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Mormon Barbie:
In celebration of Barbie's 40th birthday - Mattel has created a
Mormon Barbie for those folks in Utah. The most popular, Celestial
Barbie, comes with 8.4 children. She wears a mid-calf flower print
Laura Ashley dress with conservative flats (no heels), a bow in her
flowing, shoulder-length hair with puffy bangs.
Barbie wears a permanent smile, knows how to bake bread, store
wheat, feed a family of 12 on less than $200 a week, make casseroles
and Jell-O salads, and still find time to read her scriptures.
She comes with an MAV (Dodge/Ford/Nissan/whatever mini-van,
otherwise known as a Mormon Assault Vehicle). When you pull the
cord in her back, she becomes emotional, teary and says things like,
"You have such a special spirit Sister Jones" or "Love ya."
Occasionally you can find one that says "Oh my heck!" but be
warned:
this is a manufacturer's defect. Celestial Barbie would never say
"heck" because it's a swear word! You can buy a Celestial Ken
to go
with celestial Barbie, but he's hard to find. (Probably because
he's off fulfilling some priesthood leadership calling, so he's
rarely home.)
Other Special LDS Barbies include:
RM Barbie - Comes with BYU or Ricks sweatshirt and mini computer.
- Homemaking Leader Barbie - Comes with all necessary baking
equipment.
- Primary President Barbie - Not very popular, this one
has no hair.
- RS Presidency Barbies - Sold in a unique set, these
Barbie's come complete with their own agenda!
- YW Leader Barbie -
Comes dressed for camp with all necessary equipment.
- YW Skippers -
Laurels, Mia Maids, and Beehives, all cute as buttons, dressed in
flannel nighties for the sleepover.
- Nursery Leader Barbie - Be
careful! On Sunday after church, all this one wants to do is sleep.
- Organist Barbie - Has rimmed glasses and verrrrrrrry long fingers.
- Chorister Barbie - right arm permanently raised to a square.
- Visiting Teaching Barbie's - again, only sold in a set, but a true
collector's item as each set has its own recorded message!
- Stake Leader Barbie - comes with a voluminous set of mini leadership
manuals.
- Salt Lake Leader Barbie - White hair in a hurricane do!
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