September 26, 2020
Right before Covid happened, and the whole world shut down, SADIE met BEN.
Divine guidance for sure.
They dated a couple times and then I got a call at about 2am. Sadie called me to tell me about her date. I woke Dave up and told him to start saving for a wedding.
It all happened rather quickly.
The temples were shut down because of the pandemic, but opened up (with limited numbers) just in time for our families to be in the sealing room with them when they got married.
It was so special.
The temple was calm and empty.
It seemed we were the only ones there.
It was such a happy day.
The Payson temple is beautiful and we were so excited to be back in the temple with these two who were led to each other and prepared to make those covenants to God and each other.
We had a luncheon for the adults in the families near Thanksgiving point.
Ben's family had worked so hard and it was beautiful.
Each of the siblings gave a gift to the new in-law to "describe" something about living with their sibling.
It was really fun and I was proud of each of our kids.
Abe was sincere and loving. He gave Ben note cards, because Sadie loves notes and is always saying nice, building things. He talked about how she had done that for him. It was thoughtful.
Kai gave Ben a toothbrush. He said that Ben should know, she doesn't like it when you use her toothbrush.
It was funny and Kai nailed it.
Max gave Ben some camping stuff and described Sadie as fun and adventurous and he
likes doing things with her.
And Vivian was so brave and told Ben that Sadie likes to steal her blanket, so she gave
him his own fuzzy blanket.
I loved that Abe got to be in the temple with us, and that the other kids were there for the lunch and I felt so much love for our family and extended family and for Ben's family all day.
Sadie married into a great family and I could tell they really love her.
We are excited to have Ben be a part of our family and appreciate that he is a good sport to go along with whatever is going on at our house.
Sadie and Ben are happy and full of light and they are very aware of everyone around them.
It was a memorable day celebrating them.
We had a beautiful reception in Midway, Utah close to our home.
The weather was perfect, the surroundings so peaceful, and lights, a dance floor, a wedding cake mixed, sparklers, all mixed with a super cool DJ (Abe) made for one amazing party.
I felt so much love for my friends who helped me set up so I didn't have to stress. They are talented and make things beautiful so I really didn't worry.
Also, so so grateful for family that made the effort to come at such a strange time.
We tried to be safe and still make it feel like a really special day.
I think it was pretty much perfect.
So much love and gratitude.
I felt heaven helping this all come together even amidst a pandemic.
So happy I am this amazing girl's mom.
Love her with my whole heart.
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY BEN!!
MEET BEN AND SADIE HARRIS
