Senior missionary opportunities

We've got a question for you, our dear friends and family. What you think is the most common reason senior couples decline the opportunity to serve a full-time mission? (a) health, (b) home, (c) family, (d) finances, (e) pets. The answer may surprise you.  It is pets! That surprised us when we learned that this week in the MTC. 

There are now many opportunities for seniors to serve as missionaries right from their home. In the state of Utah, the church is conducting a pilot program for senior missionaries. In our training group there are many senior couples from the Wasatch front area of Utah called to work from home. They will serve as full-time member leader support (MLS) missionaries, working with leaders and members in their stake or surrounding stakes. They will be mostly working with less active members, trying to encourage them to come back into full activity. They will also do other assignments as directed by local priesthood leaders, including family history, indexing, humanitarian work, and other things. 

This is a good way for seniors to serve as missionaries while living at home! Think about it.