Here's a word of wisdom and encouragement for the church's first lady and written by a first lady who knows what it's like. Rev. Dr. Cecelia Williams Bryant has written her own 'epistle' exclusively for first ladies, with advice about how to handle: church conflict, financial stress, self-esteem, discouragement, adultery. As well as being a minister in her own right, Rev. Dr. Williams Bryant is the wife and mother to ministers in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.