In the movie, The Best Two Years, Elder Johnson, who is serving in the Netherlands, receives audio cassettes from his girlfriend back home in the states.
Well, our missionary, who is a slow typist, but a good storyteller, thought cassettes would be an easy way to communicate without actually having to type an email or post a letter. Consequently, we purchased a microcassette player, cassettes, batteries, mailers and stamps from a office supply store. (He later found the player at the MTC bookstore for about $15 which was half of what we had paid...Wish I'd known.) If you are considering this options, remember that you will also need a second player for playback at home.
We just received our first cassette eight weeks into his mission. And I must say it was so fun to hear his voice! All things considered it was a good option for us. If you think that your missionary will actually use it, microcassettes may be fun alternative for your family and a way to handle the waiting between the phone calls at Christmas and Mother's Day.
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