She made it!

Hillary made it to Florida!

Dear family of Sister Dodd,

We are happy to send the good news that your missionary has arrived safely
to the Florida Jacksonville Mission. What a great joy and privilege it is
to greet each missionary as they come off the plane in Jacksonville. The
smiles on their faces showed their excitement and readiness to be here.

Your daughter arrived with 24 other missionaries and they have enjoyed a
dinner together at the mission home, have been interviewed by President
Barry and were trained by the assistants. We have taken pictures and I have
attached a picture of her with President Barry and I. As you can see she is
well and happy although a little tired. 

Your missionary is about to make an eternal difference in the lives of
others. We hope you will be encouraged and comforted by this quote by
President Lorenzo Snow: “There is no mortal man that is so much interested
in the success of an elder [sister] when he is preaching the gospel as the
Lord that sent him to preach to the people who are the Lord’s children.”

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you for all you have done to
prepare Sister Dodd to faithfully serve a mission. We look forward to
getting to know her as we serve our Heavenly Father here in the Florida
Jacksonville Mission.

Please accept our love and gratitude for trusting her to us and more
importantly to the Lord.

May God Bless You,

President James W. Barry and Sister Marilyn T. Barry