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How This Christian Actress Knew Her Husband Was the One

How This Christian Actress Knew Her Husband Was the One

By Movieguide® Contributor

At 23 years old, Priscilla Shirer met her future husband, Jerry. From that point, the rest was history.

“It is interesting when Jerry and I are at the 25-year mark now, and…it was so far in the future when we first got married, and then all of a sudden you’re there, and you’re not exactly sure how that happened,” Shirer said on an episode of Candance Cameron Bure’s podcast. “And then you’re grateful that you do still kind of like each other, and, you know, you want to spend time together.”

“And you realize there are very few relationships these days that are going the distance,” she continued, “so I feel really grateful.”

Per Church Leaders, “Priscilla said that she met Jerry, who is 6-and-a-half years older than she is when she was 23. She had been invited to speak at a meeting for some executives (‘I don’t know why,’ she said) and planned to give a 15-minute motivational talk. At the time, Jerry was an executive for Hilton Hotels.”

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Shirer said the woman running the event wanted Shirer and Jerry to meet.

“I didn’t know this woman,” she explained. “She’d never met me before, nor I her.”

However, when Shirer saw Jerry for the first time, she did a double take. They met, and “he just kind of pursued me instantly,” Shirer said.

But the OVERCOMER actress was hesitant to jump into a relationship at the time because she had just gotten out of a relationship and still hoped that one could be renewed.

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Shirer explained that situation to Jerry on their second or third date, but, Shirer said, “I’m telling you, a month after we met, I called my dad one day and said, ‘Hey dad, what are you doing?’ And he said, ‘Oh, I’m sitting here talking to Jerry.’”

Jerry knew if he could “get in good” with Shirer’s father, “then Priscilla will have to pay attention to me.”

“So he did,” she added, “and he just was kind of real intentional and serious from the very beginning.”

Shirer celebrated their 25th anniversary with a post featuring pictures from their wedding.

“Thank you for taking care of me, loving me, covering me and blessing me,” she wrote. “Any of the ways that I have flourished has largely been because of your strong presence and encouragement. Thank you for making me your wife. It was my best yes!”


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