Mormon Temple

So I'm in a class called Public Relations Writing and Production, a practical course in public relations. We each find a non-profit organization in the area and produce PR materials for them, such as a news release, brochure, newsletter, etc. I'm working for The Gathering Place, an addiction treatment center in Orem that deals with drug, alcohol and sex addiction (hence my research about substance abuse and heroin addiction mentioned in my last post).

Anyways, I bring it up because one of my classmates is working for an organization -- the name escapes me at the moment -- that works to encourage the LDS community to have a greater presence on the Internet. He was talking about it the other day and brought up how there are certain things you can search online that relate to Mormonism and only negative things come up in the results. I decided to check it out and was saddened to find it was true.

So today, I want to talk about my marriage in a Mormon temple.

My husband and I had a pretty typical wedding day in some ways; I stressed over flowers, my dress and having to buy my father a new suit at the last minute. Eric was ready in less than an hour and all he had left to worry about was the whole "Wow, I'm going to be married" thing.

In the midst of all this, however, we had a sanctuary from any worries. We entered a holy place and covenanted with God and each other that we would work together to make our marriage eternal. I can be with the man I love for more than just this life -- we can have eternity together!

I have no reservations about telling people about my faith. No one would truly know me if they were unfamiliar with my beliefs and practices, because my membership in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is everything to me and I find great joy and freedom in living the way I have learned from a life of faith and dedication.