World at Large,
What a week my friends, what a week. To start this little ditty
from the city of San Angelo off… Mark and Heather got married this week. They
did it. They came, they say, they conquered and they took that to the bank!
Haha needless to say I was pretty stoked about it :). It was so cool, we got
all of the supplies we needed and everything ready for it. Then on
Saturday Elder Simmons, me, and Elders Laudie, Bailey and the whole Relief
Society set everything up (pictures included). It was kinda fun just hanging out setting up a wedding with
a bunch of middle aged women! I was thinking, wow I never ever imagined this
happening in my entire life, but I am so down that it is.
Anyway, we set it up so it hardly looked like a gym anymore and
people started filing in. The wedding began and the bishop had a wonderful
speech? I don't know what to call it, but it was incredible and when they said,
“you may kiss the bride”, I literally leaped out of my chair with a fist bump
saying, “that's what I’m talking about”..... It was all an involuntary spasm I swear.
Haha. Then we all got to line up and shake their hands and it seriously was so
cool to hug the newly married couple. And to hear them tell me, thank you for
changing their life.
Then they went and cut their cake that an elder couple
missionary Sister Adams made for the occasion. And while we were eating cake. The
parents of the young newlyweds came up to me with all of the love in the world,
telling me thank you for what I have done for their children and their family. It
was a groovy moment. Then everyone started to file out and everything went so
perfectly, not a single bump in the road. I know the Lord was behind it, I know
I did nothing for Mark and Heather. It was all the Holy Ghost. I am just so blessed
that I am able to be his conduit for 2 years. As we were cleaning up the
wedding and the Relief Society went to the Women’s Conference. I was thinking a
lot about, this wedding. How one, they were people my age and younger. And how
close and real marriage truly is. I was thinking a lot about the ceremony of
their wedding and the words "till death do you part" would not leave
my mind. And I was filled with sadness. Because I like to picture my future
wife in my head a lot and I don't want to just be with her till death, I know
that, I want to be with her forever. That is why I am so blessed that we have
temples, so I can marry my wife for time and all of eternity. God did not just
give me my future wife for this life alone, he will not just give me that incredible
bond and relationship just for it to end at death. No I get to be with her
forever, so I am going to marry my wife in the temple.
So the next step with Mark and Heather is baptism, then a year
after that I am coming back to see them get sealed in the House of the Lord. I am
so stoked right now. This week a lot happened that I wanted to share, but I
think this is long enough so I will leave it at that for right now haha. When
all is said and done, I love you guys so much and thanks for reading. If there is
anything I can do for you please let me know.
Be safe
love elder c
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