 President and Sister Colton welcome Elder O’Barr to --- The Albania Tirana Mission January 12, 2005 I can update this page from time to time with news of how I am doing, and upload some pictures of Albania and the Alabanian People. Unfortunately, Elders aren’t allowed to be online for very long, so any updates I make will be brief.  Elder Benny O'Barr and Mom at the MTC in Provo Utah October 27, 2004 Photos taken my first week in Albania You can send me physical letters at the Following address: Pouch Service: (LETTERS ONLY!)* Elder Benny O'Barr Albania Tirana Mission POB 30150 Salt Lake City, UT 84130-0150 Packages, Everything Else:* Elder O’Barr P.O. Box #2984 Tirana, Albania *: Because of the unreliability of the Albanian Postal Service, the Church provides a 'Pouch Service' for sending letters to the Missionaries in Albanian. It is all gathered together in Utah and mailed on Fridays. Because of this method, only regular letters, postcards, or other small, flat objects can be mailed this way. Make sure it has a full return address and name on the outside of the letter. This mail cannot contain anything except documents. No money, checks, stamps, medicine, food products or regular photos (paper copies all right). The Church will get in trouble otherwise. All other Packages, etc. must be mailed directly to the Mission Office in Albania. You can also mail regular letters directly to the Mission Office in Albania, as it may get there quicker, but it has a higher chance of being lost in the process. It helps to put a label on the outside of the letter or package that states: “Missionary Supplies”. There are Federal Express and DHL offices in Albania, however, new clothing, gifts, merchandise, and other “dutiable” merchandise may be subject to Albanian customs import duties. These duties are very expensive and a missionary may not be prepared to pay them.. Last Updated February 14, 2005 This site is updated and maintained by Dan and Benny O'Barr |