What They Don't Teach You At The MTC

<b id="internal-source-marker_0.007264024578034878" style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b id="internal-source-marker_0.007264024578034878" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RWXrbYrbzN2zcCBD_Cc0bdHSfajdkJyKYZoThYnwmB39fiV-JGEYjWvtW2etXwJxQpzmbvzk3AVed9-bOLeaMBclsCi5UzwpIGW4nhFzNXB1JhAGZEubffC4KPbu1-isJEdxame-o1I/s1600/crazy+Missionaries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7RWXrbYrbzN2zcCBD_Cc0bdHSfajdkJyKYZoThYnwmB39fiV-JGEYjWvtW2etXwJxQpzmbvzk3AVed9-bOLeaMBclsCi5UzwpIGW4nhFzNXB1JhAGZEubffC4KPbu1-isJEdxame-o1I/s1600/crazy+Missionaries.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not your typical investigators! </td></tr></tbody></table>A few days ago it was brought to our attention that we could actually serve a mission... Right now! Re-reading that statement isn’t going to change what we just shared with you. You are reading it right, we said we could actually contact our stake presidents and ask to serve a service mission right now, and you probably could too. However, that’s not the purpose of this post. While looking up information about serving a service mission we came across a few web-sites that we found very interesting. The first one is </span><a href="https://tech.lds.org/wiki/Inner_City_Project"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">LDS Tech</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it had information about serving in the Inner-city, we don’t know why that sparked our interest (seriously, we really don’t :/) but it did. The LDS-Tech site directed us to another site at </span><a href="https://icp.lds.org/static/faq.php"><span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">lds.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. This site gave a more detailed message about serving in the inner-city. </span></b></div><b id="internal-source-marker_0.007264024578034878" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></b><br /><div><b id="internal-source-marker_0.007264024578034878" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Disclaimer:</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> We are just two sistas trying to get a passing grade in our relief society class, which by the way ain’t always easy. While we may not know how to make a big ol’ beautiful bowl/platter of green jello. There is still something we can do in helping to build the Lord’s kingdom. It was with that thought that we decided to help President Nally, the current Missionary Training Center (MTC)  President. The rest of you can just t</span></b><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ake some notes or print this this entire post if you need to. We’re ‘bout to drop some knowledge on y’all, we gon’ keep it 100%  because at the end of the day what you learn today may or may not get you in the door while you are serving in the “inner-city”. Even if the the inner-city you are serving in is located in Salt Lake City, Utah. </span></b></div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><b style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What They Ain’t ‘bout to teach you at the MTC! </span></b></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The Sista's tips for serving in the Inner-City</span></span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">1. If you are walking down the street and someone kindly yells “Hey, can I holla at ‘cha for a second?” Don’t be alarmed, they don’t actually want to yell at you for a second. They just want to talk to you for an hour or two (It’s a good thing). </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">2. If your investigator says it’s time for y’all to dip! It don’t got nothing to do with ice-cream or potato chips, put down the dip-N-dots and RUN! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.007264024578034878" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">3. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If someone starts laughing after you invite them to be baptized then says "you tried it!" They probably aren't going to get baptized anytime soon.</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-right: 38pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">4. If someone says “oh please try me!” or “I WISH you would try me!” That’s not a friendly invitation! That actually means they are about to lay hands on you, and not in the Holy Ghost kind of way, they gonna Mike Tyson test you! Let them know that you are a servant of the Lord and keep it moving... Ummkay!</span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b><b id="internal-source-marker_0.007264024578034878" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">5. I</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">nvestigator: "My mama said that I gotta be careful of y'all Mormons cause y'all are kind of cra-cra!" Translation: Her mother told her that Mormons are crazy. Don't get offended, just laugh and say "Yes! We are cra-cra for Jesus".</span></b><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></b></div><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">6. If the young men/women in the ward or branch you are serving in tell you that you got “Swag”. Go home immediately and change into something a little less trendy! You are dressed too cool to be a Missionary! </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><br /><b id="internal-source-marker_0.007264024578034878" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">7. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are a whole lot of people who watched the show "Big Love, or B.O.M Musical" and think they know everything there is to know about Mormons. Your response should be similar to this: "We understand that you got your degree as a "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Hollywood-Historian"</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> may we leave you a book anyway?"</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">8.  You are going to want to wear your suit baggy enough that people think you are broke, but not so baggy that they think you are try’na make fun of <a href="http://www.steveharveytv.com/" target="_blank">Steve Harvey</a>.  Don’t nobody like it when folks start sigging ("signifying" talking about in a funny but negative way) on  Black royalty! </span></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">9. If somebody rolls up on you and says “separate mine from yours” assume that it’s all theirs, ‘cause you are getting robbed! Sometimes if you start by saying “here’s all of my scriptures.” That might scare them, because don’t nobody want to be known as the dude that robbed a preacher. People in the inner-city feel like sometimes they are in hell, don’t nobody want to die and go to hell for robbing a broke “preacher”. </span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">10. This one is probably the most important piece of advice that we can give you so pay close attention.  No matter how tempting it might be, DO NOT attempt Black-face to fit in with your </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">inner-city</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> investigators. Because no matter how much they like you, they will be tempted to slap the Black off of you! Un-like when our mama’s threaten to slap the Black off of us, your Black is probably going to slide right off of your face. </span></span></span></div><br /><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Seriously, Ebonics is more then just a few “slang” words thrown together. While most people don’t think of it as an actual language, to those living in Urban America it’s the language that encompasses where we as a people come from, it’s thought of by many as part of our African American Vernacular. The missionaries who are the most successful in the inner-city are those willing to embrace our culture in a non-judgmental way. So, in the future when you receive your mission call and it says that you are going to the San Diego, California Mission, Foreign speaking: Ebonics, don’t be alarmed. We got’chu, you never know we may just be the ones teaching Ebonics at the MTC! </span></span><br class="kix-line-break" /><br class="kix-line-break" /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Holla at 'cha Girlz, </span></span></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div><div dir="ltr" style="margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</span></div><br />

What They Don't Teach You At The MTC

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Shabby Apple Giveaway Winner! {March 2013}

<a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/c-246-joyful.aspx?AffiliateID=15049&utm_source=SAA&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=joyful" style="clear: left; 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_google_250x250_02.jpg" width="250" /></a><span style="color: #a64d79; font-weight: bold;">DRUM ROLL PLEASE...</span><br /><span style="color: #a64d79; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>The winner of the March 2013 Shabby Apple Giveaway is:<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><b>Susan Anderson</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 04/20/2013 by using the code: <b>sistasinzion10off</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkACv11KFVVb9ChDmWwB0nA5D-JXSfpWuwen5ZerL14gyfpLBfhvWfuW1oWVU70DBHHBsHn58AE0jlSIl8BsCUGUY4cFFJjRhgH-eEBvVZ1YNvCVNmYBRgVFQILWyhgsEM6Zdj2Au1Sug/s1600/4.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/AVvXsEhkACv11KFVVb9ChDmWwB0nA5D-JXSfpWuwen5ZerL14gyfpLBfhvWfuW1oWVU70DBHHBsHn58AE0jlSIl8BsCUGUY4cFFJjRhgH-eEBvVZ1YNvCVNmYBRgVFQILWyhgsEM6Zdj2Au1Sug/s1600/4.png" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>

Shabby Apple Giveaway Winner! {March 2013}

DRUM ROLL PLEASE... The winner of the March 2013 Shabby Apple Giveaway is: Susan Anderson Look for an email from Shabby Apple and get ya sho...

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Confessions of a Cereal Mother with Rachel McClellan + Hot Topics

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2013/03/24/confessions-of-a-cereal-mother-rachel-mcclellan-hot-topics" target="_blank">here</a> and call in at (646) 478-3671. If you miss a live show listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">here</a> at anytime!<br /><br />This Week on SiZ Radio: Author Rachel McClellan is here! Plus the Sistas are talking hot topics.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQN1VuRrDsYE3XSMhkSKyMsFYSym3NDNdq_ZKTnXCn8vJkx1Q1LdMeQLR6ulqBtRYlCvYiPhnjxi_ismDEyVwptewkLKkPgSi5ap2fm7vxjIm27hExxUQoJVTOP3xnWNqN55vJIBvbY44/s1600/Rachel+b&w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQN1VuRrDsYE3XSMhkSKyMsFYSym3NDNdq_ZKTnXCn8vJkx1Q1LdMeQLR6ulqBtRYlCvYiPhnjxi_ismDEyVwptewkLKkPgSi5ap2fm7vxjIm27hExxUQoJVTOP3xnWNqN55vJIBvbY44/s1600/Rachel+b&w.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rachel McClellan - Author</td></tr></tbody></table>Once upon a time, in a wonderful and carefree world, <a href="http://www.rachelmcclellan.com/" target="_blank">Rachel McClellan</a> fell asleep in a warm and spacious bed, her long hair in great locks around her, and not a single blemish upon her face. Outside her window, bluebirds sang and the cloudless blue sky was full of promise.<br /><br />However, when she awoke she discovered gum in her now ratted hair, a tiny, chocolate fingerprint smeared across her forehead, and four very wiggly children crowding her bed. There were no bluebirds singing outside her window (or perhaps she couldn’t hear them anymore), only a tornado, pulsing with thunder and lightening. Her world was in chaos, a raging storm on all fronts.<br /><br />But what a perfect storm it was…<br /><br />Rachel is the author of <a href="http://cedarfort.com/ldsba/productDetail.html?product=20072500&t=PRE-ORDER%20-%20Confessions%20of%20a%20Cereal%20Mother:%20True%20Stories%20to%20Let%20Every%20Mother%20Know%20She's%20Not%20Alone%20in%20the%20Craziness" target="_blank">Confessions of a Cereal Mother</a>, <a href="http://cedarfort.com/ldsba/productDetail.html?product=20072500&t=PRE-ORDER%20-%20Confessions%20of%20a%20Cereal%20Mother:%20True%20Stories%20to%20Let%20Every%20Mother%20Know%20She's%20Not%20Alone%20in%20the%20Craziness#%7Bselector%3A%22.ldsba-body%22%2Cmodule%3A%22/ldsba/productDetail.module%22%2Cparameters%3A%7Bproduct%3A%2220071565%22%7D%7D" target="_blank">Fractured Light</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fractured-Soul-Rachel-McClellan/dp/1462111807" target="_blank">Fractured Soul</a>. She has four children ages 3-11 and lives in Rhode Island while her husband attends Nurse Anesthesia school. Rachel began writing seriously in since 2007 when she realized she needed to hang onto a small part of her self if she was to ensure the lives of her children and herself.  :)

Confessions of a Cereal Mother with Rachel McClellan + Hot Topics

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Easter Sunday Style {Shabby Apple Giveaway}

<br /><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: Susan Anderson</span></b></div><br />With Easter just around the corner our thoughts are turned to the resurrection of our Savior and also some of the holiday's traditions. In our families dressing up for Jesus is a long standing Easter tradition. <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/t-apparel.aspx?AffiliateID=15049&utm_source=SA%2BAffiliate&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=general" target="_blank">Shabby Apple</a> is giving away a <b>$75 gift certificate</b> to get one blessed SiZ reader donned in Sunday best!<br /><br />Below are the instructions to enter the give-o-give-away (Shout out to the Little Stream) and a few of our Shabby Apple faves:<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlVnbWkRsnKfQQyruaPFsAasNHqeS72uu_Z-6kAJpmmAOuFs3w15aFvmub-Xe9gPCA1casijLH0HZxQMISvtiMlq1RuXD_DVct3Eq-OHMBsDdCOKVViZlCOdhzkc5tvFBqM8vSZGFtw4/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRlVnbWkRsnKfQQyruaPFsAasNHqeS72uu_Z-6kAJpmmAOuFs3w15aFvmub-Xe9gPCA1casijLH0HZxQMISvtiMlq1RuXD_DVct3Eq-OHMBsDdCOKVViZlCOdhzkc5tvFBqM8vSZGFtw4/s400/1.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">Easter is in the spring and springtime brings COLOR! Plus we love the neckline on this <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-936-cockeyed-optimist.aspx" target="_blank">bright dress</a>.</span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdF2ouIRVhxlkTfgT_hhsILKLEtPScPl2YArzPdR0y1gvEk3M9E_PiBaU9FSNuAk_2NGGhIP2Z8DeOtVP7BTV-JIW22gEXzrChj1kigd8kSFs0glLoPk6JY1Zvw78akNLniMpbktEjY8/s1600/4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtdF2ouIRVhxlkTfgT_hhsILKLEtPScPl2YArzPdR0y1gvEk3M9E_PiBaU9FSNuAk_2NGGhIP2Z8DeOtVP7BTV-JIW22gEXzrChj1kigd8kSFs0glLoPk6JY1Zvw78akNLniMpbktEjY8/s400/4.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">Add a Easter hat, shoes, gloves and purse and this lil' sista is good to go in this <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-92-botanical.aspx" target="_blank">printed dress</a>!</span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZVV9anLsye4KMmwRpjU79d3b0L-Ki-EXDiN15aztcQMI_zazE_FHlQYdfrSnXLndegZ4uBBIgY6Wte4UxI37xNDdlmUB4a3fxMgXuJxW59r5MFhyOKKc6SU4BMjhZYXj28bERj9rAAI/s1600/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ZVV9anLsye4KMmwRpjU79d3b0L-Ki-EXDiN15aztcQMI_zazE_FHlQYdfrSnXLndegZ4uBBIgY6Wte4UxI37xNDdlmUB4a3fxMgXuJxW59r5MFhyOKKc6SU4BMjhZYXj28bERj9rAAI/s320/3.jpg" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><h4><span style="font-weight: normal;">Mix and match, Easter is not only dresses, this <a href="http://www.shabbyapple.com/p-2025-calliope-skirt.aspx" target="_blank">whimsical skirt</a> is just right.</span></h4></td></tr></tbody></table>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 03/26/2013 at 11:59 pm MDT! 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 04/20/2013! Just use the code: <b>sistasinzion10off </b></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;">Jesus is the Reason for the Season,</span><br /><span style="background-color: white;">Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel</span>

Easter Sunday Style {Shabby Apple Giveaway}

--- THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED --- CONGRATULATIONS: Susan Anderson With Easter just around the corner our thoughts are turned to the resurr...

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RootsTech + America to Africa with Yolande Bouka

Sistas in Zion Radio! Every Sunday 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion/2013/03/17/rootstech-america-to-africa-with-yolande-bouka" target="_blank">here</a> and call in at (646) 478-3671. If you miss a live show listen <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/sistasinzion" target="_blank">here</a> at anytime!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzbW1erY444ilifLrx6NvjPs5BvzatUlY2qBSk-vyrB2GqNqANZtDmorgI1Uj_5vcWBdyD4XldTp_l4wpoW-q_XgX9AkXJf_q8Ia9_i8xifDqjScKyHQ64uIzch605H1NbB7x4AahWuk/s1600/RootsTech+and+Yolande+Bouka2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtzbW1erY444ilifLrx6NvjPs5BvzatUlY2qBSk-vyrB2GqNqANZtDmorgI1Uj_5vcWBdyD4XldTp_l4wpoW-q_XgX9AkXJf_q8Ia9_i8xifDqjScKyHQ64uIzch605H1NbB7x4AahWuk/s1600/RootsTech+and+Yolande+Bouka2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3haWbnZL-IMR0UgAmTmxC26bW2zrr8OyNQdGUPu6JOOkC8gSpT3QfFZlxluydPA2mOG6H-QnEL6kWFoMUQau5aeg88n3BbM-09cEP3xyZzvkg2H1bURSwHSSkg_ldJDVFjGJR_G0kydk/s1600/29aec51.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3haWbnZL-IMR0UgAmTmxC26bW2zrr8OyNQdGUPu6JOOkC8gSpT3QfFZlxluydPA2mOG6H-QnEL6kWFoMUQau5aeg88n3BbM-09cEP3xyZzvkg2H1bURSwHSSkg_ldJDVFjGJR_G0kydk/s200/29aec51.jpg" width="200" /></a><b>Dan Martinez</b> with RootsTech is here! <a href="http://rootstech.org/" target="_blank">RootsTech</a> is a family history and technology conference. Dan will be talking with the Sistas about why genealogy is important, who should be doing it and how attending RootsTech can help. Dan Martinez is the RootsTech Conference Manager and has been on the FamilySearch marketing team for the last three years. Prior to joining FamilySearch, Dan has held marketing, advertising and brand management positions in a variety of organizations, including: Mrs. Fields Famous Brands, Iomega Corporation and Central Life Sciences. He graduated with a B.S. Degree from Brigham Young University and lives in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with his wife and their three children. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaseiFKLP6K3HdrWTFDQkzwynLfz5WrqzOBBeuIxUMciySDTX_BMZU4kWbg4cKOm9BhrSs8SxWlDNpxLFC5Cr7CHjBqY_ed22LNY6s_IoeLvDGHVkuG0YHo4wtpx84QTvIxk7zqtF-d0/s1600/Yolande.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaseiFKLP6K3HdrWTFDQkzwynLfz5WrqzOBBeuIxUMciySDTX_BMZU4kWbg4cKOm9BhrSs8SxWlDNpxLFC5Cr7CHjBqY_ed22LNY6s_IoeLvDGHVkuG0YHo4wtpx84QTvIxk7zqtF-d0/s200/Yolande.jpg" width="133" /></a>We'll also be chatting with sista <b>Yolande Bouka</b> about her families recent transition from America to Africa. Yolande grew up in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but has made the Washington DC area her home. She is a PhD Candidate in the School of International Service specializing in Comparative & Regional Studies and International Peace & Conflict Resolution. Her dissertation examines the legal journey of released prisoners of the genocide and the use of the post-conflict justice system a tool of identity politics in Rwanda. Yolande’s work includes a recently published book chapter on the challenges of conducting field research with former detainees of the genocide in Rwanda. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 2010, Yolande was awarded a Dissertation Fellowship from the American Association of University Women. Yolande completed a graduate degree in International Relations from the School of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University. She specialized in Global Health and Security and placed a particular focus on issues related to HIV/AIDS prevalence in African militaries and humanitarian interventions. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">She holds a BA from Brigham Young University in both International Studies and French with a minor in Middle Eastern Studies. While at BYU, she worked with the BYU Student Service Association and served as the President of the Black Student Association. Yolande is married and is the mother of two children. She and her family recently relocated to Nairobi Kenya, where she serves in the Young Women’s organization of the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints.</div><br />

RootsTech + America to Africa with Yolande Bouka

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Before and After Moses Parted the Red Sea

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReoy3cqkINsaRz0lUdBXdIESbm0cCF7IsTMsN7GPFFHcio4FeIlwfSYTPX3-CUkmLqi3qAVH59E892JLFfGpVBNTwQZTi4B7ZN0fasqdLZSHkTbfaGWLnJfMvW0zxsZAh-VQFnlNvylY/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReoy3cqkINsaRz0lUdBXdIESbm0cCF7IsTMsN7GPFFHcio4FeIlwfSYTPX3-CUkmLqi3qAVH59E892JLFfGpVBNTwQZTi4B7ZN0fasqdLZSHkTbfaGWLnJfMvW0zxsZAh-VQFnlNvylY/s400/1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitA7vyo8gHVksVoWRqZb3PlS1wDvmpNvsnXec36TUcLvg_Z2ZUceA0K5RKHyqRzVsJhNMYVw6VpbfJ6cDGOeyw5l_mDALBgqZyjn77V5kcKfymcpi22KELrKDbdyEsIDC4Ap8R_1DUSg/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjitA7vyo8gHVksVoWRqZb3PlS1wDvmpNvsnXec36TUcLvg_Z2ZUceA0K5RKHyqRzVsJhNMYVw6VpbfJ6cDGOeyw5l_mDALBgqZyjn77V5kcKfymcpi22KELrKDbdyEsIDC4Ap8R_1DUSg/s400/2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>All is Well,<br />Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

Before and After Moses Parted the Red Sea

All is Well, Sista Beehive & Sista Laurel

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