Earlier today, the world learned that Josiah Duggar and Marjorie Jackson are courting.
For those unfamiliar with the Duggars' strictly regimented approach to romance, courting is a bit like dating, but with far less physical contact and a much more certain outcome.
According to the Duggar courtship rules, physical expressions of affection are limited to "side hugs" and occasional hand-holding.
Also, barring some sort of major shake-up, Duggar courtships result in marriage. Josiah and Marjorie aren't engaged yet, but now that they've announced their courtship, they might as well be.
So who is this woman who will almost certainly become a Duggar within the next two years?
Well, despite only being 17, Marjorie describes herself as an author, singer and motivational speaker.
She recently spoke at something called the NWA Beautiful Girls Retreat, which, despite its name, is in no way affiliated with Dr. Dre.
The program for the retreat describes Marjorie as "the oldest of five wildly energetic, half-Guatemalan girls, all of whom are homeschooled."
When she was just 15, Marjorie published a Biblical study guide entitled The Greatest Book You've Never Read: Why the Bible is Not Only Exciting, But It Will Change Your Life!
The title is a bit awkward, but hey - all five Amazon reviewers gave it five stars. (Although one of of them is suspiciously named "Margery Jackson.")
Marjorie and Josiah met when he began taking Spanish lessons at her house several years ago. They reportedly developed a romantic interest in one another during a recent missionary trip to El Salvador.
Watch 19 Kids and Counting online to relive Josiah's abrupt transition from boy to man.
