Latterdaysaintmag iconLatterdaysaintmagSep 23, 2026 ~1 min source read

What Sacrifice Gives Back

My oldest grandson is currently in the Missionary Training Center preparing to serve a mission in Brazil. The greater the value of what is surrendered, the greater we consider the sacrifice.

What Sacrifice Gives Back

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My oldest grandson is currently in the Missionary Training Center preparing to serve a mission in Brazil.

The greater the value of what is surrendered, the greater we consider the sacrifice.

Two years or eighteen months is a substantial piece of a young person's life, particularly at an age when so much is opening before them.

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My oldest grandson is currently in the Missionary Training Center preparing to serve a mission in Brazil. The greater the value of what is surrendered, the greater we consider the sacrifice. Two years or eighteen months is a substantial piece of a young person's life, particularly at an age when so much is opening before them.

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  • Yet there is something curious about calling a mission a sacrifice when the missionary chooses to go.

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His education will wait, and family life will continue without him. For the next two years, his days will belong to the Lord. We generally think of sacrifice as giving something up.

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