>>>It looks like he's quite a bit older than she is. On the other hand Mr. Fairview is quite a bit older than I am, and we have gotten along fine for many years.>>>
She's 21, he's 23. Pretty close.
But I'll bet there are other reasons, unless it's religious. I have known a few Jehovahs Witnesses who would do this to avoid their child being excommunicated or whatever they call it for marrying outside the religion.
If they got married in the Temple - as the story says - they are both LDS
(thinking to self: Egad. what a lot of ignorance there still is about the Mormon Church.)
A couple notes, folks: The Mormon Church does not practice or allow polygamy and only church members can marry in the Temple