Eternal Marriage

        I remember the day I decided to marry Brooke. I had bought the ring a few week previous but still wasn't 100% committed at that point. The day I decided to marry her I jumped in my car and headed to Evanston where I met with her parents and asked for permission. Afterwords I drove to Idaho where I surprised her at work and we hung out for the weekend. She still had no idea at this point where I was earlier that day. Long story short a few months later we were married in the Salt Lake City Temple.

Today Brooke and I taught a lesson on marriage and unity. It came to me today more than ever how important a Temple marriage is. There is so much more to it than just living with someone you care about. It is raising children in the gospel, helping each other progress culturally, spiritually, intellectually, and personally. It is the mutual understanding that we are in this forever. There is no end, which helps when arguments come up and rough times to know that it's just a spec on the eternal time line.

I am grateful that we have the blessing of the Priesthood and Temples to carry out such things. I know that Temples are where lasting ordinances are preformed. Temple marriage to me is a life long ceremony. It last more than the few nice words and the initial kiss as bride and groom on the wedding day. It is a test that we love each other throughout our entire lives, to prove to one another that we are committed for eternity. After this life is where the journey begins. Brooke and I are mutually in this marriage with an eternal perspective on things and I love her for doing this with me.