If anyone were to ask how we met I would start off by telling them, " at the time we had both been attending Dixie State University and it was a really unique situation... so she had been home one evening when all of the sudden two angels appeared in her room! They told her that she needed to come with them and she began ascending in the air as if into heaven. When she finally gained her speech enough, she asked the younger angel, "Where are we going?" He matter-a-factly responded that she had reached a level of righteousness to that of perfection and was being taken up into heaven. Taken a-back by his response she had gasped, "I'm not perfect!" (This was when the tables turned and I came into the picture) Immediately they stopped ascending as the older angel looked sternly at Emily. The younger angel muttered, "Not another one- " At this point Emily began to worry and asked what was wrong. The older angel simply said since she had now lied to them she was imperfect and could not enter heaven. Her worry turned to fear when suddenly her angelic companions disappeared and she began falling from the sky. Around this time I had been returning home from some classes and was reaching my apartment complex at Raintree when suddenly Emily fell right into my arms and she has been an angel in my life ever since...I guess if you ask Em' you may receive a different explanation as to how we met and started dating but the simple fact is that she is my angel. She has blessed and improved my life ever since we met. She is an example and someone who loves me despite my imperfections and my many flaws. What an incredible experience it has been getting to know her and reaching this point in our lives.
Honestly it was before we started dating that I knew she was the one for me. It was a blessing to know and something I will always be grateful for as it pulled me through any difficulty we faced. I had wanted to wait until I had given her family the respect of meeting them and a point where I was financially secure before I proposed. So I began my hunt for her ring all across the mesa valley. In the mean time and unknown to her I scheduled a flight to Dallas Texas where I could meet her dad and ask for her hand in marriage. On the weekend of September 7th 2013 (a day before I entered the MTC back in 2010) I flew up to Boise, ID where my mission buddy Timothy Hibbard could escort me to her home and film our proposal.
While she was just babysitting at home I randomly showed up at her door and knelt down to propose first with a ring-pop and then with her ring. Amazingly enough she said yes and came with me to Arizona two days later.
Our wedding is almost here with less than a week left we are to the count down at 5 days left!!! I could not ever express the joy in my heart or the excitement I feel as the day gets closer and closer and closer!! I am so grateful for the opportunity we will have not just to be married but sealed for time and eternity in the St. George Utah Temple. I am grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and the profound influence it has had upon my life and I am grateful for his Atonement making it possible to return to live with our Heavenly Father and to return as a family.
I dedicate this entry to my sweet Fiance, Emily Rose Hays,
-Trent D. Nielson
Keep the Faith & Never give Up, Never Surrender
