Clark grew up in a fundamental baptist church. His dad was a deacon and a Sunday school teacher. His mom served as a church clerk and taught Sunday school. They had always been active In church. Clark made a profession of faith in the lord at age five. He got serious about the things of the lord in his teen years. He volunteered at a baptist children's camp. He was active in open Air evangelism. He helped out in a youth group at the church.
He decided to attend community college. He worked for his uncle's construction company. He taught Sunday school. He did some preaching. He was well-liked in the church. He was asked to be a Sunday school superintendent. He was kept busy.
He wanted it to be married. There were not a lot of young women his age who were single who attended his church. There were not any single ladies at college he could date. He was not sure how to go about it. He even considered going to a nearby independent fundamental baptist church to find an eligible single. Then something changed.
A new family started to come. A mom and dad and several children. This included an 18-year-old named Jenny. Clark saw her and he thought "maybe this is the one."
They hit it off almost immediately. She was sweet. He tried to pursue her. She liked him. She was skeptical at first. She was interested but she wanted to make him squirm a bit. She wanted to test his commitment. After a time, she let him in a little more.
Their interactions were confined to the church at first. They started to hang out outside the church. He asked her to be his girlfriend. She accepted. They had the support of both parents.
They dated for over a year. He asked her dad for formal permission to propose to her. he gave his consent. He and she were out in a coffee shop. Some of their siblings were there. He asked her to step away. Thet went outside and he proposed. She said yes.
"So I am thinking of buying land. There are some good prospects. I am going to check some out today" he told his parents. "Are you in a hurry to leave?" His mom asked. "Well no. Of course not. A man is to leave mother and father and cleave unto his wife." He said.
"Why not turn the upstairs into a home. We could give you upstairs. You could turn the upstairs into a duplex really. " her mom said.
"I would like to have a home of my own. Build something," he said. "It is not necessary. " her mom said. "I appreciate that offer. I think that I will check out the properties first " he said.
He checked out the properties. He liked all three. There was one that he really saw potential in. He was able to agree on a price both we're happy with. He was really excited.
"Your mom is really upset?" He asked."why is that?" He asked. "You want to move away?" His dad said."it is down the road. it is six minutes away. The bible says that a young man should leave and cleave to his wife?" He asked.
"Why are you so eager to get away? " his dad asked. "I just want to form a new family. I want to have my own home, my own land." He said.
After some convincing, he decided to go with his parent's idea. He decided to fix up the upper floor of his parent's home. He got into it. He decided to make it his own. Jenny was ok with that.
He tried to make the best of things. He thought that he could. He was disappointed. He was not sure how this will work in the future. He was going to put a lot of money into the house. This kind of traps him there for a time. It seemed like he was putting things off. He respected his parents. He just wanted to be on his own.
They were married at the church. It was a beautiful wedding. Jeny was a beautiful bride. The pastor officiated the wedding. They had a reception at their home. There was cake. He had the first dance with his bride.
He wanted to go to his family camp a few hours away. His parents felt he should go to a city. He decided to cave. They headed on to the city. His mom picked the hotel. The honeymoon was planned by his mom.
When they arrived, the phone rang. "Did they make it to Morrison?" Her mom asked. "We just arrived mom," he said. "Any issues?" She asked. "It was a smooth ride," he told her. "Well, I will let you go. Have fun!" She said. He was not sure how to answer that one.
He hung up the phone. They changed. She changed into a nightie. He had shorts on. They started to kiss. The phone rang. It was his mom. Jenny tried not to blow a gasket. "Hi.its your mom. I was concerned you might pull a muscle. Pace yourself. Be gentle. You don't want to cause tearing. " she said.
"I will be careful," he said. "Do you have the ky gelly I gave you?" She asked. "Yes, I do." He told her. After a while, they hung up. As he was about to get amorous, she called back. "Babe! Turn off the phone. We are on our honeymoon. " she told him. He turned off the phone. They consummated their marriage.
He turned the phone back on. The phone rang. "Where have you been? I was worried sick. " his mom said. "We were at the hotel." He said."why did. you turn off your phone?" She asked. "We are on our honeymoon." He said. "Your dad is diabetic. I had cancer a few years back. Your grandparents are elderly. What if I needed to get a hold of you?" She asked. He apologized.
"You keeping your phone on?" She asked. "My mom wants me to," he said. "We are on our honeymoon!" She said. He talked her down. The honeymoon went fairly well. There were quite a few phone calls by his mom.