Happy Birthday Margie Ann Marsden!!!

Blog by Timothy Marsden

I often tell the story that when I was getting ready to ask Margie to marry me I did not go to the Lord in prayer. In spite of the counsel from seminary teachers and young men leaders alike, I did not pray about whether or not Margie was the right one for me. There was no way I was going to give Heavenly Father a chance to tell me no. Now all of these years later she was the best answer to a prayer that was never uttered.

I love Margie with all of my heart and soul. In fact, she is my soul mate. Someone once joked and said “Man without woman is incomplete; then he gets married and he is finished.” I always thought that saying was a bit funny. But the reality is that Margie does indeed make me complete. I would not be the person I am today without her. She has always encouraged me and always believed in me. Her influence in my life cannot be measured; I will be forever grateful for her faith in me and her kindness towards me.

Margie is an incredible mom to our three great children. She has always sacrificed so much of herself and her time and her needs in order to nurture and care for our kids. Margie rarely took the time to read fascinating novels or the latest best seller. She has spent as much time as possible reading and it was usually a parenting book or a self-improvement book or the Ensign or the scriptures.

Margie is a woman of great faith and devotion to her Savior. She is diligent in the execution of her church callings and is always looking to lift and help others. She is a well organized homemaker and spends most of her free time doing something for the benefit of somebody other than herself. She spent hours and hours researching schools and scholarships and in other pursuits in order to be a good counselor for our college bound kids; she even did that for me back when I was contemplating college in 1979.

Here are a few of the reasons that I love Margie so much:

• She has a fun sense of humor
• Her laugh is infectious
• She screams in movies (at home or at the theater) when she gets scared
• She builds me up constantly
• Her trademark foreign accents leave me in stitches
• She forgives me
• She inspires me
• She is a fantastic cook
• Let’s face it, she’s gorgeous
• Her selflessness
• Her fierce devotion to her children
• She is very playful
• I love how she listens to me
• Her dedication to relationships
• Her sense of adventure
• Her humility

I love you Margie Ann!!! Have a great Birthday.

Love,

Tim xoxoxox