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Jessa Duggar Sends Handwritten Thank-You Note to Fan, Visits Creation Museum With Fiancé

Couple is planning to tie the knot on Nov. 1

By Alyssa Toomey Sep 24, 2014 11:43 PMTags
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While Jessa Duggar and her family's star power is currently on the rise thanks to their hit reality show, the conservative Christian TV star hasn't forgotten about her roots or her fans as the Duggars continue to takeover makeover Hollywood. 

Case in point? The 21-year-old 19 Kids and Counting star, whose I-dos to Ben Seewald are swiftly approaching, sent a handwritten thank you note to Deanna Skoglund, a fan who sent a photo frame to Jessa and her hubby-to-be after she saw the couple's wedding registry

Skoglund tells E! News exclusively that she follows Jessa on Instagram and when she "saw that they were registering in one of her photos" she decided to pick an item from the list and send the couple a gift. 

"I'm a huge fan of the Duggars! I've been watching their show for years!" Skoglund gushed of the famous family. "It's been wonderful to see such a Godly and beautiful family grow as much as they have!" 

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Although Skoglund sent a note with her gift, she says she did not expect anything in return and was in complete shock when Jessa took the time out of her day to pen a personalized thank you card.  

"I left a note to let them know I'm such a fan of the show and am so happy for them," she shared. "I was totally not expecting anything in return so I was shocked when I saw a handwritten thank you note from Jessa herself!"

"I have been smiling since I got it. Seriously, so sweet of her to respond so graciously to a fan," she continued before adding, "I love that the note was handwritten from Jessa herself and addressed to me personally! Such a special thing for her to do. The Duggars are such great people!"

Meanwhile, the soon-to-be Mrs. Ben Seewald, who is planning to tie the knot during a Nov. 1 ceremony in Springdale, Ark., also recently visited the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky with her fiancé, as well as her little sister Jinger

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In addition to posting an adorable Instagram snap of her younger sibling, the religious reality star also took a moment to briefly explain her beliefs with regards to the ongoing debate between creationism and evolution. 

"If there really was a worldwide flood (as the Bible speaks of), what would the evidence be?," she captioned a dinosaur diagram from the museum. "Billions of dead things buried in rock layers, laid down by water, all over the earth. And that's exactly what we find. Billions of dead things buried in rock layers, laid down by water, all over the earth. An Evolutionist and a Creationist will look at the same thing, but come to different conclusions because of their different starting points."

Jessa and Ben announced their engagement last month following a nearly year-long courtship. The two, who will not have chest-to-chest contact until their wedding day (notice the side-hug shot!), are planning to save their first kiss for marriage. 

—Reporting by Lindsey Caldwell

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