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| - "...it's a Kent family tradition. My father gave me one on our wedding day, just in case I got lost going down the aisle." – Jonathan Kent, to Lex Luthor, Exodus The compass which Jonathan Kent gave to Lex Luthor on his wedding day played an important role in Lex's rescue following his plane's crash-landing. In 2003, Lex was engaged to be married to Dr. Helen Bryce. In protest, his father Lionel Luthor refused to attend the wedding. Since his father refused to participate, Lex chose Clark Kent as his best man. Lex also invited Jonathan and Martha Kent to the wedding. Since he knew Lex's father wouldn't be there, Jonathan took the opportunity to bond with Lex and offered him the traditional wedding gift for members of the Kent family: A compass. When Lex's airplane went down on the night of his honeymoon, ultimately crash-landing at sea, he used the compass to find his way to an island. Upon his return to Smallville, he found the Kent Farm under foreclosure. As a token of his appreciation for Jonathan's helpful wedding gift, he bought back the land and gave the Kents the deed. As usual, Jonathan tried to refuse any monetary assistance, but Lex reminded him that he considered himself part of the family and that it was no burden at all, and that he expected nothing in return.
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