Patrick Hathaway Sydney's "Forever missionary" and companion made it home from what I can only imagine as a challenging yet fulfilling mission and he was finally able to pay respects to his love and new found family. 

We love you with all our hearts Alex and am so grateful that Sydney was able to find her true love before going on to the other side of the vail. 

May God bless you and your dear family. 

With all the tender feelings a parent can have to a child. .... we freely give to you son!

http://scoop.svu.edu/photos-sydney-hathaway-memorial/


There was a small memorial at Southern Virginia University and a tree planted in her memory.

a Sydney video

file://localhost/Users/karenberthelson/Library/Containers/com.apple.QuickTimePlayerX/Data/Movies/Sydney%20dancing.MOV/iFrame.html

This is an email that I received from a missionary who is in the Mexico City MTC getting ready to teach the gospel in Spanish in Nashville Tennessee.

 

 

Karen!

........There is a Hermana here who I´ve had multiple opportunities to talk with since I´ve been in the CCM, and she is a total sweetheart. The other day during gym time, she wore a Southern Virginia University shirt and i felt prompted to ask if she knew Alex. She said she recognized the name, but she looked a little puzzled. So i then asked about Sydney. Her face was one of total shock, and she responded that Sydney was one of her best friends at SVU. This Hermana´s name is Chrissy Smith, and she was Sarah´s roommate at SVU. We then had the chance to talk for 20 minutes about Sydney and how many lives she had touched. Although I never had the opportunity to meet Sydney, I could feel her Spirit there with us. It was such a beautiful experience and i walked away from our discussion feeling like i had always known Sydney, that we had been friends for such a long time. I know that Sydney is in Heaven performing missionary work right now for our Savior. I know that her testimony was needed beyond the veil, and I look forward to someday meeting her. Her legacy lives on, and always will.

 

Yo se que Jesucristo vive!

 

xoxo

Hermana Stricklin

Such a sweet girl.  This is a thank you that Sydney drew and gave to Bret and I after spending the long weekend in our home with her mom.  I was always amazed by her talent and her sweet spirit. 

This video shows that Sydney had some moves.  She is helping a friend at SVU get ready for a date by setting some mood music and dancing.

This video is small snippets of Sydney taking voice lessons at SVU that Pat put together.