Virginia mentioned Spring being a time for weddings. It is also very interesting that the month of JUNE is most popular of all for WEDDINGS. Also - one of the birthstones for June is a PEARL. The Bride is the pearl of GREAT price that Jesus died for. You can cut other precious gems without harming them, but if you try to cut a pearl, it will often destroy it. Sometimes you can slice it and make cabachons, but for the most part, the value is greatest in the single pearl. Genuine pearls are "mined" deep in the ocean, down there where all the mud, muck and sand are. They bring them up, clean them off and polish them up. That's what Jesus did for us! He found us in our own filth and sin, cleaned us up with his own precious blood and gave us his OWN righteousness! What could be better? NOTHING!