Thoughts and stories, by Pal

  I got this a week or so ago.  I really enjoyed reading it! Why a Baptist reverend says ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’ embodies ‘the struggle of the human family’ by LDS Living  | Aug. 19, 2021 In a new video published by the Church’s newsroom, Elder Jack N. Gerard, a General Authority Seventy, sits down with Rev. Amos C. Brown of the Third Baptist Church of San Francisco. “We have not mastered that pronoun, ‘We,’” Rev. Brown tells Elder Gerard in the video. “We are family. We came from one Creator.”  Elder Gerard asks Rev. Brown about his love for the Latter-day Saint hymn “Come, Come, Ye Saints” to which Rev. Brown explained that he first heard the hymn 50 years ago during the Tabernacle Choir’s weekly broadcast.  “That hymn embodies a statement of the struggle of the human family,” Rev. Brown says. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints went through struggle. Your congregation did not rest in the ruins of oppression. It did not just survive. It struggled ...

Dear friends!  This beautiful new song "Risen", by Shawna Edwards is accompanied by Daniel Blomberg! You can see him in the video.  We knew Daniel when he was 15 years old, in Sweden, when my husband Wayne and I were there on a mission.  He was a fantastic musician at that time also. He grew up, active in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, went on a mission, learned several languages, went to BYU, and other universities, receiving a fantastic education.  He has taught in universities, but his real love is helping arrange and perform music.  He lives now in Utah, and he and his wife have five talented children, and he is really making a name for himself! If you ever want his help in arranging music, or making a beautiful video of music you have already composed, he is the right one to contact! I am proud to be his friend!  

I absolutely love "Gentri"  -- the Gentlemen's Trio, and their music!  This was posted last year, and I'm sure you'll enjoy watching it again this year!  Merry Christmas and a wonderful December to all! I hope you all enjoy this part of a concert that "Gentri" and others put on in a Care Center yesterday!

Beautiful rendition of "Mary, Did You Know" by the LDS Institute Choir in Logan, Utah. Mary, Did You Know -- by the Logan Institute Singers You need to copy and paste this link.  I tried to put it on here, but couldn't!  It is so beautiful, -- put your sound on and enjoy it!  We went up a week ago to the Christmas concert there, and they showed this beautiful video on a large screen.  Our grandson, Jake Lieske, who goes to the university there is singing in the choir background music!    Remember -- copy and paste! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CihO7vA_ps4 This will  become one of your favorite Christmas videos!  Enjoy!

Music helps a person of any age in many ways!  It can improve health and many learning skills.  This is a very interesting article.  Learning some musical skills can help children in many ways which continue throughout their lives. Doctors Now Prescribing Music Therapy for Heart Ailments, Brain Dysfunction, Learning Disabilities, Depression, PTSD, Alzheimers, Childhood Development and More Written by Didge Project director  AJ Block  and guest author Gracy Liura. By   AJ Block   March 10, 2016 Music has proven time and again to be an important component of human culture. From its ceremonial origin to modern medical usage for personal motivation, concentration, and shifting mood, music is a powerful balm for the human soul. Though traditional “music therapy” encompasses a specific set of practices, the broader use of music as a therapeutic tool can be seen nowadays as doctors are found recommending music for a wide vari...

This has been a most inspiring Sabbath Day.  Early this morning, I went to a Sacrament Meeting in a town about 20 minutes away, with a young returned missionary with a wonderful bass voice, and his fiance'.  I played the piano while he sang "Savior, Redeemer of My Soul".  The senior couple who also talked have had amazing experiences, being on missions in Mongolia and also the Phillipines, and worked for the Church in Hong Kong, helping get land to build LDS Church buildings in many Far Eastern countries.  They related many exciting and inspirational experiences.   After the wife spoke, this young man, Caleb, sang his song, and really put a lot of feeling into it.  Then when we sat down, he was wiping tears from his eyes, and his chin was quivering.  I could see that just singing that beautiful song about the Savior had really touched his soul.  And it touched the congregation as well.  Then the husband of the couple spoke, and had some ...

This is so inspiring!  Gentri are truly an up and coming Gentleman's trio!         Check out entry #640, a few days ago. New GENTRI Music Video Shows What True Eternal Love Looks Like by LDS Living  | May. 27, 2016 Videos Famous Mormons Fun Mormon Life "When you truly love someone, forever is not enough," GENTRI shares with their new stunning music video that shows how, through the busyness, chaos, and struggles of life, our families can carry us through and how love endures, no matter what. For more from GENTRI, check out their recently released album,  Rise . Or, check out their debut album,  GENTRI .

For any of you that watched the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast this morning, May 22, 2016, you heard 3 beautiful songs sung by the musical gentleman's trio -- "Gentri". I looked them up on Google, and found this interesting article in LDS Living, back in 2014.  I am so impressed with these 3 men, and their desires to emulate "gentlemen" and perform like gentlemen!  I am a new fan!  This tells how that musical group got started.  Very interesting! 3 LDS Vocalists Bringing 'Gentleman' Back to the Music World by LDS Living  | Nov. 26, 2014 News from Utah    Videos    Mormon Life When Brad Robins, Casey Elliott, and Bradley Quinn Lever, all members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, landed roles in the Spring 2014 production of Les Miserables at the Hale Center Theater, they had no idea how it would impact their futures as vocalists. Their unique vocal abilities were impressive and admired, ...

This is a very touching story to come from our Conference just passed! The Powerful Story Behind The Choir Member Who Cried at Conference Aleah Ingram April 4, 2016     For many, music is a special conduit to the spirit of God and can express a depth of testimony that is inadequate with words. This is no more evident than in the powerful hymns performed by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. During the Saturday Morning Session of the 186th Annual General Conference of the Church, members were treated to a stunning rendition of “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing.”      However, something unusual occurred during the song and members around the world took notice. The usually peaceful and composed smiles of the Choir quickly changed as the camera focused on a single member, C. David Belt. Belt was show crying and singing emotionally through his tears. Conference-goers quickly related. We had the opportunity to talk with Belt about ...