When my oldest son, Zach, started his mission, we were only able to talk with him twice a year - Christmas and Mother’s Day - and weekly communication was limited to email. When he had eight months left in his mission, the rules changed and we were able to talk every p-day! Boy were we excited! Zach was serving in rural Mexico so a weekly phone call didn’t always happen. But when it did, we stopped everything and focused on that 25 minute call. Being able to talk with our mis