In every mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, missionaries are given the time and expected to email or write their families once a week. Typically they are asked to email/write on their p-day. This is a "preparation" day given to missionaries one day a week for them to buy groceries, do laundry, clean their apartments, enjoy activities with other missionaries, and…. Write their families.
Monday is the most prevalent day chosen for the missionary p-days throughout the missions of the church. And so…. "missionary Moms" and of course the rest of the family too… love Mondays. When your missionary is overseas, as when Brandon was in Uganda, and Kyle, who is now in England, you wake up Monday morning, and more likely than not, your email from your missionary will already be there just waiting for you to open it. It is a great way to start your Monday morning.
Since Benjamin left on his mission this past July, (he is in New Mexico) we have had two missionaries serving in our family. So we've been having double the fun reading emails from our boys each week. BUT NOT JUST ON MONDAYS. In Benjamin's mission they have their p-day on Tuesday. So for the past 6 months we have been hearing from Kyle on Monday and Benjamin on Tuesdays.
Kyle will be returning home from his two year mission in Birmingham England in less than 6 weeks. We have his flight itinerary and that just makes it seem more real. It is hard to believe that our son and brother will be home so soon. We have missed him dearly and cannot wait to see him and hug him in person. He has served well and enjoyed it so much, and we can tell that he has grown and is coming home a man.
But this will mean the end of "missionary Mondays" for our family. For the rest of Benjamin's mission, we will be enjoying "Missionary Tuesdays!" That just doesn't have the same ring to it, does it? But we will be loving every Tuesday because we will be hearing from our son/brother who is serving the Lord far (well, maybe not so far) from home.
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