Why I love Emily

Written by Brad


Reason #1

Emily is perfectly content. She doesn’t require a single materialistic thing in this life. Whenever I ask her what she wants for her birthday, she has no answer other than that she wants a “love letter” from me.

Reason #2
Emily is a great companion/sidekick. She loves to do what I do, and I love to do what she does. When I said, “Let’s go to Argentina” to visit friends from my mission, she agreed, we made plans, and we went. It works the same for anything we do together, whether it’s going to the temple or to dinner or to visit family. When we decide to do something, we make the time for it and make it happen.

We do everything together—no complaints and no questions asked!

Reason #3

Emily has more love to give than anyone I have ever met. She truly, as the scriptures say, “mourns with those who mourn and rejoices with those who rejoice”. Her heart breaks when she sees people passing through difficult times, and she is excited for those who succeed.

Emily loves me, her family, her friends, and total strangers. I was amazed to see the relationship that she formed with people while in Argentina. One of the amazing things was that even though she doesn’t speak Spanish, she formed strong friendships with the people she met. The love and respect she had for the people there was amazing.

Reason #4

Because Emily and I have several nieces and nephews on each side of the family, I am able to see her interact with kids often. The patience and kindness she shows makes all the kids love her back. She speaks kindly, teaches with love, and even voluntarily changes diapers. She takes every opportunity she can to be with them and take care of them. She will be a great mother someday.

Reason #5

Emily is a support to me. During trying times in school, she is always there to pull me back to reality with a little pep-talk. She makes sure that the house is clean and that dinner is prepared, all so that I can focus on my schoolwork. She also helps me to be a better person and kindly puts me back where I need to be whenever I’m off course. I know she will do the same for our children.

Reason #6

Emily is a great cook. She knows how to cook almost anything, and if she doesn’t know how to cook something, she looks it up online to find a recipe. Sometimes I’ll tell her random ingredients I’m craving, and she’ll turn it into something delicious. We often joke about the one and only dish she has ever made for me that was not good…she tells the story that I wanted salmon, but she didn’t like fish and had never made it before. She didn’t have much time and found a recipe to microwave the fish. So that’s what we ate—microwaved salmon, with very little seasoning! This was literally the only dish she has ever made for me that I didn’t like. That’s a pretty good track record!

Reason #7

Emily is a teacher, and she’s good at it. It’s evident by the way her students talk about her and want to be around her. Not only does she teach English and Speech/Debate, but she also teaches good morals and helps her students become good people. Her work doesn’t stop at school. She continues to teach at church each week and in our home. She is a great example to me of how I should live and act. Emily never misses an opportunity to teach our nieces and nephews who need so much direction at an early age. I have no concerns about our children receiving the proper instruction they need to be excellent people, just like she is.