(RNS) — Memo from the newest LDS hymns: We're Christians, we're Christians, we're Christians. (RNS) — Many years ago, I was called to be my ward’s Primary chorister. Soon after, the Primary ...

Soon after, the Primary president took me aside and told me I had just been given the most important job in the entire Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was rather stunning.

If I had to guess a theological reason why it was removed and then restored, it would be that this is primarily a hymn about God’s grace, a concept that some LDS leaders were often deeply ...