Our Eternal Family

Scott and I were married on April 28th, 2007 civilly by my bishop. Our wedding wasn't very large, but that's the way we wanted it. It was a modest ceremony and reception with just family and close friends. The really happy day would be after we waited a year to be sealed together for time and all eternity.

We would have done this on our anniversary, but Adam sort of decieded he wanted to come to this earth BEFORE that. And unexpected surprise, but a wonderful one at that. So we waited until August 8th to be sealed. Eight is my lucky number. So of course we had to go with 8/8/08!

We received our endowments on July 3rd in preperation for our special day. What an incredible experience. The Bountiful Temple is a beautiful building.

Preperation for our special day was not easy. We had some things to take care of but we did it together and came out on top. It was a day that we both wanted before we got married, so the difficult spots were made a little easier with the thought of being together forever.

Our day came, and our sealing room was packed full of people. Not everyone had a seat. We were so grateful for the support and love from our family and friends. We could never have done it without you all. Rachael and Tyler, thank you so much for being a wonderful example to me and helping me secure that belief in and want of an eternal marriage.

Adam was so handsome in his little white outfit. Looking at him and Scott, feeling the spirit so strongly during our ceremony surrounded by friends and family, made our wait worth while, the work and progess we made all the better.

As you can probably tell, it is extremely hard to put this day into words. I can't really give you a play-by-play. All I remember, or what I remember best at least, were the overwhelming feelings of peace and love. The affirmation from the spirit that our family will be together forever. How grateful I am for that knowledge.