So. Not. Cheesy.

This is the Salt Lake Temple. Committed members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints enter any of the nearly 150 temples around the world to worship, make covenants with God, and be married for time & all eternity.

I was blessed to witness one of these marriage ceremonies today.
On Valentine's Day.
I know...cheesy.

And yet, not.
SO not.

This is what life really is all about.
When all is said and done...
What really matters are our relationships.
Who we loved...
How we loved them...
WHY we loved them...
And all the ways that love is a reflection of His love...His perfect love.

I know...cheesy.
And yet, not.

Perhaps it is the Jane Austen in me that makes me love this day.
I don't know.
It's just never really bothered me...whether I had a date or not. (well, okay, one year a date ended tragically, but other than that...)
I really thought I would so not like being at a wedding today...on Valentine's Day...alone.
But, I loved it.
And maybe that's thanks to Jane.

But...
Much more than that, actually, is the knowledge I have that there is a God in Heaven...the Father of us all...who really has prepared things for us that we just can't even imagine...

And whether those things are just around the corner...
or the corner after that...
or the corner after that...
they are waiting.
I believe that.
I know that.

Cheesy?
No.
The exact opposite of cheesy...

(Here's the happy bride...my co-worker and friend, Chrislyn.) (Gorgeous flowers by Tammy)

And here's my new fave picture. Photographer & my good friend, Russ Dixon taught me how to do some cool things with my camera today. Watch out blogging world...this is gonna get fun! (and yes, I actually took this award-winning shot.)