Last Day Before Entering MTC

The airport scene was hard on Hilary--but the good news was that the rest of the day went perfect. We walked right on the plane, Aunt Jennifer picked us up at the airport and delivered us at Temple Square. Hilary really wanted--no--NEEDED to see Sister Tiffany Lloyd, a good friend who was in school with her at Toni and Guy, and who was now a Temple Square Missionary. But when we got to Temple Square we found out it was her P-day and she wouldn't be back on Temple Square until 6:00 p.m.--about 7 hours away. We decided this would be the perfect time to go to the Salt Lake Temple and we enjoyed a peaceful "live" session. It was just what we both needed to be rejuvenated physically and spiritually and to remember why Hilary was choosing to represent this wonderful Church. On Temple Square a real transformation took place in Hilary and she commented on it too. When the Sister Missionaries asked her who she was so they could tell Sister Lloyd, Hilary didn't hesitate to say "Sister Worthen". From that time on it seemed that she thought of herself as a missionary.

Temple Square is always beautiful, but it was especially

beautiful that night with the Holiday lights in the trees.

We spent the afternoon shopping for some warm clothes (Hilary was totally freezing), and then we went to find Sister Lloyd. We searched in all the different locations where Sister Mission-aries serve on Temple Square. Uncle Dic was going to be picking us up soon, so we only had a few minutes to find her. We hunted everywhere and time was running out.

Only one place left to look before we had to give up and............

THERE SHE WAS!!!!!

They hugged and cried and were so thrilled that they both were seeing their goals of being missionaries actually happen. Sister Lloyd gave Sister Worthen some much needed advice and let her know that even though you still will love your family, you will be too busy to be thinking of them all the time. Seeing Sister Lloyd so happy and excited about her mission was just what Hilary needed. After visiting for about 10 minutes, Sister Lloyd had to get back to work, and we left Temple Square to hitch a ride to the Johnson's house with Uncle Dic where we had dinner, visited with cousins, slept, and hit Target two more times for last minute "stuff".