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Beginning of our eternity



"An eternal marriage is eternal. Eternal implies continuing growth and improvement. It means that man and wife will honestly try to perfect themselves. It means that the marriage relationship is not to be frivolously discarded at the first sign of disagreement or when times get hard. It signifies that love will grow stronger with time and that it extends beyond the grave. It means that each partner will be blessed with the company of the other partner forever and that problems and differences might as well be resolved because they are not going to go away. Eternal signifies repentance, forgiveness, long-suffering, patience, hope, charity, love, and humility. All of these things are involved in anything that is eternal, and surely we must learn and practice them if we intend to claim an eternal marriage."
-F. Burton Howard


On December 20, 2011 Daryl and I knelt at a beautiful altar in the Oquirrh Mountain Temple. Hearing the promises we made to one another brought sincere happiness, peace, and a deeper understanding of God and his plan for us. When the sealer pronounced us husband and wife, wedded for time and for all eternity, tears came streaming from my eyes. Words cannot describe the serenity I felt because of the promise that as I continue to live righteously I will be able to be with Daryl and our future children forever because of the sacred ordinance performed in the house of the Lord.

11 comments

  1. so sweet :) are you blogging from washington? if so, how was your flight and how's it going so far??

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  2. Congratulations! That's beautiful! I hope to be married in the temple someday :)

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  3. So I just found your blog and I love it. Congratulations on the recent marriage! Isn't it such a great blessing to know we can be with our families forever?! I love it. Anyway, your blog rocks, and it looks like you had a beautiful wedding! Congrats again.

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  4. Congratulations and have a wonderful married life :) :)

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  5. i LOVE oquirrh mountain! my hubby and i were almost married there...but we went to salt lake instead. congrats! married life is THE BEST!!
    {love} lauryn @ lovenotesbylauryn.blogspot.com

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  6. Congrats!! That is such an exciting time in life, being newlyweds is the best! Nothing more amazing a sacred being sealed to your best friend for time and eternity!

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  7. I LOVE YOU, CEC! happy new year to you and daryl... and daryl's family too haha.

    oh and sean and i did that a couple times ourselves ;)

    beer can

    my post below has you in it too dude. a pretty little guest appearance if you didn't already see it :)

    hope you're having a blaast <3

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  8. What beautiful photography! You make such a lovely happy couple :)Suzie xx
    http://atraintowardsparis.blogspot.com/

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  9. This is soo sweet! Congratulations Lou! As they say, true love is not romeo and juliet who died together, it's grandma and grandpa who grew old together <3

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