This Sunday I have so many thoughts jumping around in my mind, begging to receive attention. My husband taught a great lesson on faith this week and a dear friend gave a talk on restoring faith in marriage. Earlier this week I had been thinking of these two subjects. After 13 years of marriage, I realize what an amazing leap of faith I made the day I married Tom. I really had no idea what life had or has in store for us. Now that faith has grown to something beautiful and strong. Tom and I have walked to Hell and back a few times. I think we may have actually walked through Hell at least once. Somehow we managed to hold onto our marriage through difficult times. Our life is far from perfect but I do believe that when we both actively spend time nourishing the faith we have in our marriage we grow together towards a greater goal. We agree better on disciplining children, we communicate better and we laugh more often. We certainly forgive more easily. How awesome it is to say (and mean it) I am grateful I made that leap of faith; to look forward to spending forever with a person. I am grateful for a belief in eternal marriages.
I remember once when a co-worker gave me her version of heaven. There are no families, no husband and wives. We are just friends and strangers living in heaven, she told me. How dismal a heaven this would be for me. How could you not want to be tied to those you loved on earth. How lonely and miserable to not be with family. The LDS belief in eternal families is truly one its greatest and most beautiful truths.
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I hope you had a good trip up here this weekend. Did you buy a car? What kind did you get? I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to hook up. It would of been fun to see you and Tom. But I know you had a short amount of time and were very busy so we understand. HOpefully we get to see you all very soon!
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