“Thousands of mature couples and widowed missionaries could be called if they would simply make themselves available. Many of us understand the blessings that come when children and grandchildren kneel down at night and say, ‘Dear Heavenly Father, please bless grandma and grandpa, who are out in Texas on a mission.’” — Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone
Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone

Elder Vaughn J. Featherstone, of the First Quorum of the Seventy
“What Are the Blessings of a Mission? Can Ye Tell?” · October 1978 general conference
Especially for parents and families