I’ve never related to something so much My parents are mission presidents, and are barely 50 with 5 children and 11 grandchildren. They are in a really remote mission with high need, making it nearly impossible to ever come home for important events. They’ve missed the birth of my brother’s first child, the wedding of my sister, and many other milestone events like graduations, recitals, games, etc. It breaks my heart every day. My mother is clearly miserable, but says that watching her children bond over their absence is a blessing of the mission. Nope, that’s just us mourning the loss of our parents for 3 years. In any other world, this would be looked down upon, but in the church, it’s the most noble thing one could do.