How to Survive Your Child's Mission--A Parent's Perspective

by. Gail Jennings Tietjen

You plan for it, you teach your little ones to save their pennies, you sing all the Primary songs about marching out into the world, but when the moment finally comes, all you can think is: But he's my baby!

One of your most important parental duties is preparing your children to share the gospel, but once the call arrives, how do you give them up? Gail Jennings Tietjen has had plenty of missionary mom experience as the mother of four boys, three of whom served at the same time. In How to Survive Your Child's Mission, she blends humor and honesty with practical tips and sound advice to make your son or your daughter s mission a time for rejoicing and faith not chaos and fear.

Whether your missionary is about to return home or just pinning on his paper badge in Primary, How to Survive Your Child's Mission is the perfect companion for missionary-minded parents everywhere