Before it started, Travis and I got there pretty early and the choir was practicing. Travis got out his binoculars {yes he brought them to find Ali} and we spotted her right away near the bottom right across from us. Then at 3:00pm they told the missionaries they had a 30 minute break to use the bathroom etc., and to be in their seats at 3:30pm. So, without even thinking I blurted out I was going to the bathroom on the other side of the Marriott Center, right by portal V, the portal Ali was sitting in across from us.
But she never walked up the steps to go out of the portal, she was just talking to everyone around her. I kept just wanting her bladder to explode so she would leave. Finally at 3:20pm I decided I needed to just use the bathroom before the meeting started at 4:00pm. So, I went, then right after I finished Trav called me to say that Ali had walked up the stairs and out of portal V. So I sped walked around the length of the Marriott Center to get from our portal H, to where she would have to go back in at V. I stood there and waited, and then 3 minutes before she was supposed to be in her seat, she popped around the corner and I called out to her and she was shocked! I called Makell who was still outside getting her ticket and the next thing you know she comes running towards us with her high heels in hand---she sprinted the whole way since Ali only had a couple seconds at that point until she had to be in her seat. It was so fun to see Hermana Garlick! Then afterwards we went outside and, poof, she walked past us, so Travis got to say hi to her too.
The meeting itself was so powerful and inspiring. The church we belong to is really a way of life that brings hope, happiness, and peace. Sharing that with others just seems to be common sense, and we can't wait to move to North Carolina and get the chance to be better member missionaries.
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