Kathleen and Eric Speckhard make t shirts based on conference talks
and are now capitalizing on the new word that could be copy righted
based on Ponderize ownership which isn't Speckhard's!
The first link has a video with both Speckhards in.
They had Ponderize t shirts ready to sell on Monday, day AFTER
General Conference.
It has been a media frenzy- check the links at the bottom.
Eric and Kathleen Speckhard in Video
Days later, "ponderize" merchandise went
up for sale at the BYU Bookstore.
“I bought one for my husband for Christmas,"
said customer Delanie Mckendrick.
The phrase was used by Brother Devin Durrant, First
Counselor in the LDS Church's Sunday School General Presidency, during a speech
Sunday. However, by Monday, Durrant was facing criticism for a retail website
his son had created to sell "ponderize" merchandise.
While the website was taken down and an apology was
issued, a Provo based T-shirt company released shirts with the slogan
Wednesday.
“It’s a way to say, 'Hey, I’m LDS: I’m proud of
it,'" said Eric Speckhard, co-owner of Vision Wear International.
The company has been making T-shirts with LDS
Church quotes for years. Usually, Speckhard and his wife come up with ideas
based on speeches given by church leaders. Following Sunday's talk, they
decided "ponderize" was a good addition to their collection.
“Those are the kinds of things we listen for,"
explained Kathleen Speckhard.
The couple decided to delay the release after
learning of the controversy on social media Wednesday. But after waiting a day,
they decided to move forward with the plan.
"I think it was just an accident, a poor
decision that got blown out of proportion," said Speckhard of the
Durrant's website.
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Salt Lake Tribune
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