(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 ...
That wise Primary president recognized something we don’t tend to discuss in the church much: Hymns and children’s songs are the best teachers of theology. They have a liturgical function ...
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 ...
sings hymns; and teaches Sunday school. Powell wanted to show a more “accurate” account of what being a Mormon woman is like, she said: no algorithm-boosting sex scandals, no swigging booze in ...
Grant, who came to England to celebrate the church’s centennial in 1937. Parry drove the bearded prophet all around England, the two of them singing Mormon hymns and dance-hall tunes as they traveled ...
On June 7, 1925, waves of summer heat, applause and prayer filled UF’s University Auditorium, and “A Mighty Fortress is Our ...
The Mormon Land newsletter is The Salt Lake Tribune ... Christians sing the holiday hymn “O Little Town of Bethlehem,” but was Jesus really born there? Would a pregnant Mary have ridden ...
This recording of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing this much ... The Herald Angels Sing” was first published in 1739 in a book of hymns by Charles Wesley (1707-1788), an Anglican cleric ...
Invite Mormon friends to join in times that reflect on the biblical story of Christmas. Host a Christmas devotional gathering where you read the nativity story from Luke and Matthew. You can sing ...