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...