THE SNYDER INSIDER

  Back in June, we were able to be married for time. Our Bishop ended the ceremony with, "as long as you both shall live" and "I now pronounce you husband and wife, legally and lawfully wedded for the period of your mortal lives."  Though our wedding brought us joy and we were happy to be getting married, that one phrase brought sadness to both of us, and we felt a greater desire to get to the temple.  You see, in the temple, a marriage is sealed by the power of God, binding Him as a partner in the union, and it is promised to endure through the eternities. NOTHING sounds better than having that promise from our Heavenly Father.  So, on September 5, 2020, almost exactly three months after we were civilly married, we went together to the House of the Lord in Payson, Utah and were sealed. During that sacred ordinance, we could feel Heavenly Father's approval, and we rejoiced to know that He is now an equal partner in our marriage. We could...

I learned a valuable lesson the other day.  I was coming home from a rather difficult day of work; my emotions were all over the place, I was tired, and I was just ready to be home with my husband (and have someone to listen to my "woes").  I finally arrived at home, gathered my things from my car, and walked up to our apartment door with my head hanging down and my arms heavy with things. I barely looked up enough to see the door handle. I went in, set my things down, walked back out to the car, grabbed a box and went back inside, all with my head down. I closed the door, set down my box and walked over to my husband.  He gave me a kiss and walked over to the door and said, "did you see it?" in a quiet voice.  "See what?" I asked. He opened the door to show me what he had placed on the exterior, only inches above the handle that I had barely lifted my eyes to see: I had missed it. COMPLETELY missed what he so lovingly placed for me to see when I got h...

Hello Everyone! It's been a few weeks since we've shared an update with all of you! We sent out our wedding announcements a few weeks back and added this website on a bonus card! Through these crazy times, we wanted all of you to have access to what's new with us and what our plans are as we make them; so, thanks for being here! As of now, we still don't have a sealing date picked but are doing our best to be prayerful and work with our Heavenly Father to pick one. We realize we may have to make some adjustments, such as how many people can be there, maybe what temple we are sealed in, and when we have our open houses for both states. Troy and I are feeling a deep urgency to get to the temple. These times are uncertain and difficult; what better way to bring some certainty into our lives than to be sealed for time and all eternity, ridding the words, "until death do you part" from our marriage. Casey has recently been experiencing a lot of back pain and going ...

 Our story may not be anything grand, but it's a beautiful story because it's ours. At the end of 2019, I experienced a dark trial that took me to my knees in tears and in pleading. I know, that because I turned to my Heavenly Father, I was able to overcome that trial and I know that out of darkness, He made light. In one of those pleadings with my Father in Heaven, about a month after this difficult trial, I cried with an open and a broken heart. I let Him know that I couldn't do this life alone anymore. I didn't just want to find my husband anymore, I needed to. But I also shared with my Heavenly Father that I knew this process was impossible without His help.  Our First Picture Together  (June 2017 - Pawhuska, OK) A few weeks later, in December, I began talking to an old friend who had just returned from his mission. We met in Oklahoma while he was working and I was on my mission. Our time knowing each other was brief, but we exchanged emails so my companion and I co...