Priscilla Lynn Waller (née Keller) (born July 3, 1986) is the fourth child and third daughter of Michael Keller and Suzette Keller.
She is the sister of Esther Shrader, Rebekah Hunt, Daniel Keller, Anna Duggar, Susanna Bridges, Nathan Keller, and David Keller.
She is the wife of David Waller and the mother of their children, Paul, Davia, Phillip, Destiny, Peter, Deborah, and Desiree.
Early life[]
Priscilla Lynn Keller was born on July 3, 1986, in Interlachen, Florida, to Michael Keller and Suzette Keller. She was the couple's fourth child, and they went on to have four more children after her.
Priscilla was born premature and spent some time in the hospital.
When she was ten years old, she felt convicted of her sin and prayed with her dad for salvation.
Along with her siblings, Priscilla was homeschooled growing up. She and her siblings were raised as active participants of Bill Gothard's Institute in Basic Life Principles, and regularly attended the yearly Advanced Training Institute conferences in Big Sandy, Texas. She completed high school when she was sixteen years old.
Her parents were strict growing up, and she and her siblings had weekly scheduled fifteen minute meetings of one-on-one time with their parents.
In 1996, her father made the decision to quit his job and begin working in full-time ministry at a local juvenile detention center. Priscilla often accompanied her father on these trips and led Bible studies for incarcerated young women.
Personal life[]
Courtship[]
In September 2007, Priscilla attended Journey to the Heart with her sister Anna, and felt inspired to work for Journey to the Heart after that. She spent the next three years leading Journeys, as well as ministering in Romania, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, and Peru. She also began working for the Institute in Basic Life Principles at their headquarters in the Journey to the Heart office in Oak Brook, Illinois, which is where she met her future husband David Waller.
On September 12, 2011, Priscilla discussed her desire to enter a courtship with David Waller with her father, who had recently received a phone call where David had asked his permission to court Priscilla. On September 20, 2011, David officially asked Priscilla to enter a courtship with her at their friends Robert and Kendalyn Staddon's house in West Virginia.
Engagement[]
On November 16, 2011, the couple went out with some of Priscilla's family members to Ravine Gardens State Park in Palatka, Florida and had pancakes. David read Priscilla scriptures and a letter he had written to her before proposing, which she accepted.
Marriage[]
On February 4, 2012, Priscilla married David William Waller at Buford Grove Baptist Church in Hilliard, Florida. They shared their first kiss at the altar. Their wedding is featured on the 19 Kids and Counting episode "Duggars Down the Aisle". They went to Georgia and the Philippines for their honeymoon.
Motherhood[]
On September 5, 2012, Priscilla and David announced that they were expecting their first child, due early March 2013. On October 18, 2012, they revealed that their first child would be a boy, and that he was due March 9, 2013. Their first child, son Paul William, was born at 3:42 a.m. on March 16, 2013. He weighed 9 pounds and 11 ounces, and was 22 inches long.
On April 9, 2014, Priscilla and David announced that they were expecting their second child, due mid-November 2014. In August 2014, they had a gender reveal party, where they learned that their second child would be a girl. On November 9, 2014, they revealed that she was due November 13, 2014. Their second child, daughter Davia Lynn, was born at 10:30 a.m. on November 12, 2014. She weighed 8 pounds and 10 ounces, and was 21 inches long.
On February 21, 2016, Priscilla and David announced that they were expecting their third child, due October 2016. On June 12, 2016, they announced that they would be waiting to find out the gender of their third child until birth. On September 19, 2016, they revealed that their third child was due October 10, 2016. Their third child, son Phillip Andrew, was born at 7:29 a.m. on October 19, 2016. He weighed 9 pounds and 7 ounces, and was 22 inches long.
On April 12, 2018, Priscilla and David announced that they were expecting their fourth child, due late September 2018. On April 20, 2018, they had a gender reveal party, where they learned that their fourth child would be a girl. Their fourth child, daughter Destiny Faith, was born at 10:53 a.m. on October 2, 2018. She weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces, and was 22 ¼ inches long.
On December 3, 2019, Priscilla and David announced that they were expecting their fifth child, due late May 2020 or early June 2020. On Christmas Day 2019, they revealed that their fifth child would be a boy. Their fifth child, son Peter David, was born at 9:07 a.m. on May 6, 2020. He weighed 9 pounds, and was 22 ¾ inches long.
On August 17, 2021, Priscilla and David announced that they were expecting their sixth child, due mid-January 2022. On August 28, 2021, they revealed that their sixth child was due late January 2022 or early February 2022. On September 6, 2021, they revealed that their sixth child would be a girl. Their sixth child, daughter Deborah Joy, was born at 2:46 a.m. on January 19, 2022. She weighed 7 pounds and 5 ounces, and was 20 ½ inches long.
On February 22, 2024, Priscilla and David announced that they were expecting their seventh child, due July 2024. On March 10, 2024, they revealed that their seventh child would be a girl. Their seventh child. daughter Desiree Hope, was born at 6:21 p.m. on July 19, 2024. She weighed 8 pounds and 2 ounces, and was 21 ¾ inches long.
Career[]
Prison ministry[]
Priscilla does prison ministry with her family in Florida.
Missionary work[]
Priscilla has served as a missionary in Romania, Mexico, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, and Peru.
Institute in Basic Life Principles[]
In 2007, Priscilla started working in the Journey to the Heart office at the Institute in Basic Life Principles headquarters in Oak Brook, Illinois. She left this position in 2010.
Television[]
Priscilla appeared on the TLC show 19 Kids and Counting as the sister-in-law of Joshua Duggar.
Wedding involvement[]
Priscilla was the maid of honor at her sister Anna's wedding to Joshua Duggar on September 26, 2008.
She was a bridesmaid at her brother Nathan's wedding to Nurie Rodrigues on July 25, 2020.