Posted by:
glittertoots
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Date: October 04, 2013 06:57PM
My inlaws have decided to serve a mission... didn't waste any time and they are leaving for another country about two months after my FIL retired. I was surprised that my MIL talked about potentially going on additional missions down the road. I'm not sure how they could afford it through. My MIL is the kind that gets stars in her eyes when she thinks about missionary service. She's never been on a proselytizing mission and experienced what it's like to get doors slammed in your face hour after hour, month after month. They are going on a temple mission so they will be in their own comfort zone.
My heart sunk a little. Her grandkids are all very young right now. Its not going to be a big deal in the long run for them to be gone on a single mission. But if they go on multiple missions you just can't get that time back.
Curious to hear others experiences with parents or inlaws that have served missions multiple times? Are anyones children close with their grandparents despite this?