2009 Molly Awards

Envelope Please…
On Wednesday November 20th 1991 in USA Today, there was an article about Disney’s Belle. The Article was titled “Disney’s new Beauty isn’t just a Pretty Face.” Karen S. Peterson writes, “Move over Cinderella, so cheerfully doing floors and windows for a trio of ungrateful wretches. And Snow White, dithering about when your prince will show up. And Little Mermaid, so eager to trade your voice for a man.”
Sometimes in the whole quest for Molly Mormon grandeur we loose sight of the woman we are all by ourselves, without the children, without the husband, without the dishes calling our name. So in honor of that woman this year’s Molly Ring Your Own Belle award goes to my friend, Dorthy, NV. This year she moved her family out of their house while her husband was away on a family emergency. She borrowed a truck from the bishop, learned how to drive a stick shift and attach a trailer, and loaded it full of sofas and other heavy furniture. She had to be out of the house by a certain time and she did what needed to be done without any help from her man. Predictions for 2010…a new business and a new sense of independence.
She’s in the primary presidency her husband is in the bishopric, she has 3 children under the age of 5, and she has a dream…a finished basement. The house that she designed, was built 2 years ago but the basement has gone unfinished due to lack of resources. So she started her own business, saved every penny for her basement, braved black Friday for the necessities, tiled the floors, put in the wood floors, baseboards, and the shower, moved furniture, and set up the wii, all in a three week period. Our 2009 Industrious Molly Award goes to Sophia, NV. Predictions for 2010… more friends, family and possibly even strangers then she ever imagined wanting to party in her basement extraordinaire.
Isn’t it funny how we grow up believing our Mommies are invincible? Well, I know one mother who truly makes that idea a reality. She has suffered illness after illness and even before her surgeries has found time to make freezer meals for her five children. She keeps an immaculatehome, keeps up with laundry and dishes and dinner is at 6:30 no matter how she feels or if she can or can’t eat it herself. She attends every game her sons play and their uniforms are the whitest. Her daughter’s Young Women’s projects are inspiring and even her turtle knows that he is loved. Her husband, who is rarely home more than 3 days a week, is always concerned about her health but she keeps getting up, and fighting harder and staying up until the job gets done. Our Molly Momma Award goes to Vicki, AZ. Predictions for 2010… all the health and happiness, love and support from her family that she could possibly imagine.