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//Get first paragraph
function get_first_paragraph(){
	global $post;
	$str = wpautop( get_the_content() );
	$str = apply_filters('the_content', $str);
	preg_match('#<p>(.*?)</p>#i', $str, $matches);
	if (!empty($matches)) {
		$str = $matches[0];
		$str = strip_tags($str, '<a><strong><em>');
		return '<p>' . $str . '</p>';
	} else {
		return false;
	}
}