We want to wish a very happy 5th anniversary to all couples Blessed in marriage on November 16, 2009! Read testimonies below about these two couples’ last five years!
November 16, 2009
On November 16, 2009, a magnificent Holy Marriage Blessing Ceremony was held at the Cheong Pyeong Heaven & Earth Training Center in South Korea with True Parents as the officiators. This Marriage Blessing Ceremony was significant in that True Parents officiated the ceremony specifically for second generation Unificationists. Over 200 couples gathered from Korea and around the world to devote their marriage and love to God. For those who could not participate in Korea, the ceremony was broadcast simultaneously around the world via the Internet.
Testimonies from Two of the 2009 Blessing Couples
Youngil & Chika Resmerowski
Five years already? Feels like fifty with no end in sight! All kidding aside, congratulations to all the 2009 Blessing couples. The Blessing is the best thing to happen to the both of us, as it was a large turning point in our lives. To me, I feel that we are the last two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle; we complete each other. That may sound corny, but I’m sticking with it. There have been many challenges over the last five years; be it language, customs, or expectations, but we have learned to be patient and forgive each other along the way.
Now with two children, AJ and Erika, we have experienced what we believe to be what True Parents have been teaching us all these years: true love and sacrifice. As a family we all grow together every day, and following True Father’s words and traditions of three generations living in one household can be a little hectic at times, but we all get along most of the time. There is always someone to help, and we are grateful for that.
With the Clifton Family Church Sunday Service being a two-hour journey, our family improvises by holding 5:00 AM Hoon Dok Hwe and 7:00 PM prayer everyday. That’s right, not a typo. We believe that it is very important for everyone to know that the Blessing is a gift that was given to us by the Messiah, True Parents, and approved by our Heavenly Parent. For that reason, it is priceless.
Five years went by in a blink, and I enjoyed every minute of it. Here’s to the next millennium onward.
– The Resmerowski Family
Sammy & Yigyu Uyama
Receiving the Blessing with Yigyu has been the most rewarding experience of my life. The beginning was a little rough, but I never imagined having such a deep level of trust with another human being. Every now and then I’ll say something spiteful, and I do plenty of things that drive her nuts, but at the end of the day she’s my best friend and we’re committed to each other’s lives. Her goals are important to me and she supports me in everything I want to accomplish. That being said, I’m grateful that we share the same commitment to creating an incredible family and to be ambassadors for True Parents’ legacy. I love you, Yigyu!
– Sammy
I’m so grateful God allowed me the opportunity to create such a happy family with Sammy. I can see that our relationship has grown over the past five years. Our love and trust grew after one year, and then again after two years. I see all of his good and bad points and feel like those are mine too. Whenever he’s hurt I feel hurt, and whenever he’s happy I feel happy. Eating together, exercising together and traveling together every day has given us a lot of memories that are really precious to me. We’re working hard to create a family that resembles God. Thank you!
– Yigyu
