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Shabby Apple Give Away Winner! {Oct. 2012}

<a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/c-245-allaboard.aspx?AffiliateID=15049&utm_source=SAAffiliate&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=AllAboard" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Dresses from Shabby Apple" border="0" height="250" src="http://www.shabbyapple.com/affiliate-images/SA_250x250_aboard_1.jpg" width="250" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-weight: bold;">DRUM ROLL PLEASE...</span><br /><span style="color: #a64d79; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div>The winner of the October 2012 Shabby Apple Giveaway is:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><b>Hvworlton</b></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Look for an email from Shabby Apple and get ya shop on girl!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thanks to everyone for entering and remember to snag 10% off from <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/t-apparel.aspx?AffiliateID=15049&utm_source=SA%2BAffiliate&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=general&utm_expid=8342151-6&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sistasinzion.com%2F" target="_blank">Shabby Apple</a> until 11/24/2012 by using the code: <b>Sistas10off</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgOnYYQD_awe-MfvJkcv_v-HXNBtj3oWeX6LGcVvwvc4_UGH7tq84KllOn9bK2Io_pwA_LZglPa4BgLo2_vLdlAH3IbmC5YYkw0A7jwHm1ugfAKWM-0ybMcsL7rz7FutVjK0SGfWTVno/s1600/1.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgOnYYQD_awe-MfvJkcv_v-HXNBtj3oWeX6LGcVvwvc4_UGH7tq84KllOn9bK2Io_pwA_LZglPa4BgLo2_vLdlAH3IbmC5YYkw0A7jwHm1ugfAKWM-0ybMcsL7rz7FutVjK0SGfWTVno/s1600/1.png" /></a></div></div>

Shabby Apple Give Away Winner! {Oct. 2012}

DRUM ROLL PLEASE... The winner of the October 2012 Shabby Apple Giveaway is: Hvworlton Look for an email from Shabby Apple and get ya shop o...

Happy Halloween From Your Fairy God-Mormons!

Happy Halloween! We Sistas decided to get into the spirit this year and dress up as Fairy God-Mormons. As Fairy God-Mormons we are thinking about passing out Book of Mormons instead of candy this year, y'all think our houses will get egged?<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>SISTA BEEHIVE</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgmSo6sRnwupOkzLn2cty4L5VTihatSPTfISygIyHkPFDPs68FoDEISFFMwAJQYIbxhYLPZHMcPqaMBUaKaCVoWjSCUEmZKPq53Prh75xtOk9XJi28SX3W-7hZlpuLK_j31WHzbt9YL4/s1600/FGM+SB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCgmSo6sRnwupOkzLn2cty4L5VTihatSPTfISygIyHkPFDPs68FoDEISFFMwAJQYIbxhYLPZHMcPqaMBUaKaCVoWjSCUEmZKPq53Prh75xtOk9XJi28SX3W-7hZlpuLK_j31WHzbt9YL4/s1600/FGM+SB.jpg" /></a></div><br />We make house calls and come two by two on flying bikes, bringing the good news of the Gospel...we're Fairy God-Mormons!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>SISTA LAUREL</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8RmcnzxJIxrWsrF_PC86ENYqfQtNZfYjGZZ_o7fm2R57T_YoUa2mnAYjYdRszr7ujPkYzl96z26ABF2T-UyC0fHt2N9qOtCnCBWDFEDjelsv0mDomaCSaQd3_vEqnrcGfTQz6Ve5bwk/s1600/FGM+SL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8RmcnzxJIxrWsrF_PC86ENYqfQtNZfYjGZZ_o7fm2R57T_YoUa2mnAYjYdRszr7ujPkYzl96z26ABF2T-UyC0fHt2N9qOtCnCBWDFEDjelsv0mDomaCSaQd3_vEqnrcGfTQz6Ve5bwk/s1600/FGM+SL.jpg" /></a></div><br />Don't forget today is the last day to enter the <a href="http://www.sistasinzion.com/2012/10/shabby-apple-giveaway-siz-3-year.html" target="_blank">SHABBY APPLE GIVEAWAY!</a><br /><br />Jesus Saves,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

Happy Halloween From Your Fairy God-Mormons!

Happy Halloween! We Sistas decided to get into the spirit this year and dress up as Fairy God-Mormons. As Fairy God-Mormons we are thinking ...

Mormon Street Smarts

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGrOhCQI2-SV8AUheEApdlOxa5XiweLdZ6VUt6KSZPRfatodpn06O-vKM8Ifykgbgl2KZmoHBujI2vdGXUhc3Y4SDfkdOtMgryN4w02xUH7-F2Zz10LafW0rG4WolqU0ufXLfh9yd_NA/s1600/Street+Smart.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEGrOhCQI2-SV8AUheEApdlOxa5XiweLdZ6VUt6KSZPRfatodpn06O-vKM8Ifykgbgl2KZmoHBujI2vdGXUhc3Y4SDfkdOtMgryN4w02xUH7-F2Zz10LafW0rG4WolqU0ufXLfh9yd_NA/s200/Street+Smart.jpeg" width="193" /></a></div>Do Mormons have street smarts?  <a href="http://lahwf.com/about/" target="_blank">Andrew Hales</a> has a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/LAHWF" target="_blank">YouTube</a> channel that is pretty much a shrine to awkwardness. (Side note from Sista Beehive: He basically acts like Sista Laurel does in real life!) He did a recent video at BYU and we gotta say; some Mormons are real nice when folks are snatchin' their stuff! These must be the Mormons that are saved, sanctified and Holy Ghost filled. We Sistas are going to try to be more like them and Jesus, but first,  since we "need" the new iPhone 5, we bout to head to Brigham Young University, "borrow" some thangs and repent later. ;-)<br /><br />On the real, we are SOOOO happy we were not on campus that day, it would have been so embarrassing when y'all had to bail us out of jail, just to find out it was all a social experiment.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Check out the video and tell us what you would have done?</b></div><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YcYEV5Vl-hU?rel=0" width="560"></iframe><br /><br />Holy is the Lamb,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

Mormon Street Smarts

Do Mormons have street smarts? Andrew Hales has a YouTube channel that is pretty much a shrine to awkwardness. (Side note from Sista Bee...

31 Dates in 31 Days, Tamara Duricka Johnson + Al Fox, A Gospel Girl

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2012/10/28/31-dates-in-31-days-tamara-johnson-al-fox-a-gospel-girl" target="_blank">here</a>. Mobile iOS users listen <a href="http://m.blogtalkradio.com/profile.aspx?userurl=sistasinzion&pt=12" target="_blank">here</a>. Call in at (646) 478-3671.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQSFukQl5MbUFz4iqIbU-aBJayPVbi104zfY3ea2sfsdAhqhjMN3iv0U89s8bBd80TYDb1AvwN-r7SZxf2g341vI-mh1cewBPyTO_uk24OLlmRRZi5EigrIjwJs2PySfakhGC7_mRj4s/s1600/Tamara+%2526+Al.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQSFukQl5MbUFz4iqIbU-aBJayPVbi104zfY3ea2sfsdAhqhjMN3iv0U89s8bBd80TYDb1AvwN-r7SZxf2g341vI-mh1cewBPyTO_uk24OLlmRRZi5EigrIjwJs2PySfakhGC7_mRj4s/s1600/Tamara+%2526+Al.jpg" /></a></div><b>Al Fox</b> has a love for sharing the Gospel by using the internet for good.  Al Joined the LDS church 3 years ago and writes and video blogs about her journey of faith. Al is from Rochester, NY and currently lives in Utah. She graduated in Graphic Design and works full time as a Marketing Coordinator. Al also does speaking engagements and LDS firesides, one of her favorite opportunities to serve. She believes that she's just a regular girl whose passion is to tell everyone that happiness exists and that it comes from this Gospel. Check out her <a href="http://alfoxshead.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> and <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/22AlFox?feature=mhee" target="_blank">Youtube channel</a> to learn more about Al Fox.<br /><br /><b>Tamara Duricka Johnson</b> is an author, motivational speaker, journalist, and coach. Her book, <a href="http://31datesin31days.com/" target="_blank">31 Dates in 31 Days</a>, was an instant hit, winning the 2012 Best Dating Book from the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards. Tamara now spends her days coaching singles and couples on love, dating, and surviving the first few years of marriage. She is frequently invited to speak to groups about the life-changing project that helped her find the kind of man she'd never believed existed. Tamara is an alumna of Roanoke Collage and received a master's degree from Columbia University. Visit Tamara on her <a href="http://www.tamaradurickajohnson.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.

31 Dates in 31 Days, Tamara Duricka Johnson + Al Fox, A Gospel Girl

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Shabby Apple Giveaway: SiZ 3 Year Bloggerversary!

<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">--- THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED ---</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79;">CONGRATULATIONS: Hvworlton</span></b><br /><b><span style="color: #a64d79;"><br /></span></b></div>This month marks our<span style="color: #bf9000;"> <b>3 YEAR Bloggerversary</b></span> and our peeps at <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/t-apparel.aspx?AffiliateID=15049&utm_source=SA%2BAffiliate&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=general&utm_expid=8342151-6&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sistasinzion.com%2F" target="_blank">Shabby Apple</a> are helping us celebrate! Shabby Apple is a women's retro and modest dress boutique and they're giving a <span style="color: #674ea7;">$50.00 gift certificate</span> for <b>ANYTHING</b> in their store to one blessed Sistas in Zion reader!<br /><br />Below are the instructions to enter the give-o-give-away (Shout out to the Little Stream) and a few Shabby Apple frocks that caught our eye:<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfxKhr_wuUDXgit2C5BbB5IDHNvAXIerp_tgTbNTg-iuvfjeIx471CsBwhqvrXuEP29hMGV39_Cdg1sujEze8VDEJ6eTVbW6S0h2a_G3hqqmaKlSHjZdv_6QTg8X06HfRqEK61Z4KM6s/s1600/Shabby+Apple+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNfxKhr_wuUDXgit2C5BbB5IDHNvAXIerp_tgTbNTg-iuvfjeIx471CsBwhqvrXuEP29hMGV39_Cdg1sujEze8VDEJ6eTVbW6S0h2a_G3hqqmaKlSHjZdv_6QTg8X06HfRqEK61Z4KM6s/s1600/Shabby+Apple+5.jpg" title="" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">No fight cause it's Tina minus Ike. </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Lookin' outta sight ready for date night! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Left a good job in the city, it was scary. </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> No longer leery now we feelin' Proud Mary!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">If you don't get this rhyme don't come undone. </span></b><br /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It just signifies that you mad young son. </span></b><br /><span style="color: #bf9000; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">_________________________________</span><br /><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs7ycgvrvoDSgvAZ6VxWim5NqVhUCMbuiaYy76i8VEeaTIu5feF1lcgl537o1HHrBIKkjYof1rDA51V_MlB4jhRc7tF3jb7vWGn42biuWmpFVvW8uhhjIqJ1xgAyCfvRsbeNhgWg6tKk/s1600/Shabby+Apple+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs7ycgvrvoDSgvAZ6VxWim5NqVhUCMbuiaYy76i8VEeaTIu5feF1lcgl537o1HHrBIKkjYof1rDA51V_MlB4jhRc7tF3jb7vWGn42biuWmpFVvW8uhhjIqJ1xgAyCfvRsbeNhgWg6tKk/s1600/Shabby+Apple+6.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sista Beehive loves <span style="color: #e69138;">orange</span>, Sista Laurel loves <span style="color: #cc0000;">reds</span>. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We love to go to church with hats on our heads.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Big hats, front pew, now no one can see...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">That the brotha behind us is real sleepy. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"> Lookin' sharp for the Lord makes us feel mighty good,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Just the way Sistas do it in our neck of the hood! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ok, we droppin the mic now to tell y'all how to WIN!</div><br />To enter you <b>MUST</b> like <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shabby-Apple/56291792791" target="_blank">Shabby Apple on Facebook</a>, visit <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/t-apparel.aspx?AffiliateID=15049&utm_source=SA%2BAffiliate&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=general&utm_expid=8342151-6&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sistasinzion.com%2F" target="_blank">Shabby Apple</a>, then Hallelujah Holla Back at us in the comments of this post and let us know what you would get with your Shabby Apple gift card.<br /><br />For additional chances to win:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify" target="_blank">Subscribe to SiZ</a>, then Hallelujah Holla Back on this post and let us know.</li><li><a href="http://facebook.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">Like SiZ on Facebook</a>, then Hallelujah Holla Back on this post and let us know.</li><li><a href="http://twitter.com/sistasinzion.com" target="_blank">Follow SiZ on Twitter</a>, then Hallelujah Holla Back on this post and let us know.</li></ul><span style="background-color: white;">To enter leave a separate comment for each of the above you choose to do. Each comment will count for one entry. Giveaway will be open until 10/31/2012 at 11:59 pm MST (Trick-or-Treat)! Winner will be chosen at random. You must have a US mailing address to enter.</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Y'all know we had to make everyone a winner, so Shabby Apple is giving Sistas in Zion readers 10% off a purchase through 11/24/2012! Just use the code: Sistas10off</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Be Blessed,</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</span>

Shabby Apple Giveaway: SiZ 3 Year Bloggerversary!

--- THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED --- CONGRATULATIONS: Hvworlton This month marks our 3 YEAR Bloggerversary and our peeps at Shabby Apple ...

Run for Missionaries, Kristina Southam + Donte' Holland, Gospel Rapper

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2012/10/21/run-for-missionary-service-donte-holland-gospel-rapper" target="_blank">here</a>. Mobile iOS users listen <a href="http://m.blogtalkradio.com/profile.aspx?userurl=sistasinzion&pt=12" target="_blank">here</a>. Call in at (646) 478-3671.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84nywQ_jKjMr7VsGmlAH90juQlT20ui9tgZnEINcdN8cXzDOHQybr-QWsoXg8s7qq0XejrpZMKOUJZ2WijZr70qJtkBV1B5sG4wXJCGWvgYEG1kRqPY61XzMEBdqqQohYKNlpj6VwWkA/s1600/Kristina+%2526+Donte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg84nywQ_jKjMr7VsGmlAH90juQlT20ui9tgZnEINcdN8cXzDOHQybr-QWsoXg8s7qq0XejrpZMKOUJZ2WijZr70qJtkBV1B5sG4wXJCGWvgYEG1kRqPY61XzMEBdqqQohYKNlpj6VwWkA/s1600/Kristina+%2526+Donte.jpg" /></a><br /><b>Kristina Southam</b> has a passion for improving the world around her.  She served as Student Body President at BYU Idaho and earned a BA in Latin American Studies at BYU Provo.  While studying abroad in Mexico & Guatemala, Kristina worked alongside the Tarahumara, a tribe known for running from the book, <i>Born to Run</i>.  A year later, she signed up for her first marathon and just completed her second.  She is an executive of the <a href="http://saintsandsinnershalf.com/">Saints and Sinners Half Marathon</a> to help missionaries afford to serve, lives in DC and works for USAID doing international disaster relief.<br /><br /><b>Donte' Holland</b> whose rap name is Beloved the Ghostwriter is a Gospel rap artist and <a href="http://mormon.org/me/8d2x" target="_blank">member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>. He hopes that through his music those who would otherwise shun the good news of the Gospel might receive it through hip hop. Donte's music focus on occurrences in his life that have brought him closer to Christ. Donte' is a father of five, he and his wife raise their children in Philadelphia where he serves in his ward bishopric. Check out his <a href="http://belovedtheghostwriter.com/" target="_blank">website</a> to learn more about Donte' Holland.

Run for Missionaries, Kristina Southam + Donte' Holland, Gospel Rapper