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John Luke Robertson was just 16 years

old when A&E launched the show, Duck Dynasty.

That means the eldest son of Willie and Korie

had to grow up on national television.

We've seen him get married and go off to college now.

And now he wants to show us who he really is.

NARRATOR: You would think that this beardless

a member of the famous Duck Dynasty clan

would follow in his family's footsteps.

MISS KAY: John Luke and Mary Kate

will be heading off to college soon.

So Si and I decided to come over and help them pack.

What is that thing behind you?

It's a paddle board.

What's it good for?

That defines who he is.

This is who I am.

Nah.

Yep.

No.

NARRATOR: John Luke Robertson, the oldest son

of Willie and Korie Robertson, headed off to college

to figure out his own dreams and goals.

In his book, Young and Beardless,

he shares wild stories of the Robertson escapades,

and how lessons from home set him on the right

toward dominating his future.

John Luke Robertson is here with us now.

His new book is called, Young and Beardless.

It's in stores right now.

And also, you know, John, you talk about John Luke,

I'm sorry.

That's fine.

In your book, you talk about expect the unexpected.

Well, we didn't know your lovely wife was coming, Mary Kate.

So you live by what you talk about.

So welcome to both of you, Mary Kate and John Luke

Thank you.

Now we need to talk about this.

We need to talk about this baby face.

Because I was just at Liberty University

for their commencement a couple weeks ago.

Your dad was there, Willie was there,

and he was talking about his monster manly beard

and how much better it is than these little short cropped

you know hipster beards right now.

You have zero beard.

Right.

You're brave.

You're brave to be in your family.

Aren't they-- they don't force you to do it?

Well, I wouldn't call it bravery as much as genetics.

I can grow little scraggly pieces,

but my face just hasn't gotten with the program

yet for the full beard.

I see.

So you're not totally opposed, it's not that you're opposed,

it's that you're waiting.

My face is opposed to growing it.

I'm just now getting a little kind of sort of a little beard,

but it's not worth growing out.

Well, both of you are students at Liberty University

right now.

Right.

You got married last June, so you've

been married already a year.

You're both 20.

What's it like going to school, being married?

I mean, because all of your friends are probably--

they're dating and they're looking for people to date,

and you guys are already setting up a home there.

What's that like, Mary Kate?

I think it's a lot of fun.

I went to one semester of college not married,

and then I've had a year down married, and I mean,

I think we've had a really good time.

And we don't like seclude ourselves,

like, we're not just like this married couple that

doesn't really do anything with anyone else.

Like, we have people over at our house all the time.

So it's been a lot of fun.

Well, you guys met at summer camp, you were both 16.

And I know in your book you talk about you're

a big proponent of summer camp.

You say, don't miss summer camp.

No, I wouldn't.

I feel the same way about summer camp.

That's where I first met Jesus you know, when I was about 12.

So tell me about how you guys met?

I mean how did you-- you're 16, you're at summer camp,

you just saw her across the room and what happened?

We were put on the same team during this competition

and that's really how we started talking.

But it was-- and then we just met each other.

I had a crush on her.

I thought she liked me.

She says she didn't.

I don't believe her.

And then we-- summer camp ended, and we

went to different schools.

And a year later, she transferred to the high school

that I went to and we had assigned seats

next to each other in Chemistry class.

And that was it.

A year later, we started dating, and about a year later,

I proposed.

Wow.

So you guys are like an old married couple then?

I mean, you've been basically been together for like four

years now, right?

A lot of people, though, say it's too young.

What do you say to the people out there

who say, you haven't lived yet?

You need to get out and live.

What do you say?

Well, I think, one thing about going to college

married, all of our friends are single,

and they're like looking for dates

and trying to get together.

And I look at that and I remember that time and I think,

I am so glad that I'm married now.

It is way more fun to be married.

INTERVIEWER: It's way more fun to be married.

You've definitely won your prize.

Well, and also, down in the south, I mean it's still,

it's pretty common to get married young, you know.

And it's actually becoming more in vogue now, I think.

You don't have-- it's just you know.

Now when Duck Dynasty first kicked off, you were 16,

you were in high school.

So you basically grew up on national TV.

I mean, was that like so weird, or was it cool?

It was so gradual.

Most people don't know, but we had a show before Duck Dynasty

on the outdoor channel.

INTERVIEWER: Really?

I did not know this.

And it was just Duck Commander.

And it was-- so it was just the men duck hunting, pretty much.

And no one else.

I mean, I was on it a little bit.

And even before that, we had DVDs from duck hunting.

So growing up, I've spent my entire life on and off

around cameras.

And then the show on the Outdoor Channel,

which like I said, most people don't know about,

and became the number one show on Outdoor Channel.

Then there's two years after that when Duck Dynasty hit.

INTERVIEWER: Right.

So it wasn't so-- I wouldn't say

it was so strange, because it didn't all hit at once.

It was kind of a gradual process.

INTERVIEWER: Did you ever in a million years

think it would be such a phenomenon?

Never, never.

Looking back, I see that God was preparing

the whole family for it.

But at the time, no, we never could have imagined.

INTERVIEWER: Mary Kate, what's it

been like for you, kind of infiltrating into this Duck

Dynasty world?

Yeah, it's been interesting, because I mean for me,

it wasn't gradual at all.

It was very much like--

INTERVIEWER: Sink or swim?

Yes, exactly.

But it's been fun.

It's been a lot of fun.

We have a neat opportunity and platform to share the gospel

and talk about God.

INTERVIEWER: What are you guys majoring in?

I'm majoring in--

Oh, dear.

This is going to be good.

Camp Outdoor and Adventure Leadership.

INTERVIEWER: Yes!

I love it.

Oh my goodness.

It's pretty much how to run a summer camp.

I love it that much.

You love it that much?

Fabulous.

Well, Virginia is a great place to do that,

because we have all kinds of great mountains here.

What about you, Mary Kate?

I'm in Women's Leadership.

Fantastic.

It's like Women's Ministry.

INTERVIEWER: Then you can have the women,

you can lead the women at summer camp.

Yeah.

That sounds perfect.

In your book, John Luke you talk about you're still

trying to figure out your life.

But it seems to me, you've got a pretty figured out.

I mean, you're married, you're a college student,

you already started some businesses,

you've got your first book out.

You're 20 years old.

You're making the rest of us feel kind of bad.

I'm going to ask this to Mary Kate,

he says he's still trying to figure himself out.

What would you say, how would you

answer that question for him?

Has he figured it out?

Is he still in the process?

He John Luke is very, I think he's very smart.

He knows a lot.

And he's always been like, no matter

how much I think he knows, he's always wanting to learn more.

And he's always reading books and he's always wanting

to be better and know more.

And I love that about him and I love

watching him dig deeper into things

and try to just figure things out.

Well, we're very familiar with Phil and Kay,

your grandparents, but there's a story

in your book about the grandfather on your mother's

side and you call him "Two Papa"?

Two Papa.

Yeah, Two Papa.

And it involves some sand dollars.

Tell me about that.

He-- that was when he was deciding--

so my great grandfather on my mother's side

started a publishing company.

INTERVIEWER: Called, Howard Publishing.

Howard Publishing, correct.

And it was doing really great.

And then years later, Two Papa, was now the CEO of it,

and he had to make a decision whether to sell it or not.

And he was walking on the beach, and he prayed to God.

He said, Father, if I need to sell it,

you've just got to tell me.

He said, I want to keep it, but if I

need to sell it, let me know and let me find a sand dollar.

And immediately after he prayed that prayer, he looked down

and he picked up a sand dollar.

And in the book it says there wasn't just one,

it was a bed of sand dollars.

Yeah, it was a whole lot of them.

A whole bag-- he had a whole bag full.

And he sold it.

INTERVIEWER: And he sold it.

And then that building became the Duck Dynasty warehouse,

right?

And now that-- yeah.

Now, it was actually, there were two buildings.

One became the youth ministry building

for the church we go to, and then

the other building became where Duck Dynasty is,

or Duck Commander is.

Well, I got to tell you, you might be 20,

but I couldn't put this down last night.

There is a lot of great wisdom in here

for any age-- young and old.

You need to get a copy of John Luke's new book, Young

and Beardless.

I love the name.

It's available wherever books are sold nationwide.

John Luke, Mary Kate, thanks so much for being with us.

You guys are delightful and so cute.