During David O. McKay’s second year at the University of Utah, he and his siblings made arrangements with Emma Louisa Riggs to rent a cottage in the back of her house on Second West in Salt Lake City. As David and his brother, Thomas, walked up on the first day, Mrs. Riggs called her daughter to the window and observed, “Look, Emma Ray, here there are two young men who will make some lucky girls good husbands. See how considerate they are.”
On the day of Thomas S. Monson's first date with Frances, he never expected to already have a close connection with her family that would give him an advantage to winning her heart. The following is a short excerpt from the book Courtships of the Prophets: From Childhood Sweethearts to Love at First Sight by Mary Jane Woodger & Paulette Preston Yates:
Before marrying Marjorie, even President Hinckley had some concerns about his personal financial situation. We can all take comfort from his and his wife’s faith to move forward, no matter the circumstance, and to trust that the Lord would provide. The following is a brief excerpt from the book, Courtships of the Prophets: From Childhood Sweethearts to Love at First Sight, by Mary Jane Woodger and Paulette Preston Yates:
