Thu, 29 December 2011
Bobbi Hansen has always loved working with kids and music, but she was a bit daunted when she first felt the vision of a new musical project for kids coming into her mind and occupying her thoughts and feelings. Luckily for kids everywhere, she was willing to be brave and step forward in faith and dream big. |
Thu, 22 December 2011
A visiting legislator once asked Joseph Smith Jr. how he governed so many people with such order. Joseph replied, "I teach them correct principles and let them govern themselves." Joseph Smith was the mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois at the time and was later a candidate for President of the United States. Now, over a hundred years later, another Latter-day Saint espouses much of the same principle-based philosophy of decentralized governance, only his name is Yeah Samake, he is currently the mayor of Ouelessebougou, and he is a candidate for President in the African country of Mali. |
Thu, 15 December 2011
If you can picture a jalopy crammed full of thrift-store-clothing-clad carolers singing and playing hymns with acoustic instruments as they bounce merrily along through the snow under a winter moon, maybe you can imagine the sound of The Lower Lights on their cheerful new Christmas album without even taking a listen. But do take a listen, you'll be glad you did. |
Thu, 8 December 2011
From tender to triumphant, you'll find all the moods of the Christmas season in this beautifully produced new holiday album from Tricia Storey. It's the kind of heart-felt work of art from a skillful and experienced artist you rarely hear any more in these days of glossy arrangements, one-song downloads and whatever-will-sell retail dynamics. |
Thu, 1 December 2011
One of the most surprising things about Christmas is that the earliest Christians didn't celebrate it at all—it was just too pagan. Not long thereafter though, the human propensity to observe important events began to assemble a celebration like none other. |