I’ve been to Yellowstone countless times, walked the streets of DisneyWorld, and even played the piano with Jon Schmidt once. But this day was even better than all of those combined. May 15th 2015 was a day I had been looking forward to from the day I could comprehend what a wedding was and how significant it is for someone.
The night before I was full of jitters. It had been a week since I had seen him, and phone calls just weren’t sufficient any longer. The wedding was in Ogden so we stayed with Tamara Simon, a family friend, in Layton. We all sat around the massive island in her kitchen, talking about weddings and missions and other great events in our lives. She just happened to be the missionary that brought my family back to the church
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I promise you it will stop.” he said, reaching for my hand to reassure me.
“But how are you so sure?” I asked him.
“Because I said a prayer” was his confident answer. Chills ran through my body as he reaffirmed for the millionth time that he was the one I should marry.
Walking into the temple, I was instantly overwhelmed. We walked up to the oh so familiar desk where our temple recommends were shown. The temple workers knew the drill, as did we. I had gone through this process multiple times for sessions and baptisms, yet this time was a little different.
“Hello. We are here for a sealing. Our sealing.” As the words escaped Colby’s mouth, my body just about turned to jello. I had always pictured this day, I just never imagined it would feel as wonderful as it had.
“Oh, hello! Brother Ross and soon to be Sister Ross! Right this way, we’ll take you to your escorts” Chills again. Weaving through the temple hallways, my mind raced. This was it. It was real. This was my day.
Paperwork was signed and nametags were distributed. Then we were separated yet again, but this time it wouldn’t be for eternity like it was last time. Now it would only be for as long as it took to get changed, so it wasn’t too
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Minutes passed. We waited. As boredom and anticipation grew, we started counting ourselves in the two gold trimmed mirrors facing each other that allowed us to see forever and ever. Minutes continued to pass. The highest number we ever reached was ten. Once our activity grew old, we then began talking. We talked about our future and our plans. We shared our hopes and dreams. More minutes passed by us, with us painfully aware. The bouncing in our legs started. The butterflies seemed to be doing gymnastics at this point. Was this really happening? Were we really supposed to be getting married? The minutes carried on, and we both sat in wonderment. I asked myself one final
After we were done for the night, I couldn't wait to tell Lisa what had happened. I didn't know it was called being saved, I just knew that something amazing had happened. We spent the rest of my time at college house that night praying, thanking him for his glory, and for finding me when I needed him most. The rest of my night, I spent calling my family and friends and telling them the amazing news. From that moment on I have been fully devoted to my faith.
Over The next few weeks, Christian and David spent a lot of time with my sister and me, taking us on tours of the country and showing us all of their favorite getaway spots. The land was so beautiful that I soon found myself falling even more in love with it than I had before. I also found myself falling for him as well I could see that he was kind, helpful and so sweet. It definitely worked in his favor that he was drop dead gorgeous, but honestly what I loved the most about him was that he behaved as though he was from a different era, his good manners and proper speech, where a couple of the most tantalizing things about him to me. With each day that passed, I found it more and more challenging to keep my distance from him.
Cora, will you marry me?" Then I start tearing up and I shake my head and I say " Yes Liam I will marry you!" So he stands up and puts the ring on my finger and I jump into his arms and he lifts me off the ground and kisses me.
The first couple is an Egyptian white couple came to California six years ago, the husband is working as an accountant and she is working as a preschool teacher. They have two male children, nine years and six years. They own their house and their socioeconomic level is average to above average. They have been married for eleven years, both are Egyptian, Christian, and straight sexual orientation. I know them because the wife is working at the same place with my wife, but we are not close friends.
A year and a half ago, God brought me kicking and screaming to Ocala from my 47-year home in Orlando. The second Sunday I was here, I came to Church @The Springs. The first person I met when I walked in the front door was Jacob Sylvia. I told him I was new and that I missed Orlando and I missed working at church each week.
"Thanks." , I replied. We then hung out at lunch and would talk about our past experiences. He migrated from Vietnam to America just like me so we were somewhat related. Having someone that had the same experience just like you as you migrated as you was a great thing to have for me to have just as I migrated to
I almost didn’t believe it! After I realized it was actually him and not a figment of my imagination, I was overwhelmed with questions to ask him. I wanted to know how he found Salvation, how he knew I was in Salvation, how he traveled there and so much more. I wanted to ask him about how Dad was doing, and what was happening at home. I wanted more than anything to never stop kissing him, but it eventually occurred to us that
That day I went to the altar with so much joy and sure of the God’s love for me that I went directly to the top of the altar and stood next to preacher! The pastor and deacons were so surprised to see me to me up there with them! Probably my appearance scared them. I was a sixteen (16) year old-teenager with long hair and wearing shorts, just extremely happy to accept Christ as my Lord and
[Looking down below as the plane cruise down to land the clouds look like cotton balls with tiny toy buildings peeking out. My stomach was filled with butterflies. I can’t believe it. I am visiting the United States on a work visa with my band. I can’t believe it.
Tommy opened a door which led to an extravagant yet broken bathroom which was larger than her living room back home. She presumed that the task was to take place here. She swallowed down vomit when she took in the boarded window and the huge, vintage styled mirror that loomed above the faucet. The glass had somehow managed to survive years of abuse that the house had gone through for it bore no cracks, just a fine layering of dust. She was about to bring that observation to the notice of others when suddenly, Tommy shined the flashlight upon her.
I woke up that day to the sound a couple talking to each other about right and wrong. I turn to my wife and said “Janice remember when we were that young and naive.” She didn’t reply I assumed she must still be sleeping. I laid back on this old pile of cotton and sheets that we called a bed for the past fifty years. I still had the shoes she made me for our wedding day.
Me and dad were driving home, dad sobbing into the steering wheel, struggling to get the words out, and me not having any words to say. I felt broken inside. The words we both wanted to say we 're never going to come out. She’s gone. I knew we both wanted to say it, but deep down we didn’t want to believe it.
The trip to Florida. Orlando to be exact. We had been planning this trip for a while. My whole family hopped in the new car we bought about a month ago. It was already beginning to look like the car we had before.
As I finished walking down the aisle they did not grab the ring from me rather it was another man who had a ring in their pocket. Caught me by surprise for I was wondering what ring I was holding, and it so turned out to be a fake ring. But as I watch the Bride and the Groom look into each other 's eyes and they had to recite words from the
I can’t believe I’m sneaking out in the late night to go marry my love Juliet. Her ladder is right where she said it would be. He gets to the top where the nurse helps Juliet down the latter. They traveled for many miles out of the city to find an old abandoned church. We were going to be married in that old abandoned church with the sounds of the silent night.