Sweethearts with a Mission

As the population of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to grow, it would seem that many seasoned, mature couples who are ready to step up to the plate and assume their God-given duties would be flooding the earth as the Lord's emissaries. However, in 1980, President Spencer W. Kimball pointed out that we were falling far short of our potential with only eight percent of the total missionary force being represented by older couples. Unfortunately, that percentage has ...