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.)
Bwahahahahahaha!!!! Celestial Ken comes dressed in dark slacks, white shirt, dark tie. Accessories include a backpack, namebadge, mountain bike and white bike helmet.
and lives next door to me!