That's a good choice by them but so many of the other ones I've heard have been... Uninspiring.
New LDS hymnbook
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DASH1730 "An Area Authority...[was] asked...who...would go to the Telestial kingdom. His answer: "murderers, adulterers and a lot of surprised Mormons!"'
1ST PRES 1978 "[LDS] believe...there is truth in many religions and philosophies...good and great religious leaders... have raised the spiritual, moral, and ethical awareness of their people. When we speak of The [LDS] as the only true church...it is...authorized to administer the ordinances...by Jesus Christ... we do not mean... it is the only teacher of truth."
1ST PRES 1978 "[LDS] believe...there is truth in many religions and philosophies...good and great religious leaders... have raised the spiritual, moral, and ethical awareness of their people. When we speak of The [LDS] as the only true church...it is...authorized to administer the ordinances...by Jesus Christ... we do not mean... it is the only teacher of truth."
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Re: New LDS hymnbook
Long time no see SamBee. It's good to see you again.
I suspect that after the dust of a new hymnbook settles we'll do what we're already doing. Find about three dozen songs we know and like and stick to mostly just those.
I suspect that after the dust of a new hymnbook settles we'll do what we're already doing. Find about three dozen songs we know and like and stick to mostly just those.
If you erase the mistakes of your past, you would also erase all the wisdom of your present. Remember the lesson, not the disappointment.
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Re: New LDS hymnbook
Nibbler is no doubt correct: we'll end up settling on a few hymns for repeated use. I work with the music in my ward, and have found that when I try using hymns that are less familiar, the congregation's singing is very anemic. I've tried using several of the new hymns, and the only ones that have gotten a good response were "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" and "Amazing Grace."
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The differences in congregations are interesting.
We have been working our way through the new hymns on a fairly regular basis in our ward, and the general response has been very good so far.
We have been working our way through the new hymns on a fairly regular basis in our ward, and the general response has been very good so far.
I see through my glass, darkly - as I play my saxophone in harmony with the other instruments in God's orchestra. (h/t Elder Joseph Wirthlin)
Even if people view many things differently, the core Gospel principles (LOVE; belief in the unseen but hoped; self-reflective change; symbolic cleansing; striving to recognize the will of the divine; never giving up) are universal.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken
Even if people view many things differently, the core Gospel principles (LOVE; belief in the unseen but hoped; self-reflective change; symbolic cleansing; striving to recognize the will of the divine; never giving up) are universal.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." H. L. Mencken