This week I had the privilege of being invited to a friend's temple sealing/wedding . We arrived early to the temple and waited in a room with other guests. There were family members there, and friends from different walks of life. We waited with anticipation, whispering quietly, or being shushed when we weren't being so quiet. Finally, a temple worker came into the room and invited us into the sealing room where the ceremony would take place. The room was full of light, and all conversation ceased the moment we entered. Everyone sat quietly.
The bride and groom came into the room. And I felt their purity. These two had kept themselves pure and clean from sin so that they could be here in this sacred moment, to be sealed together for time and for eternity. As they faced each other during the ceremony, I saw a pure love in their eyes, and a desire to be together forever.
It was an inspiration to me.
The world is so base in its desires, so disgusting in its display of so called love. The lust that is out there in the world is undesirable compared to the sweet splendor of that temple marriage. There are those who treat virtue lightly and they use the body as a natural man would, for selfish purposes. They ignore the beauty of virtue, and how cleanliness and purity taste sweet, whereas the fruit of lust and selfishness are bitter....so bitter in fact. I know because I have seen both. I have seen the happiness of those who have kept themselves pure, who have kept the law of chastity. I have seen those that have not, and their bitter unhappiness in not heeding to the commandments of God. I have seen the sweetness....oh the sweetness of pure love! The light that it brings, and the beauty of it transcends this world. It is a virtue above all the jewels of the world. The world believes that jewels and gold and money are of value. But those who believe it have placed their trust in dust.
"Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies"-Prov. 31:10
I implore you to live purely. Save that which is pure and holy for your future spouse, and never defile the gift of virtue. Protect it as you would a candle from the wind. The light that a pure life brings is better than anything that the world can offer. It is life itself. Herein lies happiness, true happiness, not the temporal pleasure brought on by wickedness...true, everlasting happiness.
It brings new meaning to the line
"...and they lived happily ever after".
Forever after.
Isn't it worth waiting for? Isn't it worth having pure thoughts and actions? Isn't it worth more than pleasure, money, jewels, or anything the world can offer us?
We have the promise of forever. Let's protect that promise. It is worth the wait.
Love,
Single Mormon Girl
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