A beginning...

Beginnings are happening all around us: the beginning of summer, the beginning of fall, the beginning of love, the beginning of understanding, the beginning of dinner, the beginning of a book, or even the beginning of a Blog. They are always coming and going, and if we look closely enough we can see beginnings every day in our lives.

I want to tell you about a beginning. About our beginning. Amber Dawn Rolfe and I have known each other for years, actually all the way back in high school is where we first met. While we associated with very different crowds back then, we noticed each other frequently, whether it be me trying to get the cheerleading squad to do cheese graters, or her slipping and falling on a treadmill. Whatever it is, we have become acquanted in many ways.

I want to talk about our beginning in my view. Once upon a time I spent a few days time with a girl before she left on her mission, I never really spent any time alone with her, but I was constantly going to gatherings that she was at. Well she got up and left on a mission and I thought that was the end of that... after she had been gone a year I had the distinct feeling that I was suppose to get in contact with her, so I called my friend Sarah to ask for her address... low and behold she had gotten sick and had come home and was in the hospital. I resolved to call her and get in touch with her. So I called... and no one answered... so I left a message... Then I called again... no answer... so I left a message... so I called again, and spoke with her grandfather and asked him to tell her I called, but I never heard back from her... sad face... so I tried various other times to get a hold of her, but to no avail. Finally our friends were doing something, maybe a get together at Tecia's I believe it was and she was dragged over to the event. She walked in and she was wearing a shrug, and pointy shoes, now if you had known me at the time you would have known that there were two things I really hated in fashion... shrugs and pointy shoes. When she walked in though I had to do a double take, because I thought the most beautiful girl I had ever seen just walked in the room. I was immediately hit by the thought that I could see myself marrying this girl, I got home and told my sister Rachel that I just saw a girl that I thought I could marry. Well nothing came of anything that evening but later we started to hang out. We had been spending a little bit of time together when one day I was studying about the Atonement of Christ when it hit me... I was struck with the knowledge that I would be happy for the rest of my life if I were to marry Amber... unfortunately as things go we started ddating, and stopped, and started dating and stopped, until I knew that I was holding the relationship back and called her up and told her I made a mistake, and I wanted to give this one more go. And that's where we are today... at a beginning.

We were married in the Salt Lake Temple June 29th, 2010. That is our beginning. The day I was sealed to the love of my life and the day that I truly knew joy.