It's Something That We Do

I have always felt that when we are given the opportunity to speak in Sacrament Meeting, we are not speaking "for a good performance" or "for praise of the world", but we are being a tool in our Heavenly Father's hands to answer the needs of someone listening. I have been wondering what "changes" in a marriage, why the "more experienced" couples that I see photos of don't look the same way that engagement and wedding photos with new young couples look. Now, I know we change as we age, but the love grows...so why doesn't it always show? I have heard wonderful reasons, great explanations, and have come to many conclusions myself, but not until today, as Dave Simonson spoke of Pure Testimony - the doing part of living the Gospel - and shared the lyrics of this Clint Black song did I see what that love, while not always in the eyes, in the smiles, shows, but in another place...deeply in the hearts of those who are blessed to share eternity with someone. Here are the lyrics to "Something That We Do".

I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head
I still believe the words we said
Forever will ring true
Love is certain, love is kind
Love is yours and love is mine
But it isn't something that we find
It's something that we do
It's holding tight, lettin' go
It's flying high and laying low
Let your strongest feelings show
And your weakness, too
It's a little and a lot to ask
An endless and a welcome task
Love isn't something that we have
It's something that we do
We help to make each other all that we can be
Though we can find our strength and inspiration independently
The way we work together is what sets our love apart
So closely that you can't tell where I end and where you start
It gives me heart remembering how
We started with a simple vow
There's so much to look back on now
Still it feels brand-new
We're on a road that has no end
And each day we begin again
Love's not just something that we're in
It's something that we do
We help to make each other all that we can be
Though we can find our strength and inspiration independently
The way we work together is what sets our love apart
So closely that you can't tell where I end and where you start
Love is wide, love is long
Love is deep and love is strong
Love is why I love this song
And I hope you love it too
I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head
Love isn't just those words we said
It's something that we do
There's no request too big or small
We give ourselves, we give our all
Love isn't someplace that we fall
It's something that we do