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Show Marriage, Motherhood, and Migraines 105 TO H. F. S. Let fire be our symbol, 0 my love: The far white fire of the stars, above The nearer molten silver of the moon; 01 lIt in ht at it IlK id al 101 sa 'OJ· Jlo iii to I III l1 ut DO me '01 DO IU· 01 n· The quickening radiance of the sun at noon, The glory of its dying in the west; The fire of dead leaves, the hungry quest Of purifying flame; the beacon light That stretches hope into bewildered night; The early fire of creation, whirled For molding all its mass into a world; The fire on the hearthstone, beckoning The hearts of home into a throbbing ring. o Love, the fire leaping through our veins Is kin to all eternal heat and light; It starts and sputters; let us guard the flame To bring sweet peace and tenderest delight, From all life's whirl of fire as it rolls, To light enduring flame within our souls. This poem ably builds in intensity through its series of com parisons, each mounting in magnitude. The concluding four lines nicely contrast the fierceness of flame with the "sweet peace and tenderest delight" that such a love as theirs brings. In this poem one catches the rhythms and intensity of the Elizabethan sonneteers and nineteenth-century romantic poets. As a properly reared Latter-day Saint woman, Madelyn had looked forward to marriage in the temple, "The House of the Lord." The marriage, often referred to as a "sealing," at the request of Madelyn and Harold was performed in February 1929 by Elder George F. Richards, president of the Salt Lake Temple. The half-day ceremony included the Temple Endowment, followed by the "sealing" of Harold and Madelyn as man and wife. The Endowment service which took place on with a ceremonial and February 18, began washing anointing, after which Harold and Madelyn donned the sacred white robes of the temple. This was followed by a course of instruction con sisting of lectures and dramatic representations that take place |
