Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Primary Music Leader

I just finished reading a blog post about Primary Music Leaders (PML). I was intrigued since this is my current calling (assignment - for those of you who don't speak Mormonese). I'll have to admit, he had some great ideas and made me laugh my guts out in the process. Please read this one for me. Here's the link - Normal Mormon Husband
I think the SNL cast member quality is the most important one to have. "The pressure to perform is on every single Sunday for the PML to do something fresh and innovative. She has to devise creative games, prizes, contests, props and pictures to keep things new and exciting during music time. As soon as she starts recycling material, she will lose her audience. Once a week for 48 weeks it's lights! Camera! Singing Time!" (Normal Mormon Husband blog post Friday November 14)

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Simple message -

Yesterday at church, the sacrament meeting topic was on the family. I'm sorry to admit I wasn't able to glean much from the talks as I was too busy out in the foyer with little S. That's where I was when the 1st speaker finished speaking. After a few seconds of listening to silence from the pulpit, I realized that I was supposed to be up front with the hubby and kids singing a musical number we had prepared. When I walked into the chapel, I saw DH with the kids already up front. The look on DH's face said it all! He was greatly relieved to see me and was thinking that he might be on his own for this one. We (except for our "too cool" teenager) sang "A Family is of God." We do not have amazing singing voices, but the simple message conveyed was beautiful.
The chorus:
God gave us families
to help us become what He wants us to be—
This is how He shares His love,
for the fam’ly is of God.