Love Letters – Glimpses of the Heart

Love letters reveal a great deal about how you feel or how someone else feels. The love letter is a romantic device in films, books and reality. Love letters are an enduring part of our history and our culture. So I thought we’d take a moment today and enjoy some glimpses of love letters from the past. Sullivan Ballou Sullivan Ballou served in the Union Army and he wrote this letter to his wife Sarah shortly before he died at the First Battle of Manassas during the Civil War. The letter was never mailed, but it was recovered and later … Continue reading

The Marriage Blog Week in Review for February 3-9

Good morning, with just four days left until Valentine’s Day, it’s been a very busy week here at the Marriage Blog. We’ve done our best to compile romantic activities, letters of love from readers to their loves and of course, great romantic pairings and more. Personally, this has been one of my all time favorite weeks ever in the Marriage blog and I have had a tremendously good time with presenting my blogs and reading Sherry’s. We hope you have to! In case you missed any articles this week, here is our Marriage Blog Week in Review: Saturday, February 3 … Continue reading

Letters of Love: Dear Lord

Our relationship with the divine is a profound one and deeply personal. How we express that relationship, that joy and duty that we pursue vigorously or quietly – that is also very personal. Today’s letter is an expression of faith and love for the divine, honoring their belief and their perspective on the relationship they share with the Lord. Dear Lord My Lord, I was inspired to write this letter as I read the letters appearing in this marriage blog. The first letter I wrote to you, I wrote at the age of 5. I remember my mother helped me … Continue reading

Author Interview – Sherry Ann Miller (part three) More About Her Books

Thank you for joining us for the third installment of our conversation with award-winning LDS author Sherry Ann Miller. If you missed parts one or two, click here. When we left off yesterday, Sherry Ann was telling us about her books. Sherry Ann, what other novels have you written? During the interim of writing what has become known as the award-winning “Gift Series”, I became heavily invested in locating my tenth great grandfather, John Dutton, who came to Massachusetts in the 1630’s. For twelve years, I had been searching for him. One day I noticed a brief mention of John … Continue reading