by Krista Ralston Oakes
The term “sacred cow” is figurative, but it originates from the Hindu tradition of protecting the cow as a sacred animal.

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Diane is the member of the Thomas family from Dean Hughes’ best-selling Hearts of the Children series who left her abusive husband Greg to protect herself and her daughter Jenny. Hughes says the
question he hears most at book signings and other public events is, “What happened to Diane after she left her husband?” Promises to Keep: Diane’s Story (Deseret Book, $17.95, Softcover), a stand-alone novel and not a part of the previous two series, seeks to answer that question for readers.

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By LaRae Free Kerr

A cousin wrote, “Ephraim Perkins, born 1795 in NC, son of Joshua Perkins and Rebecca Sherrill has 5 wives listed for him—Mary Stubblefield md 9 Aug 1817, Lucinda Rushing md 1817, Lucinda E. Livingston md 4 Sep 1845, Milly J. Holmes md 7 Nov 1854, Mary Wylie Moses md abt 1865. Some of the children of Ephraim are connected to more than one of these wives. Can you clear this up?”

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