I keep wanting to describe what the last 36 hours have been like for me. But the feelings of joy are so intense, every time I think about being sealed to my husband in the Bountiful Temple on Saturday night, my emotion gets caught in my throat and tears immediately start streaming down my face. We arrived at the Temple and there was my sweet sister Suzanne Lloyd Sherman waiting to be my escort! She does not know what that meant to me to have her there and to help me in the Brides Room! Then Dean Davidson and I were escorted to the Celestial Room. Dean and I actually felt like we were floating in the Temple. We have waited for this day for such a long long time! As we sat in the Celestial Room waiting for our sealing to begin, our hearts were just so full realizing that this - the absolute highest ordinance that can be performed on this earth - was about to take place in our life! Then we got to sit down with our sealer, Brother Craig Smith, and talk with him for a few minutes. I had not met Brother Smith prior to this day, but I went to school with his son Tim, who is a good friend of mine to this day. Brother Smiths countenance was glowing and he looks so much like Tim - it was just like I had known Brother Smith for 30 years!! What an absolutely wonderful man - a man full of honor and love - a man of God! Then it was time! Brother Smith went ahead of us and as he entered the room he asked our guests to arise. Oh my goodness, just hearing them all stand before we entered the room - something rushed through me!! Something tangible, something incredible! Was it all of their love for us combined? Was it those that I love on the other side of the veil who have passed away coming to usher us into the room? Oh my, how do you explain that feeling? And then we came in and sat down. I only dared glance around the room briefly because I knew that if my eyes locked on anyone in that room I would have completely broken down in tears! I did linger on my beautiful daughter Danielle Soelberg Martin and felt an immense love for her for her constant love through the years. I then took a hold of my sweet mom Shirley Johnson Lloyds hand who was next to me. She has been through so much with me in my life - side by side - never wavering - never faltering! And then my gaze settled on my dad and Deans dad and Brother Smith. The counsel given to Dean and I by Brother Smith, and really to all of our guests, was deep and meaningful and tailored to what Dean and I have experienced thus far in our lives. He told us that one of the commandments is to love thy neighbor as thyself and that Dean and I are our closest neighbors and that we are each others joy! Keeping our covenants will bring us joy and happiness! And Brother Smith acknowledged the hard paths that had gotten us here. And then, in a holy ceremony, before God and Angels and the witnesses in the Sealing Room, we were sealed for time and all eternity as husband and wife, eternal companions! The words to Be Still My Soul coursing through my mind as Dean and I kissed!! And finally we got to greet each of you in that beautiful room and how grateful and honored and humbled we were to have each and every one of you in that room. The Spirit was tangible! And every hug had just a little different meaning from friends and family who have been on our journey with us!! Oh how lovely was that moment in my life! Id like to tag each and everyone of you that was there - but I think this will just stay on my page and hopefully you will all see it and know what has been and is still in my heart! Now for the hours since that beautiful moment, each time my mind starts to reflect on any part of that day and the people who were there and the inspired message we heard and the hugs and tears that were shared, the emotion once again gets caught in my throat and the tears begin to fall!! This has been one of the truly singular moments in my entire life! I love the Gospel of Jesus Christ! I know it to be true. I believe in my Heavenly Father and his Son Jesus Christ. They know me, they love me and I will live my life in faith that I will be with them again in the hereafter! Love is the answer to all of the questions and problems in this life. Love one another as Christ loves us!!
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 19:11:05 +0000
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