Don and Laura Moen got married this day 40 years ago! It has been a jolly ride for these two. This is what Don had to say on how they met and the journey so far.
Culled from donmoenandfriends
Wow! I’m sitting here in St. Thomas, USVI reading over all
the wonderful greetings and blessings from friends all over the world. My heart
is touched deeply! And, I receive all of your many blessings and kind words!
Yes, God has been so faithful!
the wonderful greetings and blessings from friends all over the world. My heart
is touched deeply! And, I receive all of your many blessings and kind words!
Yes, God has been so faithful!
Several of you have asked how it all began, so I thought I’d
respond briefly. Laura and I got married May 19th, 1973 after a concert in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. We had been touring South Africa and Europe for 12
months prior to that. Laura was a nanny to Evangelist Terry Law’s 8 month old
girl (Misty) and our team photographer! We had met at Oral Roberts University
two years earlier in April 1971. It was love at first sight (at least for me!).
It took Laura a little longer!! Ha!!
respond briefly. Laura and I got married May 19th, 1973 after a concert in
Minneapolis, Minnesota. We had been touring South Africa and Europe for 12
months prior to that. Laura was a nanny to Evangelist Terry Law’s 8 month old
girl (Misty) and our team photographer! We had met at Oral Roberts University
two years earlier in April 1971. It was love at first sight (at least for me!).
It took Laura a little longer!! Ha!!
I toured for the next year with a singing group, Living
Sound, while Laura remained at ORU. After her semester ended in May 1972, I
asked her to come travel with our group on the road for a couple of weeks so we
could be together. While she was visiting me, she began to take care of Terry and
Jan Law’s little baby girl, and when it came time for her to leave, Terry and
Jan asked her if she’d be willing to stay for the year and take care of the
baby while Jan sang. I was thrilled!! My girlfriend was going to be travelling
with me throughout Europe and Southern Africa!
Sound, while Laura remained at ORU. After her semester ended in May 1972, I
asked her to come travel with our group on the road for a couple of weeks so we
could be together. While she was visiting me, she began to take care of Terry and
Jan Law’s little baby girl, and when it came time for her to leave, Terry and
Jan asked her if she’d be willing to stay for the year and take care of the
baby while Jan sang. I was thrilled!! My girlfriend was going to be travelling
with me throughout Europe and Southern Africa!
I proposed to Laura in April 1973, in Johannesburg South
Africa at the end of our tour there. I sold my bass guitar (a beautiful 1963
Fender Jazz Bass) and bought our rings, the same ones we are wearing today! We
returned to the USA in May with Living Sound to begin a tour of the churches
that supported our missionary trip, which included a two day stop (Saturday and
Sunday) in Minneapolis. The church met at a beautiful old theatre on 14th and
Nicollet Avenue.
Africa at the end of our tour there. I sold my bass guitar (a beautiful 1963
Fender Jazz Bass) and bought our rings, the same ones we are wearing today! We
returned to the USA in May with Living Sound to begin a tour of the churches
that supported our missionary trip, which included a two day stop (Saturday and
Sunday) in Minneapolis. The church met at a beautiful old theatre on 14th and
Nicollet Avenue.
Laura and I were married after our concert Saturday night.
After the concert, Terry Law told the audience, “Following the concert tonight
you’re all invited to stay for the wedding of our guitarist, Don Moen and his fiancée,
Laura Shrock.” The wedding started at 10:00 PM and I had a thousand people at my
wedding that I didn’t know!! The entire Living
Sound group sang at my wedding and I played “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”
on my violin as Laura walked down the aisle. She was beautiful! The church was
kind enough to provide cake, punch and coffee for all the guests, and my
buddy Joe Anderson was kind enough to take some pictures. Laura bought her
dress on sale for $85 and someone graciously paid for our stay at the Ramada
Inn for our honeymoon. Our entire wedding cost $350!!!
After the concert, Terry Law told the audience, “Following the concert tonight
you’re all invited to stay for the wedding of our guitarist, Don Moen and his fiancée,
Laura Shrock.” The wedding started at 10:00 PM and I had a thousand people at my
wedding that I didn’t know!! The entire Living
Sound group sang at my wedding and I played “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing”
on my violin as Laura walked down the aisle. She was beautiful! The church was
kind enough to provide cake, punch and coffee for all the guests, and my
buddy Joe Anderson was kind enough to take some pictures. Laura bought her
dress on sale for $85 and someone graciously paid for our stay at the Ramada
Inn for our honeymoon. Our entire wedding cost $350!!!
While the group sang on Sunday, Laura and I were given the
day off, and we were back on the road staying in people’s homes on Tuesday!
People would ask us how long we’d been married and you should have seen the
look on their faces when we told them “2 days”!!! We just kept travelling, and
haven’t really stopped except to have 5 children in between. What a fabulous
journey! Yes there have been challenges but through it all, we have found that
God is faithful! Here’s to the next 40 years Babe!!
day off, and we were back on the road staying in people’s homes on Tuesday!
People would ask us how long we’d been married and you should have seen the
look on their faces when we told them “2 days”!!! We just kept travelling, and
haven’t really stopped except to have 5 children in between. What a fabulous
journey! Yes there have been challenges but through it all, we have found that
God is faithful! Here’s to the next 40 years Babe!!
