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From the Tyler Perry movie sets to the Stifel Theatre, David and Tamela Mann continue to entertain and inspire. Their \u201cLove & Relationship Tour, which stopped in St. Louis on Friday night, reached both comedy fans and music lovers.<\/p>\n
The couple delivered love, humor and conversation through a blend of R&B, gospel and an open discussion titled \u201cFireside Chats.\u201d The talk featured Laterras Whitfield, creator of the \u201cDear Future Wifey\u201d podcast, and his wife, Ashley Whitfield. Fans heard a candid conversation about navigating financial pitfalls, loving with intention and blending families.<\/p>\n\n\n\u201cAnd when you say yes to dating someone, you have to say yes to all of them and kids are all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ashley Whitfield<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n\u201cIt takes a very special person to have a blended family,\u201d David Mann said. \u201cBecause when you\u2019re blending a family, no one should ever be able to see where the blend starts and stops.\u201d He spoke from experience: two children from a previous relationship as well as raising Tamela\u2019s niece, and two children together.<\/p>\n
They shared stories and lessons while seated in a roundtable setting behind a glowing fireplace, with the St. Louis skyline illuminated behind them. They also spoke about how faith shaped their family.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\u201cWe will have a list that we tell God, and then if you allow God to use you, He\u2019ll have a list that He\u2019ll give you,\u201d Ashley Whitfield said. \u201cAnd when you say yes to dating someone, you have to say yes to all of them and kids are all of them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Laterras Whitfield reflected on adopting his nephew and recalled a moment before their marriage when Ashley spoke with the child and he told her, \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAshley originally said she didn\u2019t want to date a man with kids,\u201d he said. \u201cBut God was using her so powerfully in that moment. She was being the mother he needed, and he recognized that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The audience also enjoyed a brief comedy set, where David Mann transformed into Mr. Brown, his infamous Tyler Perry character. He joked about the differences between young love and old love \u2014 based on how closely couples sit next to each other \u2014 drawing steady laughter.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\nHe also offered tips on getting a woman\u2019s attention, demonstrating by lying back as the stage washed in deep red. Only his silhouette was visible when \u201cTurn Off the Lights\u201d by Teddy Pendergrass began to play. In full Mr. Brown fashion, he poured water down his chest and then spit water into the air, sending the theater into laughter and cheers.<\/p>\n
But while the laughs were loud and the conversations heartfelt, the music was the night\u2019s anchor. The show opened with La\u2019Kea Stokes, a multi-Grammy Award-winning background vocalist, performing \u201cWho Am I\u201d and \u201cGood\u201d from her EP Diary of a Church Girl<\/em>. She delivered classic gospel runs over modern R&B production that reflected her testimony.<\/p>\nAfter her set, David and Tamela Mann returned to the stage with their love on full display. The first stop was the \u201cLove Lounge,\u201d where they opened with \u201cUs Against the World,\u201d singing to each other with a kind of shared battle cry. David wore a light-wash denim pants-and-jacket set with beige accents, while Tamela matched him in light blue denim layered with shimmering gold.<\/p>\n
They followed with \u201cYou,\u201d a slow-groove love song that invited the audience to settle into the moment. They sang to each other at the edge of the stage as strobes washed over the crowd. The groove continued with \u201cGood Love,\u201d a contemporary track with lyrics that feel like a blueprint for a healthy marriage.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/aside>\nAfter the \u201cFireside Chat\u201d \u2014 centered on love, faith and gratitude \u2014 it was time for gospel. The St. Louis skyline faded into images of Tamela\u2019s album covers as she took the stage solo, with David watching from the wings.<\/p>\n
She opened with \u201cYou Deserve My Praise,\u201d the stage glowing in sunny yellow. The lights shifted to lime for \u201cWorking for Me,\u201d filling the theater with rejoicing. The lighting softened to sky blue as she sang her verse from Kirk Franklin\u2019s \u201cNow Behold the Lamb.\u201d<\/p>\n
She invited fans to stand and sing along, and they did, especially when she moved into her Grammy-nominated, Billboard-topping hit \u201cTake Me to the King.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tamela closed the night with a gospel medley including \u201cChange Me,\u201d \u201cI Know I\u2019ve Been Changed,\u201d and a spontaneous arrangement built around familiar gospel phrases like \u201cpraise Him\u201d and \u201cI\u2019m on the winning side.\u201d The songs flowed together like a prayer and a praise break. By then, fans were on their feet dancing, praising and giving thanks.<\/p>\n
At the end of the praise break, David joined his wife onstage and draped a towel around her shoulders like James Brown, drawing one last laugh before the couple exited hand in hand.<\/p>\n
Living It content is produced with funding by the ARPA for the Arts grants program in partnership with the Regional Arts Commission of St. Louis and the Community Development Administration.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
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