Email from Elder Thorderson 01/14/09 and mailing information

We heard from Steven today. His P-Day is changing to Monday, so we won't get another email until then. Also, he cannot receive emails from anyone outside the family, but if you send an email to his email (gmail or thorderson.com) we can copy them and send them along to him. He will not be able to answer you via email, but he can send you a letter via snail mail. 

Here is his address and instructions on how to use the "pouch" service:

Once I hit the field, due to the unreliability of Uruguay's mail system, please send all letters through the pouch service. Here are some instructions on using the pouch service. http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/51446/Pouch-service-has-new-regulations.html 

Elder Steven Matthew Thorderson
Uruguay Montevideo Mission
PO Box 30150

Salt Lake City, UT 84130 

And now, for his email...

Well, I made it in one piece! My trainer's name is Elder Faber, from West Jordan. He seems like a good guy, I'm sure I'll learn a lot from him. He's insisting that we only speak spanish... we'll see how that goes! Also living in the casa is Elder Casco from Honduras and Elder Martindale from Sandy. I'm in the Las Piedras zona, assigned to the Obelisco II barrio. It's pretty stinking hot, but we're getting a little wind, which is keeping us sane.

The mission home address is everywhere, gosh! (Mom note: it was NOT very accessible!) It's on my second blog post, on the Facebook Page, and on my Facebook Notes. When you send the package... basically the smaller the better. Don't skimp on the stuff inside, but if a bigger box moves through customs, it might not ever get to me (theft, etc), so smaller box, and on the top, tape a piece of paper that states that there's about $30 worth of missionary supplies... customs should leave it alone. I'll get the package at zone conference.

Letters will have to be sent through pouch, but I'll be sending letters through Correo Uruguay. I'll be sending a few letters home in one package with names and partial addresses on the front, I'll need you to find out what addresses you can and put them on the envelopes.

As far as email... I think I need to make your life a little harder. I can only send and receive emails to and from immediate family, so go ahead and turn off the forwarding and set up an Outlook account for you to track... if I get any steven@thorderson.com emails, just paste it into one of your emails to me and I'll write a reply back.

I'm not sure what we'll do about pictures... I don't think I'll be able to send photos from the computer, I'll transfer what I can onto a memory card and I should be able to send that through Correo. Or on a CD... we'll see.

Tell Micaela and Bro Rasmussen that I am doing great!

My p-day is Monday... be sure to change your schedule accordingly!

(Mom note: if you send him a letter, be sure to mention the proper ettiquite for ending an email/letter...love, Steven...best regards from your favorite elder...I miss y'all so much, Steven...etc...