How abstinence champion Lakita Garth kept the faith during the long years before her wedding night—and beyond

By Pamela Toussaint

During the summer of 2005, 36-year-old Lakita Garth kissed her boyfriend of two years for the very first time—at the altar after they said, “I do.”

She and her Mr. Right (literally—her husband’s name is Jeffrey Wright) met at a health conference through a mutual friend. “I decided to preach to him, and surprisingly, he didn’t go away!” laughs Lakita. When Jeff, a successful Christian publisher in Chicago, was able to spar with her considerable knowledge of biblical doctrine, she became even more intrigued. “I wanted a man who could rise to the challenge, someone I could follow,” says Lakita, who was a virgin when she married. Continue reading “The 36-Year-Old Virgin” →