To Bethlehem

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I couldn't help but post this adorable little song. It was written by my eight-year-old at Christmastime. I know Christmas is long past, but I had to post it anyway! It was written as a gift for her grandparents and they loved it :) I hope you all enjoy it as much as they did! And I know my daughter would appreciate any encouraging feedback! Thanks!


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Our Hearts Are Filled With Love

My grandma is one of my favorite people. I am so priveleged to have her beautiful example in my life. She recently enlisted my dad and I to help with a little project. She had come up with a melody and some beautiful lyrics, but she needed help making it a complete arrangement. I have been so priveleged and honored to have been a part of this project! This will definitely go down as not only one of my favorite arrangements, but one of my most cherished memories. How blessed I am to have my beautiful grandma in my life and to have this song in my heart, and a special piece of my Grandma's testimony to carry with me always!

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Ward Christmas Party Program

 I was recently released from my absolute most favorite calling ever- Primary chorister. It was a very SAD day : ( But thank goodness, I got called to serve in the Primary Presidency. I <3 my primary kids so much! I am so glad I still get to see their smiling faces and feel their sweet spirits!
The Primary was asked to put together a program for our ward Christmas party. Having served as Primary chorister for 5 years, I had been responsible for many Christmas programs and wanted to do something a little different this year. This is what we came up with. It is written for one family to act out. We are using all the different auxiliaries to perform the different musical numbers. I am so excited to see how it turns out!

It is about a child who feels she would have liked to have been there in Bethlehem to witness the Savior's birth so she could know for herself if it is true. She then discovers though, that through prayer and faith, she can know today of the truth of the Nativity story,

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And of course, I couldn't put together a program without throwing one of my songs in there. This one I actually wrote years ago, but as I was writing the script for the program, I knew it was just what we needed.

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Removing My Pavillion

"In the depths of his anguish in Liberty Jail, the Prophet Joseph Smith cried out: “O God, where art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy hiding place?”¹ Many of us, in moments of personal anguish, feel that God is far from us. The pavilion that seems to intercept divine aid does not cover God but occasionally covers us. God is never hidden, yet sometimes we are, covered by a pavilion of motivations that draw us away from God and make Him seem distant and inaccessible. Our own desires, rather than a feeling of “Thy will be done,”² create the feeling of a pavilion blocking God. God is not unable to see us or communicate with us, but we may be unwilling to listen or submit to His will and His time."

-"Where is the Pavillon?"

Pres. Henry B. Eyring
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The scriptures found in D&C 121, where the Prophet, Joseph Smith cried to the Lord from Liberty Jail have always been my favorite.

1 O God, ^awhere art thou? And where is the pavilion that covereth thy ^bhiding place?

2 ^aHow long shall thy hand be stayed, and thine eye, yea thy pure eye, behold from the eternal heavens the wrongs of thy people and of thy servants, and thine ear be penetrated with their cries?

3 Yea, O Lord, ^ahow long shall they suffer these wrongs and unlawful ^boppressions, before thine heart shall be softened toward them, and thy bowels be moved with ^ccompassion toward them?

4 O Lord God ^aAlmighty, maker of ^bheaven, earth, and seas, and of all things that in them are, and who controllest and subjectest the devil, and the dark and benighted dominion of Sheol—stretch forth thy hand; let thine eye pierce; let thy ^cpavilion be taken up; let thy ^dhiding place no longer be covered; let thine ear be inclined; let thine ^eheart be softened, and thy bowels moved with compassion toward us.

5 Let thine ^aanger be kindled against our enemies; and, in the fury of thine heart, with thy ^bsword ^cavenge us of our wrongs.

6 Remember thy ^asuffering saints, O our God; and thy servants will rejoice in thy name forever.

7 My son, ^apeace be unto thy soul; thine ^badversity and thine afflictions shall be but a ^csmall moment

8 And then, if thou ^aendure it well, God shall exalt thee on high; thou shalt triumph over all thy ^bfoes.

9 Thy ^afriends do stand by thee, and they shall hail thee again with warm hearts and friendly hands.;

We have all experienced moments of anguish and desperation; feeling alone in our despair.

I love how quickly verses 7-9 put my heart at ease. "My son, peace be unto thy soul."

When I heard President Eyring's beautiful talk expounding on the words found in these scriptures, I was so moved! He reminds us that we are NEVER alone. God is always there to hear our prayer. We just need to remember to "remove our pavillion" and submit ourselves completely to His will, in His time.

I just had to write a song about these beautiful inspiring words. I hope you all enjoy!

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the audio on this one is a little screwy... my software was not recognizing my "coda." Hope to have it fixed soon!

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A little something for Dad...

The Power of His Faith

The other day, a friend of mine was giving a lesson in primary about the priesthood. She told us, when she was younger, her dad was not an active member of the church. She was not able to go to her dad for Priesthood blessings.
It made me think about how easy it is to take this blessing for granted. I thought about receiving blessings from my dad when I was sick or scared and how grateful I was to have that power in my home.
And now, having my own husband able to provide these blessings for my children is something that I am truly grateful for. The other day, my 5-year-old was really sick. She needed a blessing, but Daddy was too far away, at work to come home and give her one. We called my father-in-law and he was able to rush home from work to give her a blessing. Within minutes, she was feeling better. She turned to me and said, "those priesthood blessings sure are a miracle, aren't they?"
That was the best testimony of the priesthood I think I have ever heard.
On this Father's Day, I just wanted to do something to honor these special men, the Father's in my life, and thank them for honoring the priesthood they hold. They are truly passing on a legacy of faith.

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God's Armor, Proud & True

I love that the theme for Primary this year is "I am a Child of God."

Such a simple theme, and yet so important and profound.

Our primary president had the feeling that along with the theme, she wanted our

Primary kiddos to focus on "Putting on the Armor of God."

She and I talked about it and tried to come up with a way to tie the two

fundamental truths together.

This song is what we came up with.

It quickly became a favorite of my five-year-old, who walks around the house

singing it constantly (which I must say makes her mama feel pretty good) !

I hope you all enjoy it as much as she does!

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