There was a young couple, very much in love, who the night before they
 were to be married, were both tragically killed in an automobile
 accident.  They found themselves at the pearly gates of heaven being
 escorted in by St.  Peter.  After a couple of weeks in heaven, the
 prospective groom took St.  Peter aside and said,"St.  Peter, my fiance
 and I are very happy to be in heaven but we miss very much the
 opportunity to have celebrated our wedding vows.  Is it possible for
 people in heaven to get married?"  St.  Peter looked at him and said,
 "I'm sorry, I've never heard of anyone in heaven wanting to get married.
 I'm afraid you'll have to talk to the Lord God Almighty about that.  I
 can get you an appointment for two weeks from from
 Wednesday."
 
 Come the appointed day, the couple were escorted by the guardian angels
 into the presence of the Lord God Almighty, where they repeat the
 request.  The Lord looked at them solemnly and said, "I tell you what,
 wait five years and if you still want to get married, come back and we
 will talk about it again."  Well five years went by, and the couple
 still very much wanting to get married, came back.  Again the Lord said,
 "Please you must wait another five years and then I will consider your
 request."  Finally, they come before the Lord the third time, ten years
 after their first request, and ask the Lord again.  This time the Lord
 answered, "Yes, you may marry.  This Saturday at 2:00 p.m., we will have
 a beautiful ceremony in the main chapel.  The reception will be on me!"
 
 The wedding went beautifully, all the guests thought the bride was
 beautiful.  Moses brought some flowers from the Nile river delta and
 Ghandi came wearing his finest hand-woven sari.  But, you guessed it,
 the couple was married but a few weeks when they realized they had made
 a horrible mistake, they just couldn't stay married to one another.  So
 they made another appointment to see the Lord, this time to ask if they
 could get a divorce in heaven.  When the Lord heard their request, he
 looked at them and said, "Look, it took us ten years to find a priest up
 here; do you have any idea how long it will take to find a lawyer?"
 
 From: Michelle

Wil Stark, wstark04 (at) pobox _dot_com

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