From TRX, this is the Moth Radio Hour.

I'm your host, Jennifer Hickson.

In this hour, hesitations, giving pause, that feeling of not so fast,

or maybe tomorrow instead. We'll hear stories about school, dating, competitions, and in our

first story, job obligations. Teresa Timms told this live in Alaska at the Atward Concert Hall, where we partner with the Anchorage Concert Association.

Here's Teresa.

It's New Year's Eve and I'm at church.

This is the worship service that people come to on New Year's Eve if they don't want to drink,

they don't want to party, un-house neighbors would come to this service for safety.

I was there because I was the pastor.

I had chosen the short stick, so I ended up at this service on New Year's Eve. So there I was,

getting everybody together, getting ready to do the liturgy. And this couple walks in, and they are

overly dressed. She has on this fitted ball gown gown and he has on a full tuxedo. They stood out.

And after that service, they came back Sunday after Sunday they would sit together. She eventually

joined the choir. He asked me to baptize him, and I did.

But one particular Sunday, they came up to me so excited, you know, all hugged up,

and they said, Pastor T, we want to ask you a question.

Will you marry us?

For those who do not know, pastors do not like weddings.

We do not want to spend our Friday and Saturday with you and all of your family drama.

Weddings are actually the cacophony of mama, bridezilla, drunk brother, stepmom, stepmom, stepdad, don't get along, the kids running around.

No, no.

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