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Our Union Shall Endless Be
Two spirirts in Celestial world stood apart from the heavenly throng; a mighty love shone on each face, in each heart was a heavenly song, "Sister," he said with a look of love," the hour at last has come, that i might take the glorious step, and have a mortal home. Our love and association here, will bind our hearts below, and darling, when i meet you there, i'm sure our hearts will know."
I, too am sure," she gently said, the love that has bound us here will span the space 'twixt heaven and earth, i'm sure i shall know you dear.
I'm sure that the mighty love we have will quiken our hearts below; i'm sure i will meet and love you there when my time shall come to go."
"God grant it," he said with a look of love if the Father has willed it so, i shall meet and know and love you, dear, in the life Gid has planned below.
And further than this, by God's great power, our union shall endless be; not only for mortal life, dear one, but for all eternity."
His spirit passed to the home below and she stood in the home above; "Father," she said, "may i meet him there? May our souls be bound with love?"
A girl worked in her daily tasks, in a thoughtful, studied way; some long forgotten memory seemed to stir her heart that day.
A young man had entered the bank, had transacted his business and gone, but the sight of his face and the sound of his voice stirred her heart like the strains of a song.
"I suppose i have never met him, but it seems so strnage to me, it seems like i've known him always, it's that voice from eternity."
She learned to watch for his coming and always knew when he had gone, the same emotion rose within" It seems like I've known him so long."
The selfsame emotions were stirred, the glance of her eyes, or the sound of her voice thrilled like some music he'd heard.
Their associations were constant, their courtship a path of joy; the sky of their life seemed cloudless, pure love without alloy.
Slowly their lives grew together, firmly their hearts bound with love; love from which God is eternal, pure from the realms above.
At last came the day of union, they stood in a thoughtful way; for one with authority given of God was to bind their lives that day.
The sacred moment at last had come, they knelt by the alter of heaven; their hands were clasped in a sacred grasp from the throne of heaven given.
"She is yuors for time and eternity" the soice of the Preisthood said; "yours for the countless ages, your union is never dead."
Still in their hearts was a craving, their souls were stirred within. For the Lord said to his children "Thou shalt bear the souls of men."
To them the commandment was sacred, when with arms clasped around his neck she said, "Dearest, our prayers are heard."
Their hearts went up with daily prayer: "O Father, if it be thy will, make us worthy the little life to come, make us nobler and better still."
Meekly she bore the burden. uncomplaining, sweet and mild, and a daily prayer went up to God for the life of her unborn child.
But the ways of the Lord are a study, and sometimes we don't understand. Sometimes we are not quite ready to aknowledge his mighty hand.
For ere the babe had been given, that would brighten their hearts and home, the Father said "Tis enough my child, your mission on earth is done."
The Lord has accepted your offering, you life on the altar is given; a celestial crown now awaits you, in the home of your Father in heaven.
Humbly he stood by and watched her as she passed to the home above: taking his all in one swift blow, is babe and the wife he loved.
"Father," he criedin his sadness, "Help me say thy will be done." In this hour of misery, head bowed and faith increasingfrom the father a strength was given.
And he cried"Be still my aching heart, my treasures are laid up in heaven, yet the little time i may linger my life be a worthy one; darling, we'll meet in a home of bliss when my mission on earth is done."
In the celestial realms of our Father stands a mansion of beauty rare; on the steps stands the selfsame spirit, beautiful, radaint, fair.
BY her side is a darling baby, they are waiting for someone to come, waiting in joy to welcome him from earth to his heavenly home.
At last he's shown the mansion, earthly toils for him are past. He hastens out to meet them, to be welcomed home at last.
With outstretched arms they hasten "Elva," "Ollie," the cries they gave. "At last," he cried as he clasped them both, heaven and wife and babe."