What if....

[naomi1]

On their way to get married, a young couple are involved in a fatal

> > car accident.

> >

> > The couple find themselves sitting outside the Pearly Gates waiting

> > for St. Peter to process them into Heaven. While waiting, they begin

> > to wonder: Could they possibly get married in Heaven? When St. Peter

> > shows up, they asked him.

> >

> > St. Peter says, "I don't know. This is the first time anyone has

> > asked. Let me go find out," and he leaves.

> >

> > The couple sat and waited for an answer. . .for three months.

> >

> > While they waited, they discussed that IF they were allowed to get

> > married in Heaven, SHOULD they get married, what with the eternal

> > aspect of it all.

> >

> > "What if it doesn't work?" they wondered, "Are we stuck together

> > FOREVER?"

> >

> > After yet another month, St. Peter finally returns, looking somewhat

> > bedraggled. "Yes," he informs the couple, "you CAN get married in

> > Heaven."

> >

> > "Great!" said the couple, "But we were just wondering, what if things

> > don't work out? Could we also get a divorce in Heaven?"

> >

> > St. Peter, red-faced with anger, slams his clipboard onto the ground.

> >

> > "What's wrong?" asked the frightened couple.

> >

> > "OH, COME ON!!" St. Peter shouts, "It took me three months to find a

> > preacher up here! Do you have ANY idea how long it'll take me to find

> > a lawyer?