Previous Writings...

These entries below were written before we had this blog set up!

March 29, 2009

Yesterday, Johnny & I recieved our endowments. It was a wonderful experience. It was good to see so many of my family members including my grandparents, cousin and aunt and uncle there to support me. Also, i was so happy that Johnny had friends there to support him as well. They are good guys and I am glad they could be there for Johnny.

Then today, I went up and bore my testimony about the temple and the truthfulness of the teachings inside therein. I also talked about how i knew christ had suffered for our sins. I related the atonement to something i read in a book called "Man´s search for meaning". Viktor Frankl said that without meaning in life, our suffering would be pure suffering and nothing more. But once the suffering has meaning to it, it becomes sacrifice. This was a powerful statement to me because i related it to the atonement Christ performed. It was sacrifice because there is meaning to his suffering; so that we may become whole again and perfect.

After my testimony, Johnny went up and bore his testimony and it was very sweet and wonderful. He talked about his experience at the temple and what a blessing it was to have people around him to share it with. What really got me was when he said he thought he would never have a family to go through the temple with, but now look at him!

We have just under 2 weeks left until we are married and we are getting more and more excited to be sealed together for time and all eternity!

March 26, 2009

Today is the start of our blog! Johnny and I are getting married in 17 days! It's so crazy to believe how fast time has gone over these last 7 months! We have been studying and trying to get wedding preparations complete for the "big day"! Johnny has been working really hard in school along with a job and full-time church calling (until Sunday when he got released from his executive secretary job)! Things are finally coming down to the wire so these next two weeks will be filled with laughter, tears, no sleep and quick meals!

Johnny and I are also really excited because we have the opportunity to go to the temple to recieve our endowments! It will be wonderful to have that experience and we are looking forward to it!