A missionary is one sent...
A missionary is one sent on a mission -- one sent forth with authority to preach and
administer the sacraments -- one sent to do religious and charitable work among the
needy and outcasts.
My father's mother, Grandmother Hahn, sensed a call to serve as a missionary. She was
ready to start a family, and friends impressed upon her the need to raise a dedicated
family who might do even more than one missionary could. From her family of twelve
there were preachers Will, Fred, and Philip. Martha was a missionary in Mexico and
