Eternity

You can't imagine the excitement and overwhelming love that is felt as a new couple heads out into the great unknown of the beginning of an eternal relationship. My wife and I had dreamed of this moment since we were children. I had always just wanted to be married and to start my family. When we heard the words sealing us together for time and all eternity we both began to cry on the altar knowing beyond any doubt that we really would be together forever. Even now as we go throughout daily life we can't help but get emotional sometimes just knowing that we really are going to never be separated after this life. To those who criticize marriage and are pessimistic in general this may sound a little bit too mushy for you but it really is the truth. When you find someone that you know you want to spend the eternities with and they want it just as much as you do then you will know what this feels like. Not everyone who gets married is in true love. There are many couples who learn to live with each other or grow into loving each other after the "honeymoon" is over. There are even couples that get sealed in the temple with false expectations of marriage and of their spouses. Marriage is a sacrifice. It is not easy. God does not just make life a "happily ever after" kind of story just because a couple is sealed in His temple. Marriage still takes work, sacrifice and hard times. Here is the key: Although marriage is a sacrifice, it does not feel like it to couples who are truly dedicated to the Lord and their spouse. Christ definitely sacrificed everything for us, yet He did not complain. He did not think it was a hard decision. He completely and willingly gave His whole life to us because of His love for us. If you do not feel that way towards your eternal companion, then you are missing out. My wife is not perfect (she'll be the first one to tell you that), but she does try. She strives for perfection in all that she does every second that she has. She is easy to serve and sacrifice for because she gives nothing less than her whole being to righteousness. I love her with all of my heart. Because of the love we have for each other, sacrifice is nothing. When you love someone there is no sacrifice. As I started out with this entry, "You can't imagine the excitement and overwhelming love that is felt as a new couple heads out into the great unknown of the beginning of an eternal relationship" unless you have been there. I have been there. I am living that eternal dream. My greatest joy and most extreme happiness is found in my eternal relationship with the love of my whole soul.

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