Happy Valentine’s Day!

What the Apostles say about their wives

“The first day I saw Frances, I knew I’d found the right one.” Thomas S. Monson & Frances Beverly Johnson October 7, 1948, Salt Lake Temple, 3 children

“[She is] a person who has always made me want to be the very best that I can be.” Henry B. Eyring & Kathleen Johnson July 27, 1962, Logan Temple, 6 children

“I [am] married to the woman I [have] loved ever since I first saw her.” “She is the sunshine of my life.” Dieter F. Uchtdorf & Harriet Reich December 14, 1962, Bern Switzerland Temple, 2 children

“Because of the office I hold, I have a solemn obligation to tell the truth: She’s perfect.” Boyd K. Packer & Donna Edna Smith July 28, 1947, Logan Temple, 10 children

“I am certain paradise is a much more joyful place because she is there.... Even though there is great loneliness without her, her passing was sweet because of the way she had lived.” L. Tom Perry & Virginia Lee July 18, 1947, Logan Temple, 3 children

“Because of her, I know all the blessings that can come to a husband, father, and grandfather.” Russell M. Nelson & Dantzel White August 31, 1945, Salt Lake Temple, 10 children

“She just brought out the best in me.... June has kept me from getting pompous and self- important.” Dallin H. Oaks & June Dixon June 24, 1952, Salt Lake Temple, 6 children

“I knew from the beginning that I wanted to marry her, but she didn’t share the same feelings. It was a little hard convincing her. …Getting her to agree to marry me was the greatest sales job I ever did.” M. Russell Ballard & Barbara Bowen August 28, 1951, Salt Lake Temple, 7 children

“I know what it is to love a daughter of Father in Heaven who with grace and devotion lived the full feminine splendor of her righteous womanhood.” Richard G. Scott & Jeanene Watkins July 16, 1952, Manti Temple, 7 children

“Mary has never held me back. We follow the Quaker proverb ‘Thee lift me and I’ll lift thee, and we will ascend together.’” Robert D. Hales & Mary Crandall June 10, 1953, Salt Lake Temple, 2 children

“My wife has the purest faith and deepest spirituality I know. … Paraphrasing what Mark Twain’s Adam said of his Eve, I say of her, Wherever she was, there was paradise.” Jeffrey R. Holland & Patricia Terry June 7, 1963, St. George Temple, 3 children

“My wife, Susan, is a virtuous woman and a righteous mother. You will quickly see that purity and goodness are evident in her countenance. I love her and appreciate her more than words can express.” David A. Bednar & Susan Kae Robinson March 20, 1975, Salt Lake Temple, 3 children

“It would be hard to find anybody in the whole world who is as good and righteous and bright as she is.... Marrying her was the best decision I have ever made.” Quentin L. Cook & Mary Gaddie November 30, 1962, Logan Temple, 3 children

"Those who know my Kathy have observed that I married much above myself, a conclusion I heartily agree with." D. Todd Christofferson & Katherine Jacob May 29, 1968, Salt Lake Temple, 5 children

“[God] allowed me to marry one of His angels here on earth. … I would be nothing without her. For much of my life, I have been trying to become what she thought I already was.” Neil L. Andersen & Kathy Sue Williams March 20, 1975, Salt Lake Temple, 4 children

Happy Valentine’s Day