I Am Rebecca (2014)
“THE FIRST SUNDAY in August was our first day of working in the nursery instead of the kitchen. It was close enough to the temple building for us to hear the singing but far enough away for the people not to be disturbed by the noise of the little ones.
‘Ready?’ Rachel asked as we walked up the path.I pulled a face. ‘Can’t wait. Screaming babies. Stinky nappies. Sounds like heaven.’‘But such good training,’ my sister whispered. Then in her normal voice she said, ‘Good morning, Sister Grace.’...Sister Grace sniffed. ‘Another set of girls who do not know one end of a baby from the other.’ She shouldered the door open and stomped inside. She carried her baby — her seventh child — and shooed her toddler ahead of her.
‘The very gracious Sister Grace,’ I muttered. ‘Good morning to you, too.’She was one of several older nursing mothers who had a new baby and a toddler. She plonked herself down beside Sister Judith who was feeding her tenth child and watching her four- and two-year-old sons as she did so.MoreLess
‘Ready?’ Rachel asked as we walked up the path.I pulled a face. ‘Can’t wait. Screaming babies. Stinky nappies. Sounds like heaven.’‘But such good training,’ my sister whispered. Then in her normal voice she said, ‘Good morning, Sister Grace.’...Sister Grace sniffed. ‘Another set of girls who do not know one end of a baby from the other.’ She shouldered the door open and stomped inside. She carried her baby — her seventh child — and shooed her toddler ahead of her.
‘The very gracious Sister Grace,’ I muttered. ‘Good morning to you, too.’She was one of several older nursing mothers who had a new baby and a toddler. She plonked herself down beside Sister Judith who was feeding her tenth child and watching her four- and two-year-old sons as she did so.MoreLess
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