A Message to a Husband on His Wedding Day

From this moment
    you must be a
    little Christ.

Not a little bit of Christ.

A little Christ.
    a striving
    god-to-be
    whose heart beats with
hers,
    wants swallowed by
hers,
    sacrifices for
her
    fueling the same magic in
her
    for your needs & wants.

Standing side by side,
    I shift my gaze
    In the temple mirrors to
her
    & see endless iterations
    of our present joy.

Samuel B. Hislop is Missy’s husband and his girls’ dad. He is a writer for the Communication Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. His published work has also appeared in Dialogue, the Deseret News, Liahona, Public Square Magazine, and Real Clear Religion.

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