Keeping up with Joseph Duggar and his famous family is no easy feat.
Born on Jan. 20, 1995, he’s thethird oldest of the Duggar boysandhas four older sisters.
This doesn’t mean, though, that their faith always comes easily to them.
“Throughout my teenage years I had doubts about my standing before God,” he wrote.
“There were times when I would think, ‘Maybe I’m not truly a Christian.
Maybe I’m just going through the motions, and I’m not truly saved.’
But then, in pride, I would shake off those feelings, and resist that idea.
What would others think of me?
Everyone around me thinks I’m already a Christian.
From the outside, no one could tell my inward struggle.”
He continued, “I wasn’t rebellious or disrespectful… “They were so wise in the words they spoke,” he said.
Duggar graduated from the program in 2013.
He bucked tradition and went off to college
Traditionally, the Duggars are homeschooled.
This holds true even for their higher education.
“He now plans to acquire his real estate license and his CDL license.”
He and his wife met at church
The Duggarsdon’t date.
Duggar met his spouse, Kendra Caldwell, when he was 22 and she was just 18.
The couple met at church, although their families had known each other for a while.
In March 2017, the two took things to the next level and announced they were officially courting.
“She’s the best!”
“It’s a really wonderful moment!”
Did he steal his brother’s girlfriend?
After the courtship was announced, rumors swirled that Joseph had wooed Kendra away from Jedidiah.
“When the cameras aren’t rolling, it’s a whole different life.”
Eventually, however, Jedediah reportedly came around and wrote a letter to his brother blessing the relationship.
They invited 25 of their closest family and friends to celebrate their upcoming nuptials.
“We decided to do a joint bachelor-bachelorette party because we love spending time together,” they toldPeople.
“We figured this would be a really good activity for both of our families to connect.”
The elegant ceremony naturally had a massive bridal party to accommodate their large families.
Kendra’s sister, Lauren, served as her maid of honor.
“It is an amazing feeling to be husband and wife,” Duggar toldPeople.
We are very excited to see what God has in the future for us.”
But the best part was getting to experience it together as a couple!"
She added, “We love reliving these special moments through pictures and sharing them with you all.”
Joseph Duggar, along with another brother, John-David, spoke about the scandal onCounting On.
Both brothers said they were devastated by Josh’s actions.
Joseph was quick to condemn his older brother, as was John-David.
“It broke my heart.
they toldUs Weeklyin December 2017.
“Wow, it’s so exciting!!!
We’ve both always loved children and seen them as a real blessing from God.
It’s so surreal to think of being parents and having our own little one.”
they said in a statement (viaPeople).
“Children truly are a gift from God.”
The couple announced Kendra’s pregnancy in April 2019, less than a year aftertheir first baby was born.
“We are ready to double the fun at our house!”
the ecstatic couple toldUs Weekly.
“Being parents has already proven to be a greater joy than we had hoped or imagined.
We love getting to parent together and are loving every moment and milestone.
We are very happy that our little family will welcome a new addition later this year.
Children really are a blessing from God!”
The Duggars will likely continue to have more children after baby number two.
“As many as He wants to give us, we’ll be happy to take them.”
“And I guess our relationship has just gone to a different level.”
The reality star isn’t very active on social media.
The same goes for the rest of their social media presence.
The account only has a handful of tweets and hasn’t been updated in years.
The couple also hastheir own Instagram accountdubbed “littleduggarfamily.”
While that account is verified and has hundreds of thousands of followers, it’s not very active.
The couple’s photos are few and far between.
