In honor of the Christmas lesson for Come Follow Me this year – I decided to record and post this original song “Remember Him”. I wrote it for a special Christmas Relief Society a year ago, but this time added two wonderful youth to sing harmony with me along with my husband, Brad, on the guitar.
- Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
- Luke 2:13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
“Remember Him” was written by Marilee Leishman with Ben Weinzinger and Megan Brown on vocals and Brad Leishman on guitar.
I wrote this song to encourage all of us, myself included, to make sure the Savior Jesus Christ is central to our Christmas celebrations. A nice talk given by Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles called To Always Remember Him speaks in more detail about how we can truly always remember him so he becomes central to our very lives.
“The sacramental prayers confirm that one of the central purposes of the sacrament as instituted by the Lord Jesus Christ is that we might “always remember him” (D&C 20:77, 79). Remembering the Savior obviously includes remembering His Atonement, which is symbolically represented by the bread and water as emblems of His suffering and death. We must never forget what He did for us, for without His Atonement and Resurrection, life would have no meaning. With His Atonement and Resurrection, however, our lives have eternal, divine possibilities.
I wish to elaborate on three aspects of what it means to “always remember him”: first, seeking to know and follow His will; second, recognizing and accepting our obligation to answer to Christ for every thought, word, and action; and third, living with faith and without fear so that we can always look to the Savior for the help we need.” (Elder Christofferson, 2009)
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Some of your productions make me cry. This was one. Hearing Brad’s guitar, imagining you devising the harmonizing parts for the talented Megan and Ben, wondering in awe at their ability to sing those parts perfectly, and then taking in the overall beauty of your music and lyrics and voice….all of that combines to contribute to this wonderful Christmas Eve day. Thank you for the tears.