my girl Tori :)

SOOO proud of this girl, and SOOO happy and excited for her!!!

I've written about Tori before - she's beyond awesome - but this time tops them all :)

Tori made the decision to serve as a sister missionary for our church!

This is no small decision - it means 24/7 hard work and dedication for 18 months.

But it also means the experience of a lifetime through serving others in the name of Christ.

And a lot of fun :)

Her call came in December - we were all DYING to see where it would be!

I knew it had to be someplace fabulous, because Tori will make such a wonderful missionary!

And I was right - she was called to serve in the ROME, ITALY mission!!!!!

Could that be any more fabulous?!?!

I absolutely treasure this photo of me with Tori and Tori's mom Tina :)

So last week a handful of us went with Tori to the LDS Temple in Santa Monica

Is she too adorable or WHAT! She was so excited - what a WONDERFUL day in her life!

Tori is the daughter I never had and such a blessing in my life... I hardly have words for it.

I just love her so much. I was her escort through the temple and it was a such an honor for me.

It meant more to me than I can express... it was one of the best days of my life :)

Here she is afterwards with her dad - he pinched her right before I took this pic :D

What a darling father/daughter picture - I just love it :)

And I think this may be one of my favorite photos of all time -

Kerrie Edwards (Tori's amazing Young Women's leader), Tori and I afterwards :)

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TI VOGLIO BENE SORELLA ROST!!!!!