Apostles

At a recent General Conference, the apostles and prophets seemed to all be saying how much they love and appreciate their 'angel, darling wives'.

There was one talk in particular that hit me hard. Here it is.

They're Good Together

My friend Elizabeth brought her boyfriend to church with her today. I watched as she helped all her cousins hang up their coats while he kept the others entertained.

My other friend, Jane, spoke in Sacrament Meeting today. She specifically told her boyfriend not to come listen to her talk.
He snuck in anyway.

My friend Richard's parents. Anything and everything I see them do makes me think they're the greatest married couple I know.  When I had a school assignment to interview a married couple and ask what love meant to them, they are the ones I interviewed.

On the Phone

Everytime my mom says 'goodbye' to her fiance on the phone, I know what's coming out of her mouth is 'goodbye' but what's coming out of her heart is "I love you".

You can hear it. Even though she's not actually saying it.

Brother Johnson

[note: all names have been changed. In this post and for every post hereafter. To protect identities and such.]

I often hear my seminary teachers talk about their families or their wives. The way they practically glow when they talk about them testifies to me how much they love their families.


"I married a princess. Her name is Emily."


"This is my wife. Isn't she absolutely gorgeous? I can't believe I got so lucky....that she would marry me."

All the seminary teachers are so nice.  When I walk through the seminary building after school each day, all the seminary teachers I pass wave, call me by name and say hello--even though most of them haven't ever had me as a student. The fact that they know my name amazes me.

The Quote That Started It All

The entire reason why I started to keep track of these moments was because of one simple quote I overheard in the seminary building at my school one day.

One of my former seminary teachers [note: from now on, all seminary teachers will be referred to as 'Brother Johnson'] was talking to an old student of his. The student had just got his mission call and had come to tell him about it. They got to talking about different things and the student said he had recently been to a haunted forest and that it had been really fun.  The seminary teacher said,

"A fun night to me is sitting and watching a movie with my wife."

People make love seem complicated.

But honestly, it couldn't be more simple.

And that's what I've noticed, and that's what I've come to share. Love isn't complex. And everyone is capable of it.