Seven courtship concepts from Genesis 240

When Keith Wilson asks his students what is the most important decision people make after committing to Christ, they invariably answer, "Getting married."

Wilson, a Brigham Young University professor of ancient scripture, said many feel frustrated and want to know if the Lord is guiding their process of finding an eternal companion. During his presentation Saturday, Oct. 31, at the 38th annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium at BYU, Wilson shared seven courtship principles that he found in Genesis 24.

Mormon Times on the Sperry Symposium Genesis 24 tells how Abraham sent his most-trusted servant on a journey to find a wife for his son Isaac. The servant succeeds in finding Rebekah and bringing her back to marry Isaac.

"I think (this chapter) is overlooked often simply because it is in the Old Testament and it is in an Old Testament context of arranged marriage and things of that nature," Wilson said.

He said it is an ancient handbook for marrying in the Lord, and unlike any other passage of scripture on the subject in its applicability and detail. It answers questions many have about getting married.

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