Costume Fitting!

Today I drove to the conference center in Salt Lake and went down to the basement to get fitted for my Mormon Battalion costumes.  I will have 2 dresses and one skirt and blouse.  It was kind of cool to be down there.  The Sister that helped me was very nice.  She asked if I had a favorite color for a costume and if there was a color I hated.  She said some people are very picky.  It didn't matter to me.  She wanted to make sure brown was ok.  Yes, brown is fine.  She had me try on several dresses and a skirt and blouse.  She took measurements and made notes.  She told me getting into the costumes requires a companion.  I think she is right.  There are buttons all the way down the back of the blouse and separating zippers on the back of the dress bodices.

The young sisters at the Battalion know they will be working there when they get their call and they have costumes made, too.  Three will be entering the MTC next week.  So the Sister from Salt Lake will come to the MTC next week to fit them and I will have another fitting, too.  When our mission is over, the costumes go back to Salt Lake.  I bet they are pretty worn out at that point.  She says they have found lots of different things in the pockets of the returned dresses.

Craig's vest just has to be ordered.  He gets to wear suspenders.  Yes, gets to.  Our bishop in Mesa told me our attitudes about our costumes are a choice!