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Lesson 8 - Pride in Marriage My youngest daughter has had her share of relationships, but there was one in particular that my husband and I were grateful to have come to a conclusion. This relationship began when she was home on summer break from BYU-Idaho. She worked in an office where the young man was working in sales during his summer break from BYU. He was one of the top salesmen and is destined to be a very successful man in the world’s eyes. They had a very speedy time dating and when the young man came to ask my husband for his daughter’s hand in marriage, the conversation went as follows: Young man: “I would like to marry your daughter, and I’m asking for your permission.” My husband: “We think you are nice, but we wish we knew you better.” Young man: “What would you like to know?” My husband: “For starters, what is your last name? We don’t even know what our daughter’s last name will be.” Our daughter doesn’t typically like a lot of flash or attention. Kno...