34th Wedding Anniversary!

September 2, 1972

On this day 34 years ago, we we married!
A very wise father of the Church once said,
"The love of husband and wife is the force that welds society together. Men will take up arms and even sacrifice their lives for the sake of this love. St. Paul would not speak so earnestly about this subject without serious reason; why else would he say, Wives, be subject to your husbands, as to the Lord? Because when harmony prevails, the children are raised well, the household is kept in order, and neighbors, friends and relatives praise the result. Great benefits, both for families and states, are thus produced. When it is otherwise however, everything is thrown into confusion and turned upside down. When the generals of an army are at peace with each other, everything proceeds in an orderly fashion, and when they are not, everything is in disarray. It is the same here. For the sake of harmony, then, he said, Wives, be subject to your husbands as to the Lord .... and husbands, love your wives!"


This was our wedding invitation:
"Our children, Tamera Lei and Philip John, will be united in marriage, Saturday, the second of September, nineteen hundred and seventy-two. Their vows will be spoken at six o'clock in St. Paul's First Lutheran Church, North Hollywood, California.
We would be honored to have you share these happy and sacred moments with us, witness their vows before the Lord above, and be our guest at the reception following at the home of the Bride.
May God bless this love of theirs, we pray,
Mr. and Mrs. David Robertson Keyte
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Samuel Pelikan"

We have loved each other these 34 years, and we fervently pray that we are granted 34 more!