Better Late Than Never (Received January 7, 2015)

Hi  Bingham family,

We are doing a clean up and found these photos and a letter and we are not sure that it was ever sent to you.

Enjoy :-)

Cheers
Sister Horne
Australia Melbourne Mission

AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE MISSION

76 Cathies Lane, Wantirna South 3152

VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

16 July 2014

Dear Bingham Family,

We are delighted to welcome your daughter, Sister Maegan Bingham, to the Australia

Melbourne Mission.

 It was exciting to greet her at the airport as she arrived in this

beautiful part of the world. It will be a great experience for Sister Bingham to begin to

immediately share the gospel with others. Your daughter has a sincere desire to teach

the message of the restored gospel. We consider it a privilege to be part of this great

experience with her.

Sister Ricks and Sister Stoker have been selected as your daughter's first companion

and they have been assigned to labour in Glen Huon Area. Sister Ricks & Sister Stoker

have very qualified to provide the initial missionary foundation that will contribute to your

daughter's success.

The receipt of encouraging, positive letters/e-mails from home each week is an extremely

important element in her success. We urge you to be faithful in this privilege. Best

mail service will be obtained by sending all mail to your daughter in care of the Australia

Melbourne Mission, 76 Cathies Lane, Wantirna South, Victoria 3152. We will see that it is

quickly delivered to the proper location.

As you are aware, missionaries follow certain strict guidelines that help them succeed as

a representative of the Lord Jesus Christ. I would like to highlight those areas where you,

your family and her friends can help her succeed.

1) Telephone calls between a missionary and family or friends almost always distract

and keep a missionary from serving effectively. We ask that you not call her . If there is

an emergency, please contact me or one of the office staff in my absence. We will relay

messages and support as quickly as we can make contact and in a way that will be as

helpful as possible. She will call home on Christmas and Mother's Day.

2) Visiting missionaries in the field by friends or relatives can be a real temptation for

those on extensive trips to Melbourne, but is also very disruptive to the missionary and to

the Lord's work here. We ask your help in this also. If a special need arises requiring an

exception to the policies, please contact me.

3) When sending packages from home, please do not send CDs, books, clothing or

other material that detract from the work. She has all the study material needed to be

successful. Mormon Tabernacle Choir music and General Conference/Ensign CDs make

wonderful gifts. Please don't send items that distract in any way. If you have a question,

please send me an e-mail.

We hope that you enjoy the enclosed photograph of Sister Bingham taken with Sister

Maxwell and myself after she arrived in Melbourne.

We already feel a great love for your

daughter and appreciate all you are doing to assist her. Thanks for preparing her for this

missionary experience.

Sincerely,

Cory H. Maxwell, President

Australia Melbourne Mission

cmaxwell@ldschurch.org

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