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Love is everywhere and I love LOVE.  

One of my past Seminary students has been bit by the love bug and her sweetie was at Church on Sunday, to hear her talk.  She was able to focus on the subject, and not him, and gave a great talk.  He will be leaving on a jet plane, and will be back again.  Probably shortly.  Did she float down the aisle after that talk?  Did they greet each other like they'd been separated for dozens of minutes?  yes and yes!  Ah, young romance!  My heart melts and I sigh. Sweet love!  No wonder sweets are the gift for Valentines day!

I also melt when Terry loves to sit close beside me at Church and hold my hand.  He misses me when I visit other Wards and tells me so. Ah, yes even long-marrieds feel long/strong love.  

Recently, the YW had an evening about marriage and they featured wedding gowns and wedding pictures.  I shared a picture of us.  Two scared, very young looking (because we were!) people walking down the aisle of the Methodist Church in Anchorage. 

People used to look at the picture and say....Oh, you look just the same now as you did then!  
Then came the day that someone said...Who is this couple?

Recently we went to the Temple and it was a large session.  They put 3 extra chairs for the men and 4-5 for the women.  The room was maxed out.  We waited for the three front row seats to be filled.  Soon we realized it was a man taking out his endowments and then when 2 women entered, one with a tag indicating her own endowment and the other a friend that was her escort, we knew it was his wife and they would end up being sealed that day. 

From my vantage point I could see them and their escort friends.  The reverence in the room and happiness for this couple just flowed forth.  I thought how wonderful it was, that even a room full of strangers, could feel thankfulness for the step this couple, probably 60 years old or so, were taking.


What a shock it was to me though when we entered the Celestial room and realized there were only 3 of us couples that didn't know the couple being sealed!   The six of us sat off by ourselves and the remaining entire company surrounded the couple.  Joy just filled the air!  talk about LOVE!!!  


Terry and I sat, holding hands visiting. Then the Celestial room emptied out except for the 6 of us plus the couple.  A Temple worker came over to chat with them and Terry and I left.  The sealing room door was opened and I blatantly looked in. How impressive it was, to see all the chairs filled with friends, waiting for this great event to take place.  

Love was on my mind, for sure.  Sitting there, I looked down at Terry's hands.  Rather gnarled in ways.  I loved those hands when they were straight and strong and beefy and even when there was diesel mechanic grease in the pores or under the nails.  I still love those hands--A bit crooked and lily white, from washing dishes so much and no longer a grease monkey,  but familiar hands I've spent a near lifetime with.  Love is wonderful.