Park Worthington was born and raised in Idaho. He served a mission in the Franco-Belgian Mission from 1965 to 1968 without any language training beforehand. Since marrying Susan in 1974, the two have lived in all four time zones in the lower 48: Orem, Utah; San Diego, California; Lexington, Kentucky; and finally Wichita, Kansas, where they settled in 1984. (They spent almost two years in Dodge City before moving to Wichita in 1986.)

Over the years, they raised two children—Courtney and Chip—and Park earned three degrees: a BA from BYU, a technical degree from the University of Chicago Hospitals & Clinics, and a Master’s degree from WSU. They also had the privilege of serving in the Kansas Wichita Mission office for two years, first with President and Sister Bell for just under a month, and then with President and Sister McQuistion for the remainder of that time.

For more than a decade, they’ve enjoyed working in the Oklahoma City Temple and also served in the Kansas City Temple while Oklahoma City was being refurbished. For the past six-plus years, they’ve served as shift coordinators in the OKC Temple. In recent years, Park has had the joy of getting to know six of his eight half-siblings who live in Idaho and Washington. Most importantly, Park and Susan are just regular folks.

Susan Christman Worthington was born and raised in Pasadena, California, the youngest of two children. She was raised by her maternal grandparents and developed a love of the gospel. She received her nursing education in California & Utah and met her husband when they were both working in the same hospital. She married Park in 1974 and are the parents of two children. She worked as a nurse for 50 years. She served in the Kansas Wichita Mission with her husband in 2016-2018, where she worked as the mission nurse. She and her husband also served as Service Missionaries in 2019-2021 working with FamilySearch.

Susan likes to read and travel and thinks of herself as an aging beach bum. She and her husband have worked in the Kansas City Missouri Temple and the Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple for over 10 years and consider it one of the greatest blessings of their life together.

Hyrum Atkinson was born in Udall, Kansas, and spent much of his youth moving frequently, rarely living in one place for more than a year or two. He is one of seven children and grew up in the middle of a busy, lively home with a devoted single mother who raised six of the siblings; one of his older sisters lived with their father. Hyrum has two older sisters, an older brother, two younger sisters, and a younger brother. From a young age, he developed a fascination with creating and building, nurturing a desire to become a maker capable of bringing ideas to life through hands-on creativity.

Although a full-time mission didn’t feel right for him at age eighteen, the decision not to go left Hyrum feeling somewhat isolated, and he eventually stopped attending church. Several years later, seeking direction and new challenges, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Stationed primarily at Camp Pendleton in California, he also deployed to Bahrain. Before joining the Marine Corps, he had worked in a variety of blue-collar positions, driven by a personal goal to understand every step of building a home. These experiences shaped both his work ethic and his appreciation for practical skill and craftsmanship.

After his military service, Hyrum began regularly attending church again, an important milestone in his personal spiritual path. During this period of transition, he spent some time working as an asphalt inspector, piddling around in the field while considering his next steps. Ultimately, he decided to pursue further education and enrolled at Wichita State University, where he is now studying mechanical engineering. His love of creating continues to grow, and he has become deeply involved in 3D printing both as a hobby and as a developing skill he hopes to integrate into a future business venture.

Hyrum currently serves as the second counselor in the Wichita YSA bishopric and as a temple ordinance worker. He previously served on the stake high council.