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Saturday, March 16, 2013

Comics

I recently found this silly little Facebook app that lets you make an avatar of yourself and design silly little comics with it. I had fun playing around with it and thought I was pretty clever when I came up with Andrew wearing a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses. Anyone who knows him for two minutes knows that he is OBSESSED with Oakley sunglasses. Ray Ban is, by default, the hated nemesis.

I just thought this was a little light-hearted humor but Andrew was MORTIFIED to be plastered all over Facebook in something other than Oakley's. He came home from work determined to get me back. And as I heard him muttering about his plans, I realized just how serious he is about his sunglasses! Revenge was on his mind.

I was surprised when I would occasionally glance over to his computer screen to see a scene of him handing me flowers, or something else equally romantic intertwined with times of seeing more unsettling backdrops. As the evening wore on his need for revenge wore off and he eventually finished his design.

Andrew and I spent our dating days taking an Astronomy class together. I needed a Physics credit to finish off my associates degree and I asked him if he would pick a science class we could take together. He deliberately avoided his physics class his first semester in college to wait until I returned home from my mission and take a class with me during the spring semester. We were engaged in June and we spent that summer sitting out on the deck, watching stars (and planes which sometimes got confused with stars...)

The more I look at these cheesy little comic, the more I am touched not only by what it says on the surface, but by the rich history of our courtship that it takes me back to. Twelve years later, he is still looking forward to those simple moments under the stars with me. I really want to print this out and frame it. The more I look at this dumb little picture, the more my heart is ready to burst with gratitude for my perfect match. He is amazing! I feel so lucky in love!

1 comment:

Ann MarieApril 5, 2013 at 5:51 PM
Sweet Sentiments.

I wondered what those comics were! lol!
Now I am educated. :)
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Family Proclamation

The First Presidency and Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

We, the First Presidency and the Council of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.All human beings—male and female—are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny. Gender is an essential characteristic of individual premortal, mortal, and eternal identity and purpose.In the premortal realm, spirit sons and daughters knew and worshiped God as their Eternal Father and accepted His plan by which His children could obtain a physical body and gain earthly experience to progress toward perfection and ultimately realize his or her divine destiny as an heir of eternal life. The divine plan of happiness enables family relationships to be perpetuated beyond the grave. Sacred ordinances and covenants available in holy temples make it possible for individuals to return to the presence of God and for families to be united eternally.The first commandment that God gave to Adam and Eve pertained to their potential for parenthood as husband and wife. We declare that God's commandment for His children to multiply and replenish the earth remains in force. We further declare that God has commanded that the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between man and woman, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.We declare the means by which mortal life is created to be divinely appointed. We affirm the sanctity of life and of its importance in God's eternal plan.Husband and wife have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other and for their children. "Children are an heritage of the Lord" (Psalms 127:3). Parents have a sacred duty to rear their children in love and righteousness, to provide for their physical and spiritual needs, to teach them to love and serve one another, to observe the commandments of God and to be law-abiding citizens wherever they live. Husbands and wives—mothers and fathers—will be held accountable before God for the discharge of these obligations.The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families should lend support when needed.We warn that individuals who violate covenants of chastity, who abuse spouse or offspring, or who fail to fulfill family responsibilities will one day stand accountable before God. Further, we warn that the disintegration of the family will bring upon individuals, communities, and nations the calamities foretold by ancient and modern prophets.We call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family as the fundamental unit of society.

This proclamation was read by President Gordon B. Hinckley as part of his message at the General Relief Society Meeting held September 23, 1995, in Salt Lake City, Utah.