We have a beautiful English Golden Retriever named Bailey
that has been our constant companion since we got her a few years ago. She walks
or hikes with us every morning, putting in eight or ten times our mileage from
her constant running along the paths and through the hills. She is a great dog
and we wish she could go with us to Africa, but instead, our daughter Sarah be
taking care of her for the next year and a half. While we are gone, Bailey will
have at least one litter of puppies, and we will miss the fun (and the work )
involved with that. I mention Bailey because I have heard a number of senior
couples say that they just couldn’t leave their pets to serve a mission. While
I understand their attachment, I would have to say that if we believe that
Heavenly Father will watch after our kids and our grandkids, then I’m pretty
sure that the same watchfulness will be extended to our pets. So while we will
miss Bailey, we know that the experience of a mission is too important to miss.
She is so pretty
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