Pastor Bill had arranged to preside at a wedding at the close of the Sunday morning service. After the benediction, he was going to call the couple down to be married in a brief ceremony before the congregation.
However, as he was completing the benediction, his mind went blank—he couldn't think of the names of those who were to be married. So he said, “Will those wanting to get married please come to the front?”
Immediately, nine single ladies, three widows, four widowers, and six single men stepped to the front.
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