Wow. Six months?! Part of me can hardly believe it's already been 6 months, but then
the other part of me feels like I've been married to Colton forever.
the other part of me feels like I've been married to Colton forever.
As I've been reminiscing about the dating and the engagement and then finally
the wedding, I can't help but be overwhelmed with gratitude, joy, and humility.
I am so thankful I said yes to that first date with Colton, I am so happy we got sealed
in the temple, and I am humbled by the blessing we have both been given from
everyone around us and especially from our loving Heavenly Father.
the wedding, I can't help but be overwhelmed with gratitude, joy, and humility.
I am so thankful I said yes to that first date with Colton, I am so happy we got sealed
in the temple, and I am humbled by the blessing we have both been given from
everyone around us and especially from our loving Heavenly Father.
When we were first engaged, for me at the young age of 19, so many people thought we
were crazy. I was asked so many times why I was getting married so young, why I said
yes to the first guy I was ever in a serious relationship with, why I didn't wait a couple
more years to make sure it really is right. At the time I never had an answer I thought
was sufficient. I would come up with petty answers such as; because I love him, he
treats me right, it feels right, blah blah blah. Not to look down on those answers,
because they play a huge part in what I've finally decided is my answer to
those types of questions.
were crazy. I was asked so many times why I was getting married so young, why I said
yes to the first guy I was ever in a serious relationship with, why I didn't wait a couple
more years to make sure it really is right. At the time I never had an answer I thought
was sufficient. I would come up with petty answers such as; because I love him, he
treats me right, it feels right, blah blah blah. Not to look down on those answers,
because they play a huge part in what I've finally decided is my answer to
those types of questions.
The past couple days I thought a lot about how I would answer this now, and I decided I
would answer it with another question, and that is,Why wouldn't I want to marry him? Why
should I wait? Call me narrow-minded, but why wouldn't I want to be with someone who
loves me more than anyone, who treats me better than I could ever imagine, who from day 1
always put me as his top priority, who was 100% willing to commit to me for the rest
of eternity. Why wouldn't I want to put myself in the position to reach my top
potential, to be one step closer to eternal life?
would answer it with another question, and that is,Why wouldn't I want to marry him? Why
should I wait? Call me narrow-minded, but why wouldn't I want to be with someone who
loves me more than anyone, who treats me better than I could ever imagine, who from day 1
always put me as his top priority, who was 100% willing to commit to me for the rest
of eternity. Why wouldn't I want to put myself in the position to reach my top
potential, to be one step closer to eternal life?
So there you have it. My answer to all of those questions. Because all of those things he
did for me, I also did for him. And that is what I call love.
did for me, I also did for him. And that is what I call love.
Just as President Hinckley said,
"True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of
anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion."
So here's to the past 6 months of marriage, with still an eternity to go.
