On the Day My Missionary Son Departs

Authors

Darlene Young

Keywords

missionary service, mother-son relationships, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Abstract

. . . seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me —Genesis 22:12

This poem was a finalist in the 2024 BYU Studies Poetry Contest.

Recommended Citation

Young, Darlene (2024) "On the Day My Missionary Son Departs," BYU Studies Quarterly: Vol. 63: Iss. 3, Article 12.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/byusq/vol63/iss3/12