1. Jose Rizal was faced with choosing between love and religion when his sweetheart Nelly Boustead, who was Protestant, asked him to convert to Protestantism in order to marry her. 2. Rizal questioned the sincerity of Nelly's promise to wait for him given the religious condition. Nelly maintained that religious difference was an impediment and asked Rizal again if he would convert, which he refused. 3. Their correspondence continued but they ultimately parted ways, as Rizal was unwilling to convert for marriage and Nelly would not marry without religious agreement. Rizal showed devotion to Catholicism despite what Nelly understood of his beliefs.