A Day For Which I Am Grateful

It is currently 8:00 AM on the morning in which my family will be given the blessing of being sealed together. I am overcome with emotion as I think of how much love my Heavenly Father has showed me thoughout my life. I truly have been given the best family for me and and I can barely express how wonderful it feels to know that Heavenly father provided me this blessing.

There was a song which expresses the feelings I have about Tiff and my relationship and the feelings that I have about Heavenly Father's participation in us coming together. Some of you heard this when we got married but today the words mean even more to me. I have copied the lyrics here.

Bless the Broken Road

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you

Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like Northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home
Into my lover's arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.

Tiffany, you are the greatest miracle in my life. You have given me hope and the vision that our family can be eternal. I can scarce comprehend all the sacrifices you make daily for me and for our children. And yet you do them without complaint with complete love. I am so grateful that God has led me to you and that I have you to be my eternal companion. Heaven would be Hell without you there. I can assure that our family would never make it without you. My world could not exist without you in it. I love, love, love you!

Now I want to take a brief moment to express my feelings to my children, if you will ingulge me.

Allison, I love you so much. Your tender spirit and sensitivity bonds me to you. I love how eager you are to learn and grow. It makes me laugh how you work so hard to make us all happy. You were the first to accept me as your father and you have truly made me feel that I am. As I watch you grow, I can see how beautiful of a woman you are and will become. You are a blessing in my life.

Charlie, I love you so much. I never have considered myself a real man's man and so the responsibility to teach you to become a man scares me a little. But your sweet smile and infectious personallity truly tells me that I can. I love how much you love your mother. I hope if there is one thing I can teach you in life it is that you always love your mother and that someday you love and treat your wife like you do your mother. I love your personality and how you teach me to not take life so seriously. You are a miracle in my life.

Oscar, I love you so much. I did not realize how deep my feelings of love for my children were until you came into this world. I truly did not realize how much I cared for you and your siblings. But the feelings and emotions that your birth and life have given me, have taught me how truly precious all of your lives are. Oscar you make me feel needed and wanted and that means a lot to a father. I love your smile and laugh. It make me keep working each day. I love you, son. You are a gift to me.

For all of you who are celebrating with us this day, thank you for the love and support you have shown us as we have come along this road that has brought us here. Whether you will be present with us in the temple or far away, your love and prayers are felt. Thank you and we love you all.