This was originally posted on my other missionary blog "Missionary Momming with the Overzealous Missionary Mom" (which is a blog with ideas for moms & other relatives or friends of full-time LDS missionaries). Even though this blog is primarily about preparing for an LDS mission, I thought I'd share this information here as well, since it's a missionary-related topic and some of you might be interested in missionary care package ideas! If you'd like to see my other blog, you can find it here This blog post features a collection of care package ideas for every month of the year (plus a few bonus ideas for birthdays and "hump day"). We have at least one idea for every month (plus birthdays and "hump day"), with links to the original source if you want more information. But first, lets talk about some of the practical matters re: sending care packages... TIMING- You'll want to take into consideration that it's going to take a while for your package to get to your missionary (especially if they are in a different country), so you will want to look into delivery estimate times and try to plan ahead. For example, if you are in the United States and your missionary is also in the United States, you can send a package through USPS using "Priority Mail" and it should arrive in 2 to 3 business days (there are other -cheaper- shipping methods, but they do take much longer). If you have a specific day that you need the package to arrive by (such as a birthday or Christmas), then I would plan ahead to have the package arrive at least several days early. It's better to be on the safe side, since there can be delays (especially around Christmas). If you are shipping to a foreign country, it will take much longer for a package to arrive. The USPS website's "Postage Price Calculator" can give you an idea of the cost for a package and an estimate for how long it will take a package/letter to arrive (enter your zip code and the destination country). Again, this is an estimate, because the delivery time can vary a lot, especially in remote areas. So shipping early is key. RESTRICTIONS- If you are shipping to a foreign country, I recommend finding a message board or facebook group where parents with LDS missionaries in the same country as your missionary share tips because you will be able to find ideas and information about shipping to that particular country. When you ship anything to a foreign country, there can be a lot of restrictions about what can be sent (both because of policy and because of practicality). For example, a particular country might not allow certain types of food to be sent. Another county might allow food, but it isn't a good idea to send certain types of foods (like chocolate that can melt). If you try to ship restricted or illegal items (like fireworks), they would be confiscated and could potentially cause problems for yourself and/or for your missionary, so be sure to get the facts about what is allowed and not allowed. The USPS has information about shipping to foreign countries, and they also have all of the customs forms that you will need to send packages overseas. The last time I sent a package to an overseas missionary was several years ago, but unless it has changed recently, you actually have to go to the post office to mail foreign packages (you can't usually just click & ship from home). OTHER IMPORTANT SHIPPING ISSUES- Other common issues related to sending packages to foreign countries include theft and additional costs to your missionary. Theft is a significant problem in some countries where customs agents will open and inspect your package, confiscate restricted items, and may decide to keep things that they want for themselves. Even if your missionary is serving in the United States and the package won't go through customs, packages can be stolen from doorsteps. So if you try to send anything of value such as money, a camera, or even shoes, they might never make it to your missionary. I've heard that in some countries, if you need to send shoes to your missionary, it's best to sent the shoes in seperate packages on different days (because one shoe is not very appealing to a theif). Of course, there is always the chance that one of the packages could be lost forever and you missionary might be walking around with only one shoe! :) Please be aware that customs agents can and will open packages and inspect everything inside. So if you have wrapped items (like a twelve-days-of-Christmas gifts kind of thing), they may open all of the gifts to see what they are. COSTS- It costs a lot of money to send a package anywhere, even within the same country. The farther away, the higher the cost. Also, a heavier package costs more (an exception to this is if you are able to do a flat-rate box through USPS, which allows you to pay the same price no matter how heavy the box is, but there are restrictions and you must use a specific box (that you can get for free from USPS). So you definitely need to factor the cost of shipping plus the cost of the items inside to determine the actual total cost of sending a care package to your missionary. What many people don't realize is that additional costs to the missionaries can happen when they are required to pay customs fees when picking up a package in their country. Depending on the contents of the package, they may be required to pay high fees (basically custom taxes), and that money comes out of the missionary's support fund (food allowance). Imagine if they had to pay $100 to pick up a package that cost you $50 to send them? That would be devastating to their budget. For all of these reasons, you will definately want to learn everything you can about what is allowed (or will result in fees) and what you shouldn't send to your missionaries particular country. Alright, now that I've totally stressed you out, lets get on to the care package ideas! You may need to adapt to your situation and you definately don't need to send a package every single month (especially if your missioary is in a foreign counrty where the cost is much higher). Here is at least one idea for each month of the year, followed by a few extra ideas: JANUARY- "NEW YEAR, NEW START" CARE PACKAGE LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE This is a cute idea for a low-cost care package containing practical items like toothpaste, mints, etc. FEBRUARY- "VALENTINES DAY CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE Check dollar stores for inexpensive holiday-related items and decorations MARCH- "ST PATRICK'S DAY CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE Green-themed care package for St Patricks Day - basically, just anything that is green (note- I'd be careful about putting soap like the IRish Spring shown in a box with food. Even though it is wrapped, it is strong smelling and -trust me - all of the food items like gum and mints will taste like soap. I know this because this has happened in my 72-hour kit. If you really want to include the soap, I would double-wrap the whole package of soap it in thick zip-lock bags like freezer bags). APRIL- ''EASTER CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE Several ideas for Easter. You could include any Easter-ish items, but its nice to have a gospel theme if you can, as in the 2nd Easter care package shown above. MAY- "MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE This is a May-themed care package with the popular May 4th "MAY the Fourth be with you" Star Wars theme. Here, they include snacks with the labels changed to make them Star Wars related. JUNE- "BOX OF SUNSHINE CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE This sunshine-themed care package would be good for anytime in the summer, but it could also be sent in the winter as a sort of cheer-up. PS- Some countries have the opposite seasons than in the United States, so if your missionary is serving in Australia, for example, it might be winter there when it is summer here. JULY- "4TH OF JULY CARE PACKAGE" LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE I'm pretty sure that fireworks are illegal to send anywhere, even within the United States, so this care package is fireowrk themed, but shouldnt contain any actual fireworks - it's just firework themed. Fun items like pop-rocks candy would be a good idea. Be sure to check whether it is appropriate to send nation-related items like American flags, etc., before you send, in case they might be prohibited. AUGUST- "BEAT THE HEAT CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE "Cool" or "ice" themed items SEPTEMBER- "FALL CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE Fall themed items like nuts and other snacks with fall-themed flavors OCTOBER- "HALLOWEEN CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE NOVEMBER- "THANKSGIVING CARE PACKAGE" LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE This is a really cute idea for a thanksgiving dinner in a box. Is your missionary in the United States and probably going to eat Thanksgiving dinner with a family in their area? Don't worry - they will still want this food! You can't have too much Thanksgiving! DECEMBER "CHRISTMAS CARE PACKAGE" Here are 3 different ideas for things to send to your missionary for Christmas. A common theme for a lot of Christmas care packages are things that can be enjoyed over time - either small gift or envelopes that are opened over time (days or weeks). Don't feel like you need to send regular Christmas presents (like you would normally give them back home). In fact, it's better not to. They don't have room for extra items in their luggage, so unless they specifically tell you that they need new shoes or a new dress, I would recommend sticking to small practical & consumable stuff like post-it notes, chapstick, socks, ties, snacks, makeup, etc. Here is a garland with envelopes that are opened like an advent calendar: LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE Here is a paper Christmas tree and "ornaments" featuring photos of family and friends back home. This is a great idea because it can be put up weeks before Christmas and kept up on display for a while after Christmas, so it has a lasting impact (while also being low cost). The missionary can eventually throw away the paper tree, but keep the photos with him in the next transfer. LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE Stocking filled with inexpensive gifts like candy, etc (for most people, a stocking would be in additional to the main gifts, but for a missionary this is a very appropriate gift by itself) LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE Please try to remember your missionary's companion when sending a care package, but ESPECIALLY at Christmas. It doesn't need to be something major, anything small will be appreciated. Some missionaries don't get much mail or any packages from home. Some missionaries don't get any sort of support from home, so it can be really meaningful to get something from someone who cares - even if they don't know you. HUMP DAY CARE PACKAGE: "Hump Day" is the halfway mark for Missionaries - for Elders that is the 1-year mark (halfway through their 2 year mission) and for Sisters that is their 9-year mark (halfway through their 18 month mission). It's just kind of a fun thing to recognize that they are halfway through. Here are some fun "hump day" care package ideas: LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE BIRTHDAY CARE PACKAGES: LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE LINK TO MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS IDEA HERE HAVE FUN PUTTING TOGETHER YOUR CARE PACKAGES! YOUR MISSIONARY WILL LOVE THEM!

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For my Relief Society calling in church I am the second counselor in the presidency, over the Additional meetings. We had a great meeting a couple of weeks ago with the theme, "Mission Possible". We wanted to focus on the missionaries serving from our ward and support them. For weeks before the event we had sisters volunteering to bring items for the various missionaries from our ward to put in care packages to be sent to them all over the world. Each Mother of a missionary made a list of things that their missionary would love to receive. We had such a great response from the sisters and received so many things for the packages. We dressed up in detective garb each Sunday to give our announcements. We even had a cute invitation we handed out to each sister that had been placed in a small manila envelope labeled "Mission Possible". The evening started off with a dinner. We had sisters bring various dishes from either the place where their missionary is serving, where they themselves served, or just whatever they felt like bringing! An amazing selection of foods were brought. I made coconut rice and an avocado corn salad in honor of my son who is serving in Brasil. I got both recipes from the Internet and they were yummy! I loved the cute little napkins that were folded to look like white shirts. We added the ties made from Fruit Stripe gum. The tie banner added a lot to the decor. This table was set up with a bag for each missionary from our ward to collect the items for their care boxes and a paper with the name of each missionary on top was set out for the sisters to write messages to each one. We invited the Elders serving in our ward to join us for dinner and leave a short message with us. They thought this idea sounded awesome and they said they wished that their home wards would do something like this for them! Secretly we had the ladies write short letters to these Elder's mothers that we will be sending to let them know how much we appreciate their son's service in our area. On each table we had the plaques displayed that belong to each missionary from our ward. We also had some paper and pens so that the sisters could write a short message to them. After the dinner we had the mother's of missionaries serving from our ward read a letter from their missionaries. It was touching and fun to hear of each missionaries' experiences. The spirit of missionary work was definitely felt that evening as our thoughts turned to our full-time missionaries. We will be sending this picture along with the letters written for the mother's of the Elders serving in our ward. As a missionary mom I know that they will love it!

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Bon Voyage!! This was a travel package saying Bon Voyage (Safe Travels) for him to have for his long trip to France. I forgot to take a picture of the things I put in this package. So I am going to list them. *Travel pillow for the 10 hour flight *Mission Talks folder (Tyler wanted Jaxon to have a folder to put all his talks in to have throughout his mission. He wished he had one when he was on his mission). *Recipes - Family recipes for Jaxon to have in France. I put just the simple quick ones that were his favorites. * Travel size shampoo, lotion, deodorant, toothbrush and toothpaste. *Candies, mint's and frozen Gatorade (he loves the frozen gatorade because when it gets to him it's like a slush). *Homemade Rice Krispy Treats and No Bake Cookies. I Printed out the google maps of Paris France, Belgium and Germany. Just the cities where his mission covers and taped it on a box. I took an empty Oatmeal container and pasted a France flag around it and filled this with No Bake Cookies. Happy Halloween!!!! I thought it would be fun to have some traditional Halloween goodies, Homemade Caramel Apples. 12 apples to share with his French teacher's and district. He asked for Halloween decorations so I sent him some of those also. "Celebration" Package Half way through the MTC I decided to get Jaxon's district excited that they are half way through the MTC. Here is the Celebration Package I sent. Jaxon emailed me and said he loves all the packages he is getting. He said it makes the MTC a lot better. "Bread & Honey" Package After hearing how the food in the MTC is killing him, I decided he needed some other options that don't have to be refrigerated and what's better than a package of good food. I put some wheat and white bread (didn't know which one he would like) and some Honey. I also made Grandma Hansen's famous Bran Muffins the morning of sending it so they would be fresh. Apple Juice because he Loves the kind in a can, a little butter, some treats and a little basketball for his residence door. He hasn't been able to play Basketball much because his district doesn't like to play. Hopefully this nerf set will fill the void. (Just found out from an email to not send any bread, PB and Honey because the MTC has all that. Hmmmm, Then what is this kid complaining about for food. haha) "President Hinckley Mission" Package I came across this idea on Pinterest but then changed a few things. I loved this one because it's President Hinckley talking about the 10 things you gain on your mission. He talks about each thing and the gifts you receive by following these guidelines on your mission. I thought this would be great for Jaxon to remember. I wrapped the gifts all up like this. Simple and colorful! This is the opening of President Hinckley's talk. 10 things you gain from your Mission By President Hinckley I had an Envelope with this saying inside: "These are 10 gifts that I would hope every missionary would bring home with him or her—not a lot of tinsel, not a lot of dolls, not a lot of rugs or furs or dresses or plates, but these great, enduring, wonderful things. God bless you to keep the faith, and while doing so, enjoy with great happiness that which you are called to do." President Hinckley The gift and quote: Follow President Hinckley's 10 guidelines and your future will be so "Brite". (Small Sprite can's for a gift and changing the "sp" for "B") #1 Envelope A knowledge of and LOVE for God our Eternal Father and his beloved son Jesus Christ. Inside Envelope: “This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3). There is no greater gift that comes to anyone in this world than a certain, reassuring conviction that God, our Eternal Father, lives and that Jesus is the Christ. I believe that. I think it is so very, very important." President Hinckley The gift and quote: Let the love of Heavenly Father surround you like this big hug from Camry! (Camry's hands traced with a Ribbon as long as her arms) #2 Envelope A Knowledge of and Love for the scriptures, The word of God. Inside Envelope: "As a missionary, I read each evening before going to bed a few chapters of the Book of Mormon, and there came into my heart a conviction which has never left: that this is the word of God, restored to the earth by the power of the Almighty, translated by the gift and power of God to the convincing of the Jew and the Gentile that Jesus is the Christ. I thank the Lord for the testimony which I have of the truth of the word of God as found in these sacred revealed books. And I would hope that every missionary would leave his or her field of labor with a conviction in his or her heart that these things are true." President Hinckley The gift and quote: We know you are working hard to become a scripture Smarty. (Smarties candy) #3 Envelope An increased LOVE for your parents Inside Envelope: "I have attended hundreds of missionary meetings over the years. I love to hear missionaries speak of their love for the Lord, but I also love to hear them speak with great appreciation and love concerning their parents. Boys who had been careless and indifferent stand on their feet and with tears in their eyes to thank the Lord for their fathers and their mothers. In these days, what a salutary and wonderful thing it is to hear a strong young man stand up and speak with great feeling concerning his father and his mother, saying things he would never have said before in all of his life. Every boy and girl ought to come home with an increased love for parents." President Hinckley The gift and quote: You know your mom loves those hugs and kisses. Even though she made you give her a hug, you were secretly glad she did. Haha. (Hershey Hugs and Kisses) #4 Envelope A Love for the PEOPLE Among whom you labor Inside Envelope: "I love the English people. No one can sell the English short in my mind because I labored with them, I lived with them, I was in their homes at their firesides, I learned to know their hearts, and I learned to love them. I have learned to love the people of Asia. I spent 11 years among them, and I love them. To me, I love them as much as I love anybody because of the experience I have had as a missionary, as it were, among them. There’s something wrong if a missionary doesn’t come back with a great love for the people among whom he labored." President Hinckley The gift and quote: You will be a great Fisher of Men. (Goldfish crackers) #5 Envelope An appreciation of HARD WORK Inside Envelope: "Every missionary ought to come to realize that work, work, work is the key to getting things done, the key to success in life. There is no substitute for work, for getting up in the morning and getting at it and staying with it to get the job done. I don’t know of a greater asset for whatever lies ahead in life than the capacity to discipline oneself to work." President Hinckley The gift and quote: For all that hard work, your reward will be much greater than money. (Please give this $10 to someone who is in need. It could be someone on the street or even a fellow missionary who doesn’t have a lot of money. (A $10 dollar bill made into a shirt and tie. You can find how to make it on google) #6 Envelope The assurance that the HOLY SPIRIT is available to each of us when we live for it Inside Envelope: "The availability of inspiration—each of us, if we live for it, if we cultivate it, can have it. I love these great words of revelation, these words of promise: “God shall give unto you knowledge by his Holy Spirit, yea, by the unspeakable gift of the Holy Ghost” (D&C 121:26). What a precious gift to bring home—the assurance, the certainty that if we live for it, we have available to us that which comes by the power of the Holy Spirit." President Hinckley The gift and quote: Listen to the Holy Spirit, He will guide, comfort, Strengthen and Protect you. The holy spirit is a LIFE SAVER (A package of Life-Savers) #7 Envelope The understanding of the Importance of TEAM WORK! Inside Envelope: "No one can do this work alone. We work in pairs. “In the mouth of two or more witnesses shall [all things] be established” (2 Corinthians 13:1). We work together. There is no place for primadonna’s in the mission field. Our efforts are largely team efforts, and what a marvelous thing it is to learn to work with other people." President Hinckley The gift and quote: Is there any better team than a Sweet and Salty Pair? (Nature Valley Sweet and Salty granola Bars) #8 Envelope The Value of Personal Virtue Inside Envelope: "I think there is no greater thing concerning future integrity that a missionary can learn than the value of personal virtue. I think there are fewer words greater than the promise given under the inspiration of the Lord as set forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith: “Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly.” That’s the commandment. And then the promise: “Thy confidence [shall] wax strong in the presence of God” (D&C 121:45). That’s the promise to those who walk in virtue." President Hinckley The gift and quote: For a personal Boost, remember those, your biggest fans, looking up to you. (A picture of some of his biggest fans. I wanted all the little cousins to take pictures and send them to me but I didn’t have time so I grabbed the family we had at church.) #9 Envelope The FAITH to ACT Inside Envelope: "I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way … that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth' (1 Nephi 3:7). We ask tremendous things of missionaries. It is so hard for shy and indiffirent young people to do the things we sometimes ask them to do. But what a marvelous thing that they try. They have the faith to do, the faith to act, the faith to go forward and make the effort. And what a marvelous gift that is to bring home." President Hinckley The gift and quote: Faith dip, to remind you to dip into your faith when spirits are low. (Fun Dip. Change the Fun to Faith) #10 Envelope The Humility to PRAY Inside Envelope: "Recognize that there is a power greater than ours, that no matter how good a man is, he is not good enough, that no matter how wise he is, he is not wise enough, that no matter how strong he is, he is not strong enough for all of the things which he will face in life, and that there is a source of power to which he can go with the assurance that he will be listened to and that there will be a response." President Hinckley The gift and Quote: Especially for the days where you are tired, sore and seem to be stuck in a rut, Just remember that prayer can help you get back up. (A Prayer Rock painted and colored by Camry and little poem to go with it. See below) There is other prayer rock poems, but I thought I would make it simple for him. I’m your little Prayer Rock, and this is what I’ll do. Just put me on your pillow till the day is through. Then turn back the covers and climb into your bed, and whack! Your little prayer rock will bump you on the head. Then you will remember as the day is through, to kneel and say your prayers as you intended to. Because your Heavenly Father cares and loves you so, He wants you to remember to talk to him, you know.

Updated 2021 Note: This article is meant for entertainment purposes only. Please consult a dietitian or doctor for specific advice that fits your specific situation. It's so tempting to want to send unhealthy food-- cookies, candy, you name it. (Guilty as charged!) When I was sending care packages to John while he was deployed, he

It's probably no surprise that I love dorky puns. They are so much fun-- especially when you're working with a long deployment and not feeling particularly creative. So here you go-- 102 puns, broken into topics and some with suggestions of what to put with them! Write them on sticky notes and attach to different products,

So...for as long as I can remember, whenever I go anywhere, my Mom asks me to take lots of pictures. I'm not the best at it, but I really want to take pictures on my mission. So I thought of trying to take a picture a day. But instead of just taking any old picture, I have a "Scavenger Hunt" of pictures I want to take! I made a list of pictures I want to take every transfer and then make cute handouts for each one. Then I printed them out in put them in my mission binder! I'm so excited to try and take each picture!! :) Hopefully I can get all of them! I added the handouts below for my fellow sisters! :) Enjoy! Sorry for the typo! This is really for people in the MTC for 9 weeks! Oops!

So I decided to jump on the band wagon and make the Read When Letters Word of warning: This is VERY time consuming! Make sure you...

So glad they called him on a mission, He’s leaving in a week or two, I hope by then we will be ready, With shoes, shirts, suits, socks, ties, scriptures in a bag or two… Here are 10 of …

We are Moms...so we count! We miss our missionaries in a way that no one else on Earth does! Don't get me wrong, we are elated that they are...

Care packages are expensive. While I never kept track (and I know, I know, I should have!) of the cost of each full-sized care package, I think mine (including postage) ranged between $40-$60, depending on the contents. Add another $15-20 for shipping, and funding care packages can be a job in itself! Throughout my care

5 types of letters (and emails) that LDS missionaries love to get!

We've made a cookbook! This is a missionary and/or college student cookbook. Simple recipes for two that only use a few utensils in the kitchen!

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On Wednesday, our little brother reported to the { Missionary Training Center } to serve a two-year mission for our church, { The Church of ...

When my son had been serving as a missionary for just a few months, a friend shared this AMAZING letter written by a former mission president and wife, Kevin and Nancy Duncan of the Chile Santiago …

Updated 2021 Note: This article is meant for entertainment purposes only. Please consult a dietitian or doctor for specific advice that fits your specific situation. It's so tempting to want to send unhealthy food-- cookies, candy, you name it. (Guilty as charged!) When I was sending care packages to John while he was deployed, he

So...for as long as I can remember, whenever I go anywhere, my Mom asks me to take lots of pictures. I'm not the best at it, but I really want to take pictures on my mission. So I thought of trying to take a picture a day. But instead of just taking any old picture, I have a "Scavenger Hunt" of pictures I want to take! I made a list of pictures I want to take every transfer and then make cute handouts for each one. Then I printed them out in put them in my mission binder! I'm so excited to try and take each picture!! :) Hopefully I can get all of them! I added the handouts below for my fellow sisters! :) Enjoy! Sorry for the typo! This is really for people in the MTC for 9 weeks! Oops!

At our house, it’s all about food. When the kids started to leave the nest Mom started writing down recipes so that none of her offspring would starve. Now that four of the eight children are adults, we have gained a lot of knowledge as to what may be helpful to young single adults