to do that...

Before you write please read this article that explains how best to support missionaries through the type of letters you send, there's a lot of other great info in there too. Elder Ryler's Mission President actually referred us to this article in his call letter and it has been of great value ever since! (just click on the title/link)

Dallas H. and Marjorie S. Bradford, “Helping from Home,” Ensign, Jul 2003, 48–53

Letters sent from the dear elder site to the MTC will get to the missionary the same day - for FREE! (Letters must be submitted by 12:00 pm Noon MST Mon-Fri for same-day delivery.)
Here's the how to:

Step 1 - Go to http://www.dearelder.com/
Step 2 - Click on the "Write a Letter" tab along the top
Step 3 - In the Letter Selection (grey box) select "Provo MTC" from the drop-down menu
Step 4 - Click on the "Write a Missionary" button
Step 5 - Enter your information in the boxes

You will also need to enter this information:
MTC Box #................................ 117
Mission Code............................. ITA-CAT
Est. MTC Departure Date ............... 0622

Step 6 - Write your letter in the large empty box (there is a size limit with a counter below and a spell check option)
Step 7 - Click the "Send Letter" button

It's that easy!!

Here are a few more details from the dear elder FAQ section...

Deliveries are made every afternoon Monday through Friday. We do not deliver on Saturdays. Orders and letters received after 12 noon on Friday afternoons will be taken the following business day. We are closed on National Holidays and Utah State Holidays. Only district leaders are allowed to check the mail at the MTC. They usually do this twice a day- once in the morning and once in the evening on the way to dinner. Our packages and letters are delivered in the early afternoon, so we think most of our deliveries are received on the way to dinner. The letters sent by www.DearElder.com are sent privately. Pouch letters and MTC letters are all tri-folded and tabbed closed. No one but your missionary will be reading the letter that you write.

Thanks for supporting our missionary!