The family now have two courting couples Tori and Carlin. We also have two new photos of them with their suitors.
Carlin is in the get to know you stage of her courtship with Evan. They have known each other for about seven months. Evan revealed in a web episode that he and Carlin knew each other for about five months at the I love you day.
Tori is in a official courtship with Bobby Smith since November 2016 after one year of the get to know you stage. Tori reveals that she is planning to get married in May 2018 after she graduates from college. The family just announced that if they have a break line up where she spends time down in Florida before Bobby joins her back in Tennessee.
Welcome to the Bates family blog! Gil and Kelly have been married since 1987 and have nineteen children. Twelve of their children have been married. One of their children are in a courtship. They have twenty-eight grandchildren with four on the way. They have four children and eight grandchildren in heaven.
Love your godly family. I love seeing young people dressing modestly and wanting to serve the Lord. What a blessing!!!
ReplyDeleteI think the "get to know you" stage is very important. I miss that in many conservative courtships. It's Yes or No before you even know the person.
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