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.)