Saturday, June 07, 2014

         Glade took an after-dinner walk around the temple grounds tonight after dark and noticed a young couple near the gate talking to the guards.  The young man waved him over as they entered the grounds and they began a conversation with the usual exchange of information.  Then the young man said that they were celebrating a special occasion tonight and asked Glade if he would take their picture in front of the temple.  All of a sudden the power failed and everything was cast into complete darkness including all the temple lights.  They waited patiently and in a few minutes, everything was bathed in light again.  Glade asked him if this was their anniversary and he said no, but wished that it were. 

         Then it was time for the photo—and when they posed in front of the temple, the young man got down on one knee and presented an engagement ring to this young girl and proposed to her!  It was all captured in a couple of pictures that Glade took, and then the young man gave his new fiancé a big hug and a kiss.  It was all so romantic!

         A family with six children were all sealed together tonight in the temple for time and all eternity.  It is always such a tender experience to watch the children gather for this priceless event all dressed in white and ready to become an eternal family. 

         We are blessed with rich experiences as we serve here and see first-hand how the Gospel blesses lives as God’s children make commitments and covenants to Him and to each other.  There was other work done today as well:  live sealings were performed; a young sister—soon to be a missionary—entered for the first time; families found during genealogical research were sealed together; and others were baptized.  It was such a great day!