The following quote is from Professor Jeffery Thompson in a BYU Devotional. I love how the mission president's wife found purpose in her daily activities:
As I was nearing my
full time mission release, I anticipated a sense of loss when I could no longer
give all my time to serving God. At a
zone conference, my mission president opened the floor for Q & A on any topic. I raised my hand and asked, “After our
missions are over and we are no longer full-time servants of God, how can we
keep a sense of purpose?” Before the mission president could answer, his wife
leapt to her feet and literally elbowing him aside, said, “I’ll take this one.”
I will never forget her
response. As near as I can recall, she
said, “When I do the laundry, I am building the kingdom of God. When I scrub the floors, I am serving the
Lord. When I tidy the clutter, I’m an
instrument in His hands. I do a lot of
mundane jobs, but if my eye is single to God and I’m trying to serve my family,
then I feel as much purpose in my work as a missionary can.”
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