In our Relief Society Makinsey gave a great lesson on talents. We talked about how our talents can help to enrich and bless the lives of those around us. One way to do that is by participating in ward choir. Thank you to all those who joined us for today's special musical number. We appreciated the extra voices.
I will be the first to say that in the past ward choir has not always been my favorite thing to do. It was at the same time as a baseball or football game, may have cut into a Survivor season finale...but this semester I have come to appreciate what the ward choir does for our Sacrament Meetings. Elder Russell M. Nelson gave a CES Fireside address in 2008 entitled 'The Power and Protection of Worthy Music'. He shares how music facilitates reverence and invites the Spirit into our meetings. In quoting the preface to the hymnbook he says "Some of the greatest sermons are preached by the singing of hymns. Hymns move us to repentance and good works, build testimony and faith, comfort the weary, console the mourning, and inspire us to endure to the end...We encourage all members, whether musically inclined or not, to join with us in singing the hymns."
So what am I getting at? Our ward choir meets Sundays at 8:00 in the basement of the TAJ. We would love our ward members to come and sing, whether musically inclined or not, so that every choir number will be a facilitator of comfort, peace, and strength as it was today. I promise it'll be worth it! Next week Emma even promised cinnamon rolls!
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