Nine Years

Nine years ago today, I knelt across the altar looking into the eyes of this boy. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. I would do it all over again because I love that man he has become even more.

We met at BYU. We were in the same ward and apartment building. My first memory of Sam was of him at a ward prayer telling a funny story about how his dad was buying him food in bulk. The next time I saw him I was trying to avoid another boy at our apartment complex dance. Sam graciously helped me out by dancing with me. After that we had a whirlwind of dates for the next six weeks and then fell in love. Sam asked me to marry him at a fancy restaurant. The waiter brought out a tray with a dozen roses spread out on it with the ring box open in the middle. Eight months later we were married in the Mount Timpanogos Temple.