Angie & Jim

WalMart – Taking a Leap of Faithby Angie

All you out there that know me well may know that I spent many years of my life as an anti-Walmart-ite: complete boycott, nasty grimace whenever they were mentioned, the whole shebang. Well, my tune has been changing over the last few years; I’ve read a lot of positive press, and have even started shopping there now and then, always being pleasantly surprised.

Today, I discovered a new reason to be a fan of Walmart: They are the first general retail chain to give a chance to a little Utah company called Lightstone (the makers of the Liken the Scriptures series). Beginning March 2nd, their nationwide stores will stock Esther & the King, “a musical adventure in faith,” through the Easter season. Hooray!!!

Yes, yes, I know I’m biased – the cast and crew of Lightstone’s films are filled friends of mine from BYU and Savior of the World …but, nepotism aside, I’m still so very pleased, because this is the type of wonderful, uplifting stuff we need on our favorite retailers’ shelves all over the country! Future contracts will depend on the sales of this first try – I hope it does well, so Walmart will stock more of Lightstone’s films.