diff -u -p -r interlaced.1.24/interlaced.theme interlaced/interlaced.theme
--- interlaced.1.24/interlaced.theme	2007-03-01 10:34:44.000000000 -0500
+++ interlaced/interlaced.theme	2008-01-11 11:58:19.000000000 -0500
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ function interlaced_features() {
     return array(
        'toggle_logo',
        'toggle_favicon',
+       'toggle_mission',
        'toggle_name',
        'toggle_slogan',
        'toggle_search');
@@ -150,6 +151,13 @@ $output .= '<tr>
     $output .= $tabs;
   }
 
+  if (drupal_is_front_page() && theme_get_setting('toggle_mission')) {
+    $mission = variable_get('site_mission','');
+    if ($mission) {
+      $output .= "\n<div class=\"mission\">" . $mission . "</div>\n";
+    }
+  }
+
   $output .= theme('help');
 
   $output .= theme('status_messages');
diff -u -p -r interlaced.1.24/styles1.css interlaced/styles1.css
--- interlaced.1.24/styles1.css	2007-03-01 13:09:57.000000000 -0500
+++ interlaced/styles1.css	2008-01-11 11:58:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -132,7 +132,16 @@ body {
 
 }
 
-
+.mission {
+  font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
+  color: #333333;
+  line-height: 120%;
+  font-size: 80%;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  padding-left: 10px;
+  border: 1px solid #888;
+  margin-bottom: 2em;
+}
 
 /* Node styles */