Money or Mission

18-year-old Patrick Gill has just graduated from high school and is stretching his “adult” legs for the first time. He has a few months before he turns 19 and (presumably) starts his mission service, and mostly spends his time developing his skateboarding skills with friends. When an opportunity to become the manager of a local skate shop arises, Patrick jumps at the chance. As he explains to his parents, working for those few months before his birthday he can earn good money. Or perhaps he might delay his mission start time a little and earn even more money — he’s supposed to be paying his own way in the mission field anyway, right?