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Senior Couples

Do you plan to serve a Senior Couple Mission?

Note: Single Sisters can serve at ANY age.

"Those of you who can, put away your golf clubs, don't worry about
the stock market, realize that your grandchildren will still be your
grandchildren when you return--and go! We promise you the
experience of a lifetime."

(Jeffrey R. Holland, "Abide in Me," Ensign, May 2004, 30)

Couples Senior

Even though I understand what Elder Holland tried to say, I know for a fact that people from other countries (specially Third World Countries) will not feel identified at all by that statement, there are people who are in their 60's and 70's who have to continue working in order to put bread on their table...yes...they are that poor and they are between our dear members of the Church.

I would LOVE to serve a mission with my husband. I look forward to that special moment. I would love to serve in a country where there are LOTS of needs of all kind like Papua New Guinea or countries like that.

Senior Couples Studies Doctrine Mormon

COUPLE FINDS JOY IN MISSION WORK
Ref. https://www.rrstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/articl...70305/1154/NEWS

ROCKFORD, Illinois - In their early 50s, Michael and Debra Goodwin are
unusually young to be called a senior couple, but that was their title
during their voluntary mission in Bulgaria for The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints. During their mission, they worked in the mission
office and as humanitarian liaisons for the Church, visiting orphanages,
hospitals, psychiatric centers, homeless shelters, and schools for
handicapped children. "It is fascinating to see how you can be useful when
you let the Lord guide you," says Debra.

Couples Senior

This may be true, but I think younger grandchildren are harder to leave. If you live near them and they see you regularly, it will be difficult for them to understand why you are no longer around. I would have a very difficult time leaving my grandson right now. It would definately hurt him if I did. If he were in middle school or high school, it wouldn't be as difficult.

I hope to serve a mission some day.

Couples Senior

I look forward one day to serving a mission. I don't know if I really would be able to do it financially; but it would be a wonderful thing, in my opinion, to serve the Lord so completely for two years. To just be immersed in the gospel and study and devote my entire life to sharing the greatest joy of my life.

Roz

Offtopic but, Sort of off topic... Last year, an elderly sister returned from her mission to Australia. She said she expected it to be a warm and moderate climate, and it turned out to be quite cold most of the time. She hadn't even packed a coat! So, needless to say, she was not physically comfortable the entire time, and used donated sweaters night and day to keep warm. But she did say that she had many valuable spiritual experiences, and would do it all over again.