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.