josiah duggar , 18 , has revealed that he has entered into a courtship with 17-year-old marjorie jackson , who he met while the pair were taking spanish lessons together .
the teens ' courtship officially began on april 6 - the same day his 23-year-old older sister jill gave birth to her son israel david , her first child with her 26-year-old husband derick dillard .
per the duggar family 's rules of courtship , hand-holding is forbidden until they are engaged and they must also save their first kiss for their wedding day .