Mrs.Tuft

There are many things I'm grateful for but one of them is good friends. When I showed up in Provo, Utah in June 2011 I did not expect to meet such a beautiful person like Emily Lloyd. She was one of the best roommates a girl could ask for! She was sweet and kind and always ready for an adventure. She also had a strong testimony, the perfect temple going buddy and study buddy. We went on walks, shared lots of secrets, went to movies, and sometimes were the only faithful FHE goers. I couldn't imagine leaving her after just 8 short weeks. We lived across campus from each other fall semester but still found ways to see each other whenever we could and then ended up in the same hall for winter semester.

Over the next 5 years, nothing could separate us! We were RAs together in Heritage Halls for what some would say is way too long. We both received mission calls to serve stateside and spent the 18 months bonding over good times and hard times, way too cold weather for her, way too hot weather for me, difficult investigators, companions, our testimonies. I cherish those letters and emails we sent. And standing in the airport waiting for her to come home was one of the best days. Tears of joy were shed as my best friend came back!

We hopped back on the RA train for another year and then finally made the leap off campus minus our summer jobs which both kept us in Heritage.

A year and a half later we both GRADUATED. It was so fun to start and finish our college career together. BYU would not have been the same experience without her.

Emily is one of the most genuine people you will ever meet. She lives her life dedicated to serving those around her. She studies harder than anyone I know. She has great relationships with her family. She is prayerful and is always thinking about the needs of others. She keeps her covenants and is a great example to others. She knows how to laugh and finds joy in a lot of the simple things of life. She is little (only 4' 10") but her heart is SO BIG.

And for each of those reasons, she is absolutely so deserving of having a man who exemplifies all of those things as well and loves her for them. After she got engaged we were talking about how we just couldn't believe it! She said that she had spent so much time praying for each of her friends and their relationships and hoping that they would get married. That girl is so selfless! So of course her wedding had to be absolutely perfect and IT WAS!

Once again I had to hold back tears of gratitude sitting in the temple watching this incredible friend of mine get sealed to her eternal companion! It was such a special day and I just felt a flood of memories come back of everything we had done and accomplished. We spent so much time together enjoying the other's company, laughing, crying, and figuring out life. I often get told that I don't have enough girl friends but the ones I do have are absolute GOLD.

I'm beyond happy for you Emily and can't wait for the future adventures we'll have together.