What a Mission Can Do to You
On the wall in our kitchen is a calendar that has family pictures filling the top of every page. We put it right next to the oven because we can easily look at it every day and see the people we miss. We miss our children and grandchildren. We know we have missed important moments, and we just plain miss being around these people we love so much. So why did we go on a mission if we were going to miss everyone so much? First of all we can still communicate. There are texts, Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, email, and actual phone calls and Facetime. Next, going on a mission refines you. It brings an extra measure of love and peace to your hearts, even old hearts like ours. It binds you to God through service and covenants. (Phil in Lille's Grand Place where he served as a missionary 52 years ago.) Yes, we still have issues with people and memories that can bring us sorrow, but I feel very comfortable asking angels to bear us up. And I feel comfortable ...