For Time and All Eternity

Yesterday, my older brother Jacob got married!  Though I've never met his wife Shannon, she's already my favorite (and technically only) sister-in-law. 

They were sealed to each other for time and all eternity in the Draper, Utah Temple.  Temples are sacred, holy places.  In temples a man and a woman can be sealed to each other for time and all eternity as husband and wife.  In God's eternal plan, families can be together forever.

This sealing power was spoken of by Jesus Christ when he said to Peter, "And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven."  (Matthew 16:19)  These priesthood keys which can bind us together in our families for all eternity is found in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I'm sad that I couldn't be with Jacob and Shannon on their special day, but I find a lot of joy in knowing that my purpose as a missionary is to teach others the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and our Heavenly Father's great plan of salvation so that others may have the opportunity to be with their families for time and all eternity.