After the Zone Leader Council we visited Bad Bentheim with E/S Smith.
"And now to you mature brothers and sisters: we need many, many more senior couples. To the faithful couples now serving or who have served in the past, we thank you for your faith and devotion to the gospel of Jesus Christ. You serve willingly and well and accomplish great good.
To
those of you who are not yet to the season of life when you might serve
a couples mission, I urge you to prepare now for the day when you and
your spouse might do so. As your circumstances allow, as you are
eligible for retirement, and as your health permits, make yourselves
available to leave home and give full-time missionary service. There are
few times in your lives when you will enjoy the sweet spirit and
satisfaction that come from giving full-time service together in the
work of the Master." [President Thomas S. Monson, GC, October 2010]
