December 21, 2000 – We Finally Got Married!!
Okay, so 2 months doesn’t seem like a long engagement, but it had been a long time for me. A very stressful, long time at that. I was tired and worn out, but happy to be getting married to Rob!
The sealing ceremony was at 10 a.m. or somewhere around that time. Rob and I got to drive down to the temple together, which was fun. We had to do some paperwork and then we met for a minute with the sealer. He was a nice man. He worked making glass eyes and I remember him saying that it would be hard to make a glass eye to replace mine because my eyes were so pretty. It was cute for him to say.
Then we were in the sealing room surrounded by family and love. I had been waiting for this moment for a long time and there was nothing anti-climactic about it. It was everything I hoped it would be. The sealer told lots of insights about the endowment ceremony, most of which was over my head because I had just received mine the day before and it’s a lot of information to take in at once (or even twice or ten times). He gave us some good advice about not going into debt and being patient with money. And then he sealed us for time and all eternity. Rob’s dad and my dad were the witnesses and they got to sign their names very officially on the marriage license.
I had been praying ever since we got engaged that Ruben would be at the sealing ceremony. I think I probably expected to physically see him there. And I didn’t physically see him, but I felt his presence and I felt how pleased he was with me. There is a line said in the sealing ceremony that indicates that angels are watching the ceremony. I knew that Ruben was one of those angels. This brought me happiness and peace.
We walked out of the temple that day companions for eternity. I couldn’t have been happier. I thought back on the revelation I’d had about my wedding day. About the happiness I’d felt in that vision that I couldn’t duplicate for all I tried. I felt that happiness and joy on my wedding day. It was cold as cold can get that day, but my heart was full of gladness and warmth. I knew it was the Spirit testifying to me that I had done the right thing and married a good man.
Rob: I knew I had married my best friend. I was excited for our life together. I would do it again. She is the love of my life for all eternity.
Well, that’s the story. The rest of the details fall under our marriage, not our courting and engagement. Being married to Rob is everything I hoped it would be and more.
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