Articles
- Choosing a Congregational Hymn That Strengthens Your TalkA well-chosen congregational hymn can prepare listeners to receive a message, reinforce its central doctrine, and give the meeting a shared spiritual focus. In…
- Five Underrated Hymns For Easter SundayEaster music often gravitates towards familiar favourites such as “He Is Risen!” and “Christ the Lord Is Risen Today”. Those songs have a rightful place in…
- A Listening Guide To The Music Of The RestorationThe music of the Restoration carries a distinctive blend of testimony, scripture, family memory and communal worship. Some pieces are quiet enough for personal…
- How to Teach Primary Songs Using Simple ActionsTeaching Primary music can be one of the liveliest parts of a Sunday meeting. Children respond quickly when a song includes movement, repetition and a clear…
- Building your first LDS music library: a friendly starter guideStarting a personal collection of Latter-day Saint music can feel like a meaningful step toward deepening both worship and cultural appreciation at home.…
- History of EFY Music: From Cassette Tapes to Digital AlbumsFor members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the phrase "Especially for Youth" carries a particular weight. It signals summer conferences,…
- How to Start a Small LDS Music Study Group at HomeA small LDS music study group can turn familiar hymns, sacrament meeting arrangements and contemporary faith-based songs into a thoughtful weekly practice. The…
- The Gift of Faith revives beloved hymns through organ craftFor many Latter-day Saints, the sound of a pipe organ carries a particular weight. It frames the opening of sacrament meeting, swells beneath congregational…
- LDS Songs for a Youth Conference Opening SessionThe first songs of a youth conference establish its spiritual direction before the opening prayer, speaker or activity begins. A well-chosen hymn or youth…
- The influence of African American spirituals on early LDS hymnsThe musical heritage of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints draws from a wide river of nineteenth-century Protestant hymnody, and within that…