We tried to help them appreciate that it is best not to marry too young. We coined the phrase “Stay free until you are at least 23.”

Prior to moving to Tennessee, our daughters took a trip to London, England, and visited the branch office. There, Stephany, then 19, met Paul Norton, a young Bethelite. On a later trip, Kimberly met one of his workmates, Brian Llewellyn. Paul and Stephany got married​—but after she turned 23. Brian and Kimberly got married the next year​—when she was 25. So they did stay free until they were at least 23. We wholeheartedly approved of each one’s fine choice of a marriage mate.