Chris - What a lot of you don’t understand is that Amanda changed her wedding day to have a ring ceremony in a reception center, not a church. She dated me when most people told her she was a stupid girl for dating me, telling her I would never be able to give her that temple ceremony. She never left me, but was always there for me even when my parents got a divorce. That was not easy for me but I always had Amanda to turn to. And I would like to think that my sisters could do the same. Sure, she made me mad and frustrated when she said those things, but she was just that frustrated. And I am proud of how everything turned out. She wanted to have a ring ceremony. She was the one with that idea and she wanted it more than 5 min. She found someone to conduct it that was not lds for my mom while still making it special to us.
She never once complained when my mother told us we were stupid and making the wrong decision of getting married in the temple. Amanda is a great woman that lots of you could only come close to. So please, you don’t understand all the things she had to go through marrying me. When she could have just married someone who was already a member and not had these problems. Amanda is a saint and besides, her moment of weakness made everyone who was involved welcome and cared about there feelings. Amanda might have even felt more sorry that my mother couldn’t go in and truly cared about my mother’s feelings. Amanda is a wonderful wife and will be a wonderful mother (but not for years). I love her and we will not only be together until we die but even after and hopefully with our children. Write Back!