Songwriting is the act of baring one's soul to another in the form of words and music.
I am struck by the humility of Jesus Christ in condescending below all to suffer for our sins, pains and afflictions in the garden of gethsemane, then to continued to suffer on the cross, die and take up his own life again so that he might be the perfect Healer, Redeemer and Savior for each one of us.
I love how this song talks about God’s creations in the first verse, which makes me think of the circle of life with all plant, animal and human life. In the second verse it then testifies that “on a golden springtime, Jesus Christ awoke”. Wow! This is the best news in the history of all news. This is the pinnacle on which all of Christianity stands.
A collection of hymns and primary songs for Easter. Thanks to RD Parsons who played guitar on “It is Well with My Soul”, Kevin Forbush’s guitar arrangement of “I Love to See the Temple” and Paige Vogt playing violin on “Come, Ye Children of the Lord”.
Marilee’s Interview with “Anticipating Christ’s Return” YouTube Link to Interview Kaitlyn Hawker from “Anticipating Christ’s Return” is my amazing friend who is doing really great things on YouTube. We got together for a discussion of a presentation I came up
This is an upbeat arrangement of the LDS Hymn “Praise to the Man” with a new refrain and second verse centered around Jehovah/Jesus Christ. This arrangement was created for a group of Primary children to sing for their Primary Program during sacrament meeting this coming fall. We wanted to share it with whoever else might enjoy it!
Over five years ago I wrote a hymn to submit to the new Church hymnbook (it didn’t get selected). A few months ago, I came back to this hymn to look over it and see if I should record it, but I found it needed a lot of improvement. With some time, perspective and more experience with all I have been working on since then, I could see that it needed more work. The message of the song is largely the same, but much clearer and more clarified.
I try to do something regularly that I call “Pray with Paper”. It is just simply praying with the intention of seeking to know God’s will for you in whatever parts of your life you need guidance, or who to reach out to that day or whatever might be going on…WITH a piece of paper (or a phone) nearby to write down whatever comes to your mind as you listen for an answer to your question(s). I have been doing this regularly for about three years now and still, every time, it takes faith and trust for me to listen and write down those thoughts. Just from this simple act, my love and connection with God has grown so much and I feel better able to receive guidance and revelation for my life. God is so generous!!
This is an hour long compilation video of peaceful hymns & primary songs in an instrumental setting. There are a few with guitar, all have piano and some feature strings. I have taken 18 songs and adapted them. Whenever I watch videos with a fire going, I actually feel physically warmer…it’s weird! (or maybe I’m just weird haha) I especially like to turn these kinds of videos onto my TV at our home and there aren’t many like this with specifically LDS hymns and songs so I thought I would make one!
A summary of what inspired the writing of this hymn is as follows…young George Manwaring was looking at a new painting of Joseph Smith’s First Vision. Upon seeing it, he became immediately inspired and shortly after began the work of writing this hymn. Each verse goes through the process of what happened on that beautiful spring morning, I am sure drawing on the accounts that Joseph Smith gave of his experiences.
These videos took me way too long to make as I was figuring things out but I am happy with the end results. I came across a thread that was titled “Why Don’t Mormons like this song?” referring to