A little white dress...

This week Amanda and I went to the Bridal Center here in Lehi and brought home her wedding dress.  It seems like a minute ago she tried it on for the first time and got "that" look on her face.

Then again, it seems like a minute ago, when I dressed her in the first white dress of her life.  The one she was blessed in as a baby. Thinking of that, reminded me of a song I've heard with lyrics that speak of a young LDS woman and the three white dresses she wears for significant events in her life.

The first is when she is a baby and given her name and a blessing by her father.
"Sent to this earth
You were saved through the ages for this day
and time
Child of great worth
Child of promise, daughter of the Divine
Pure and holy in a little, white dress
You were held in a circle and you were
blessed
And the Father looked down
And the angels surrounded that place
They knew the truth, all that you could do
And you will, too, if you have eyes to see
What heaven sees in you"

The second is when she enters the waters of baptism and makes covenants to follow her Heavenly Father in obedience as a member of His Church.

"Dressed in white once more
Making promises to follow in God’s way
So much lies in store
For the little girl who enters at the gate
Pure and holy in a little, white dress
You were led into the water and you were
blessed"

The third is her wedding dress...




"In the house of God, so much fills your heart
and mind
Woman of great worth
Woman of promise, daughter of the Divine
Pure and holy in a long, white dress
You promise forever and you are blessed
And the Father looks down
And the angels surround that place
They know the truth, all that you can do
And you do, too, ‘cause you have eyes to see
What heaven sees in you"


I look at this lovely daughter of mine, ready to embark on the next great adventure in her young life, and my heart is full.  I am so proud of her and the good choices she's made in her life.  I am so grateful that in Chris, she has found a worthy and honorable companion with whom to embark on this adventure that we call marriage.  So many feelings, and no words eloquent enough to express them.  I am just grateful that I can see what Heaven sees in her...that she truly is a woman of great worth.