Dear Eternal Companion,
I just want you to know how fully committed I am to you, just you, only you. You! Forever you!
Today we had our Sunday school lesson on chastity. I have to say it was one of the best taught lessons I have maybe ever heard on it. We talked on the blessings of living the law of chastity to have your "confidence wax strong in the presence of the Lord" and have "increased love and peace, greater trust and respect for our marital partners, deeper commitment to each other, and therefore a deep and significant sense of joy and happiness," as well as deepened unity and closeness to the Lord. All of these blessings are at the top of my list of importance for me to obtain and ensure for my family - the greatest and most important and cherished gift of God I have been given. Therefore there is and should be nothing that I wouldn't do or any sacrifice too great or degree of discipline too much to ensure these blessings for myself, you, and our children.
So I declare to you now: I am and have been single to you. I will continue to have complete fidelity to our marriage and to the Lord for sealing and sanctifying our marriage in the eternities. I have certainly not been perfect, and you are well aware of that. But I have felt of the healing power of the atonement. I pray for strength to discipline my thoughts so that when I return from this deployment we can look into each other's eyes and see only pure love and admiration for one another and the peace and confidence of the Spirit that binds us and brings us together in perfect and eternal unity. This very moment is worth its weight in gold and every sacrifice to make it happen and is the main (not just one of many or one of the top - I mean THE principle and only at the VERY top of the list) priority for this time away.
I want to feel and be ever closer to you, more unified as one, more drawn together in the Spirit and in perfect love and harmony than ever before. I seek to make our love deeper and more complete which love can only come from the Lord who blesses us for coming unto Him and living His gospel.
I know that the gospel is the true path of happiness. That it is the laws whereby heaven is governed and are never changing truths and principles of obtaining happiness. I know that the Savior and Redeemer made it possible for us to travel this path, that He lives, and is available always to strengthen us in the sometimes difficult passageways of life and catch us, should we put our trust in Him, when we fall. Families can be eternal and is the principle goal and pinnacle of achievement in Heavenly Father's plan of happiness. I know these things are true and want you to know that I know that.
I feel like I just wrote a talk instead of a letter but who better to bear my testimony to than you. Again, I can't express enough or adequately well how much I love you and adore you. We are truly in this together and am grateful for this reminder I have had of that.
With all my love and commitment and loyalty,
Your eternal companion.
Dearest,
ReplyDeleteI love reading your thoughts. I miss hearing them while we lie in each others arms but I am still grateful to have them even though you are so far away. It sounds like your lesson went much better then ours, and I actually had this lesson twice in a row as we visited princes ward and had a repeat. It seems like people are so sketchy about this subject and always apologize and seem awkward. The lessons mainly focused on how we can help our children to live the law of chastity and how we can help them stay pure. I sat in both of the lessons(one was a bit better then the other in terms of discussion and topics addresses) feeling like we were slightly missing the point. Yes this is an extremely important topic for us to address with our children but just because we are married doesn't mean that we are now immune to the advisory or have fulfilled the law. We still need to strive everyday to avoid temptations that are everywhere. We need to be diligent in our devotion to one another. I am so thankful for us. The "us" that we are and have built. I know I can trust you because of that constant vigilance and focus on improving ourselves each day. Our marriage grows stronger as we each grow stronger in the gospel and subsequently grow closer together. I have been thinking lately how we can grow closer together despite being so far apart. Any physical attempt just seems to make the miles seem endless but if we draw closer in studies and learning, I think we will grow in a new way that will strengthen us when we do get to be physically together again. I was thinking we should choose a topic or talk and each read or study something about it then come together and teach each other. I adore you and I love that we have this chance to grow. You are my best. You help me want to become better.