The Greatest Love Story

GENESIS 24-27

I am a sucker for love stories. My parents love story, my grandparents, my siblings, and yes, I'll admit, I love reading random peoples love stories on blogs. But, there is still one story that always wins my heart... 

In Genesis 24, let me introduce to you, the damsel, who was kind, fair, and a virgin...my friend, Rebekah.

"The servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of they pitcher."

"And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted and let down her pitcher...when she had done giving him drink, she said, I will draw water for thy camels also, until they have done drinking."

She offered to let the camels drink until they were done drinking. Did you know that camels drink about 26 gallons of water. 26 gallons--and she wasn't just feeding one camel, she was feeding many. 

I admire Rebekah, because her daily action reflected charity. I think sometimes we are hard on ourselves, feeling we are no different then any other woman, when in reality its the way we choose to do the simply daily things--with a charitable heart and a attitude of service--that really distinguish us from others. 

I admire this damsel for her willingness to serve at the earliest inconvenience. I admire this damsel because she acted on what she knew what was right as it was confirmed by the Holy Ghost. 

I don't know if Rebekah realized the outcome of this one act of service she was giving. Did she realize what the Lord had in store for her as she fetched water for camels. Because of this....she became the mother to millions. And because of that...this family has influenced many for dispensations to come. 

When Abraham's servant was going to leave, and Rebekah's mother and brother Laban wanted her to stay, they asked Rebekah what she would do. 

"And she said, I will go."

I love the Rebekah didn't say, actually, wait until I have a new wardrobe, or lost a few pounds, or have better jewelry, but she was willing to delve right into what the Lord wanted her to do, and she resolutely said, "I will go." 

Now here comes the sweetest part....

"And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and behold the camels were coming."

"And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel."

"And Isaac brought her into his mother Sarah's tent, and took Rebekah, and she became his wife, and he loved her...."

Those three words are so powerful--because the scriptures left out their courtship, their interaction with each, and their growing love--it does tell us the sweetest part, that he loved her. He Loved Her! 

And in the words of President Uchtdorf...

"In most languages there exists a phrase as magical and full of promise as perhaps any in the world. That phrase is “Once upon a time.”

Aren’t those wonderful words to begin a story? “Once upon a time” promises something: a story of adventure and romance, a story of princesses and princes. It may include tales of courage, hope, and everlasting love. In many of these stories, nice overcomes mean and good overcomes evil. But perhaps most of all, I love it when we turn to the last page and our eyes reach the final lines and we see the enchanting words “And they lived happily ever after.”

I look forward to that day--to be married in the Temple--The House of the Lord, because I believe in happy endings. 

I really do.