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Octavia Olden, what can I not say about this girl. She is super ridiculous which I love, she is crazyyyyy, she is one of a kind, she is SOOOOOOOO EMOTIONAL, she emulates christ like attributes that I soooo wish I had. She has an amazingly GINORMOUS heart and her love in unconditional.

I love my eternal sister Octavia.

Now when I think back to when Octavia and I became friends (back in 2004), I can see that is was defiantly a blessing straight from Heavenly Father. I lost my brother in 2004 and Heavenly Father knew how tough life was going to become for me and I believe that he put Octavia, Mele, Nikita & Kira in my life's journey to help me and guide me on the straight and narrow path. They have been my shoulder to cry on, they have been my constant guide the whole way through my life until now. I believe that they, when I fell down and could no longer go on, they were the people that picked me up and carried me until I could continue along this journey that we are all on.

I have watched my friends get married and I'm ok with that because I know they are a text away or a 40 minute drive AT MOST, but tomorrow will be the day that I have to let one of them go for 18 months so that she can go save others, the same she has done me.

She won't be a phone call or a text away, she won't be a drive away. She will be on the other side of the world fulfilling her call that has been assigned specifically for her.

I am going to miss her. There is noone in this world like Octavia Rebekah Olden, noone comes close. This is why she is going to be THE BEST missionary I have ever known. She has been preparing this moment her whole life. I have been honoured to watch her be baptised into this church, I have watched her testimony grow and now I get to watch her leave for her mission tomorrow.

I love her with all my heart. She is my not my friend but my eternal sister.

So Temple Square please take extra good care of my sister Octavia because we love her and I know you will to.