By the time a person becomes a teenager, he or she is wise to think ahead and make preparations for a fulfilling marriage.  Long before he finds the ideal partner, he should be living his life to become an ideal partner.  That includes remaining a virgin.  Saving yourself for your future mate is a priceless gift to give to that person!  This is part of loving your future spouse long before you know who it is!  Also, a harmonious marriage will be much easier if you two are highly compatible.  But God through the Bible only demands one type of compatibility—being fully compatible spiritually.  If God has called you (John 6:44, 65), you should only marry someone who has been called by God.

Don Hooser

United Church of God Pastor

Don Hooser is a minister for the United Church of God. He and his wife Judy live in his home in McKinney, Texas, during the winter months and in her home in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, during the summer months. His wife Elsie died in August 2020 and he married Judy on January 1, 2022.  Mr. Hooser graduated in 1963 from Southern Methodist University with a degree in mechanical engineering, and graduated in 1966 from Ambassador College, Big Sandy, Texas.  For most of the time since then he served as a church pastor.