by Danielle Ellis

When my first baby was a newborn, I learned a great lesson. A dear friend who taught elementary school was in between babysitters for her 13-month-old son. She asked if I could I watch him during the day for a week. She was a dear friend, and her little boy was a sweet angel. Still, I found a difference in my feelings for him compared to my own baby.

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by Dave Ellis

My wife told me I have odd toes. This was about month after we were married, so there was no recourse. It was quite a shock to me as I never thought a thing about my toes; they were useless little fingers on my ground hands.

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Let’s get right to it: last month’s cover. I have fielded several phone calls and emails a day all month from people upset by the cover, featuring a lovely bride in a short sleeve dress.

We apologize for running a photo where the sleeve appeared too short to be appropriate.

All of us who looked at it saw it as a cap sleeve. In fact, as you can see from a different photo of the same bride, it is. More to the point, this beautiful, temple-worthy bride was married in the Newport Beach Temple, in this dress.

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Concerning our February 2007 Issue cover photo, we apologize for choosing a photo where the bride’s sleeve appeared to be not temple-appropriate. We did not mean to offend our readers or imply that weddings outside the temple are “the latest trend in LDS weddings.”

We appreciate the readers of Desert Saints Magazine holding us to a higher standard than other magazines in the mainstream. Thank you for your continued support as we strive to Inform, Uplift, and Entertain our readership.

By Danielle Ellis

Kenya Jackson of Henderson, Nevada, has been chosen as the 2007 Young Mother of the Year by American Mothers Inc., Nevada Association.

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