Elder Smith made it to Brazil!

We received a brief note from Joel Wednesday morning saying he had arrived in Sao Paulo.

On Thursday, we received a letter and a group photo from the Brazil MTC president and his wife. For those of you who want to communicate with Elder Smith, take note of the follow instructions from the MTC president:

PlEASE DO not send packages to the Brazil Missionary Training Center. All packages must be sent directly to the mission where your missionary will be serving not the MTC. If you have already mailed a package to the Brazil MTC, please understand that the package cannot be forwarded to his or her mission and will be returned to you.

WE Strongly eNCOURAGE sENDING HAND WRITTEN LETTERS. Please write your missionary´s first and last name. Your missionary will provide you with his district and box number. 

Also, please DO NOT SEND ANYTHING BY FEDEX, DHL, UPS, or other private carriers.  The cost to process this type of correspondence is exorbitant.