On the recordJanuary 17, 2019
As a father and a grandfather, I know the love that a family feels for their children, and it doesn't begin on the day they are born. It starts when you first learn that the prayers have been answered and that a new life is being brought into the world. As we talk today on this particular subject, a lot of people don't realize that there have been many things that have occurred in my life and my family's life that make this a very personal issue. Thirty-eight years ago, my wife was a junior in high school. I had just left for Marine Corps boot camp. We weren't married. She discovered that we were going to have our first child. She had five teachers who thought that it would be a good idea, because she was such a great student, to not ruin her life by having a child. Those five teachers encouraged her to go and receive an abortion. I thank God that she understood the importance of life. That child, who would have been aborted, now serves in the United States Marine Corps and is a major and will probably be a light colonel before long. {time} 1500 He also has a law practice in our hometown. He has raised four children. He is an outstanding citizen. He serves on the county board. He is a respected member of society. He is even studying to go into the ministry. I am so glad of the choice that she made. Her life wasn't ruined. She might jokingly say: Well, I have still been with you for 38 years.…
