Wow, I have't don't this in a long while and thought that it would be a good idea to post now that I am a happily married woman.
Life has been quite interesting these past few weeks with the wedding and all the wonderful people that I have been around! The sealing was amazing and the Spirit so very strong. ( A sealing is where a man called of God and given the authority binds a marriage on earth as well as in heaven. Meaning that marriage is eternal and goes on into the next life and forever!) It was amazing that so many were able to attend and that my mom and two of my best friends were able to attend!! My mom just recently received her endowment ( endowment means a gift and it is where you receive and accept covenants that Heavenly Father has given so that we might return to live with Him once again) so it was an added testimony that the Lord hears and answers prayers that are offered up in righteousness. There are so many amazing memories of that day and I can't even begin to truly put into words that greatness of the love that I feel from Heavenly Father on a daily basis.
The joy that fills my soul as I think about the man that I am blessed to have for eternity permeate all the actions that I carry out during the day as he is away at work. I want nothing more than for him to come home and feel the love as the apartment is clean and the dinner is being finished so that we are eating together a warm meal. He also enjoys cooking so, there are times that we cook together and have fun doing it. I know that I have much to learn about being married, but I know that with the help of the Lord and keeping in mind that I must at times make sacrifices for his happiness and knowing that he is doing the same for me that it is more than possible and that our marriage will be happy and full. The more I see how I want our marriage to be the more committed I become to living the gospel more fully and with more enthusiasm. I really am the luckiest woman alive!!
More about the wedding day. After the sealing was finished we were able to take some photos outside of the temple with our family and friends and it was great! We have some great pics and thanks to the kindness of family members and friends we didn't have to pay for them!! The Lord is merciful and I know that He desires us to be happy and not struggle too much. After we finished with the pictures we came back to the apartment and changed into more comfortable clothes and went and enjoyed a luncheon with those that were at the sealing and played around with family and friends. Then we went and started getting used to being with each other and although sometimes we both wonder how we ended up where we are we are happy!
Life is great and The Lord is mindful!
(If you want to learn more about temples and sealings please go to lds.org or mormon.org)
