Elder Ryan Remer: Investigators and new mailing address

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Investigators and new mailing address

Elder Remer is serving in Panglao, a small island

This week has been a pretty hard week, not spiritually, but because we might lose our only family investigating right now. we have been teaching there 3 children about the gospel, and they are super far in the missionary lessons, we have a baptism scheduled for the 14th of February, but they are part of a dajong(explained later) We have a 50% chance of baptizing them. The dajong is the people who own your house and insurance, if you are of the same religion as them, you get a needed discount, if not, you won't be able to afford a house or insurance. Not everyone here is part of a dajong, but turns out this family is part of one, it just depends if we are lucky and they are part of a relaxed dajong, or if they are part of a hard-core-catholic one. Hopefully it turns out well, I had some pictures this week, but forgot my camera cord, so hopefully next week,

Have a great week,
Elder Remer

(note from Cindy) The mission office sent us an email this week updating the mailing address. Send all correspondence & packages to the following address:

Elder Ryan D Remer

Cebu East Mission Office

LDS Church Compound, National Highway

Bajac, Liloan

Cebu 6002 Philippines

For packages: (Contact Ph# 032-424-1012)

The Philippines Cebu East mission also receives pouch mail. Here's the address for that:

Elder Ryan D Remer

Philippines Cebu East Mission

POB 30150

Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0150

Pouch Mail Instructions

Instructions for pouch mail from Elder Remer's call packet:

The Church provides pouch mail service to your mission. Items sent by pouch mail use the United States Postal Service (USPS) from your location to Church headquarters, where they are forwarded to the missionary by a private courier along with other Church mail. Pouch mail leaves Church headquarters each Friday. Items received after the pouch has been sent will be held for the next week. Only postcards or one-page correspondences (no envelopes) written on one side of the page may be sent through the pouch. Notebook or other light-weight paper will not process through the USPS machines. Photographs are not acceptable.

You may invite your family and friends to use pouch mail. Items not complying with the following instructions will be returned to the sender, or discarded if the complete return address is not included.

Use card stock for the letter, and write on one side. Lay the letter blank side down. Fold the bottom of the letter about one-third of the way up the page and crease. Fold the top of the letter to the bottom of the first fold and crease. Secure the long side with two pieces of tape about one inch in from each end, but do not seal the ends. Write your name and complete return address in the top left corner. Affix first class postage in the top right corner. In the middle, write the mission address as follows:

Elder Ryan David Remer

Philippines Cebu East Mission

POB 30150

Salt Lake City UT 84130-0150