Ryan is almost home. I put this picture up because I think we look better together than apart. I could not imagine happiness with out him. While I know God will always bring me peace and joy I know that one way He has done this is through the scared ordinance of marriage.
Here is a story that President Hinkley shared I provided the link if you want to read the whole thing.
A Young Couple in England
Those who inspected the building were asked to defer any questions until they had completed the tour. In the evenings I joined the missionaries in talking with those who had questions. As a young couple came down the front steps of the temple, I inquired whether I could help them in any way. The young woman spoke up and said, “Yes. What about this ‘marriage for eternity’ to which reference was made in one of the rooms?” We sat on a bench under the ancient oak that stood near the gate. The wedding band on her finger indicated that they were married, and the manner in which she gripped her husband’s hand evidenced their affection one for another.
“Now to your question,” I said. “I suppose you were married by the vicar.”
“Yes,” she responded, “just three months ago.”
“What do you mean?” she quickly retorted.
“You believe that life is eternal, don’t you?”
“But what did the vicar say when he pronounced your marriage? If I remember the language correctly, he said, among other things, ‘in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for better or for worse, till death do ye part.’ He went as far as he felt his authority would permit him and that was till death separates you. In fact, I think that if you were to question him, he would emphatically deny the existence of marriage and family beyond the grave.
“But,” I continued, “the Father of us all, who loves His children and wants the best for them, has provided for a continuation, under proper circumstances, of this most sacred and ennobling of all human relationships, the relationships of marriage and family.
How Happy I am to know that I have him forever!
2 comments:
I love that you are so in love with Ryan, Juls. It truly warms my heart. I am going to check out that link because I am curious as to how anyone on earth can be given the authority to ensure something like that eternally. A very novel and lovely idea, but at the same time I wonder if there's any recourse for those that realize too late they've made a huge and terrible mistake (as in the case of abusive marriages). I know in the Catholic church one can get an Annulment - do you have an equivalent in the Mormon Church?
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Well, the authority to act in the name of God is called the Priesthood. I would check out www.mormon.org and read a little about it there. As for people who are married forever but then are in a horrible relationship I can explain. In order to be married forever you also have to obey and live up to the covenants you have made with God. When you break these covenants your eternal marriage is forfiet, becuase you have not kept your promise. Still you can repent and maintain those blessings. For reasons of paperwork and such, you can apply for what I call "a temple divorce" this is when your enternal covanent, on paper, is changed or removed to reflect your divorce. This is why it is very serious when you get married that you make sure your are willing to commit through all your trials and work hard to stay in love, both husband and wife must obey the Lord and each other in righteousness.
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