Yesterday I attended a wedding in the Salt Lake LDS Temple and I was so surprised at the many brides and grooms there. I truly thought that a Tuesday morning in August would find the temple on a quieter schedule, but no. Parking was a 25 minute hunt and we were taking numbers in line to take pictures on the temple steps after the ceremony. Though it sounds like the situation could have been frustrating, it wasn't. The day was beautiful, the feelings joyful, and the celebration grand.
As I sat in the sealing ceremony and listened to wise counsel uttered from the Sealer, my mind reviewed other wisdom heard in recent ceremonies just like this one. I thought I would share.
"You are now leaving the Garden of Eden (the engagement) and entering the lone and dreary world (marriage). This is when true courtship begins."
"From the beginning of eternity until now you have been a single spirit. From this point forward, you are a twosome, in every way, for eternity."
"You are now enrolled in the Fine Art of Marriage. It is a fine art. It requires determination, discipline, and considerable thought to come to a mastery of the skills in the art of marriage."
"I heard this quote given in a sealing session conducted by Pres. Hinckley. He said: Be anxiously engaged in the happiness and well-being of your spouse."
"In the days of Enoch, Enoch led a people to become a great spiritual society in the midst of a wicked world. Your role as the patriarch of your family is the same as Enoch's. You must lead your family in becoming a great spiritual society in the midst of the wickedness today."
"Your role as wife and possibly mother, is to be a homemaker. Many things are required in making a home and it is not casual work. It is the most important work you need to do."
"The covenants you have made in the temple are the tools to creating a celestial marriage."
Even after 30 years of happy marriage, I find great ideas and counsel in how to better my marriage from these kind and sincere Temple Sealers. I love listening to marriage ceremonies.
5 comments:
Perfect timing for me. Thanks so much for sharing.
It makes me wish someone had taken notes when those great words of counsel were given to me so long ago!
Thanks for sharing Linda. Our 32 anniversary is tomorrow and we could put some of these words into practice...
So, I'm lying in bed last night and I thought, "I said our 32 anniversary on Linda's blog and it's our 33rd! Rats, old age happens when you've been married a long time!" :)
Sally,
Congratulations on your 33rd. It's actually a compliment to you and Gene that it doesn't seem like 33 years. =)
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