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Alma was a wicked priest. It wasn’t just a church calling either, it was actually his job. He was a professional wicked priest. And, from what we read in Mosiah chapters 17 & 18, he was good at it. Still, he wasn’t great at it, because he was not wicked enough to withstand the words of Abinadi, which caused him to change his mind about the whole wicked priest thing, flee for his life, and end up being just a regular priest—the good kind—and not for his job either, but for the people of the Lord who flocked to hear him share Abinadi’s words and were themselves converted. As just a regular priest, he was about as good as they come.
I don’t relate to Alma the Elder in all aspects, but I do have to …
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“This will be very difficult for some of you,” said Mr. Boothe, our choir director. “But I promise, those of you who take my challenge will have an experience you’ll never forget.” I didn’t see what could be so hard about singing Christmas songs in a rest home.
Our coats, scarves, hats, and gloves soon formed a small mountain in a corner of the cafeteria, and I took my place with the basses as we began to sing “Joy to the World.”
As if on cue, we heard the click-click of doors opening one by one. Down each corridor came a shuffling procession of elderly men and women leaning on crutches and canes, or pushing their metal walkers before them. I began to fidget with impatience at their slow progress, worried that our whole program would be over before they even got seated.
“Pick one out.” I could see Mr. …
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Many Latter-day Saints have a soft spot in their hearts for some of Mom’s best-known songs such as “Love Is Spoken Here,” “A Child’s Prayer, “ “As Sisters in Zion,” and “I’m Trying to be Like Jesus,” but those of us who grew up in her home also have a special liking for some of the lesser-known, unpublished, dare we say even apocryphal songs from her oeuvre.
The first one of these I remember was a family night right about the time an injury caused her to give up sports for music. We gathered around and she pulled out her guitar and said she was going to teach us a song she had written with a verse for each of us. As you can imagine, we were quite curious to hear our own personal verses. First, she taught us the generic chorus which worked for everyone. It went …
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What was temple worship like in Old and New Testament times? What ancient symbolism might be enlightening to us as we worship in our Latter-day temples? The 2013 Sidney B. Sperry Symposium taking place this Saturday on the BYU Provo campus addresses these and many other aspects of “The Mountain of the Lord” in ancient times. And if you can’t attend, the book containing nearly all of the presentations has just been published.
In this audio interview, Dr. Jeffrey Chadwick of the BYU Jerusalem Center and the department of Religious Education at BYU shares the history and purpose of the symposium, gives some passionate advice to Gospel Doctrine teachers everywhere, and lays out a preview of his own presentation at the upcoming gathering — “The Great Jerusalem Temple Prophecy.” The symposium begins at 9:00 in the Joseph Smith building on the Provo campus and it’s completely free. Click Here…
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Kyle Woodruff explores an ancient olive tree in the Garden of Gethsemane, with Israeli guide Anat Meiri
So here’s a question; if you could visit Israel and go to all the places you’ve read about and dreamed of experiencing, using every sense but sight–meaning you wouldn’t see a thing–would you still want to go? Would it be worth it?
Kyle Woodruff has been blind since birth, but on a recent tour of the Holy Land with a choir, he “saw” the land of Israel and the places Jesus walked and taught, in very different ways than everyone else in the group–and came up with some amazing and surprising insights.
That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull
Kyle Woodruff takes his first camel ride in Jericho on the West Bank. To the right is the monastery on the traditional site of the Mt. of Temptation.
Kyle Woodruff enjoying the …
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Motivating and inspiring young people to do their best is always a good thing, but how to do it? In the case of the members of the Lyceum Philharmonic Orchestra, director Kayson Brown seems to have found just the right formula for inspiring excellence.
In this interview he talks about high expectations, love, and an over-riding sense of purpose; traits which apply to much more than music, although we’ll be sure to hear lots of great music along the way.…
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Does anything hurt more than seeing the child you love and have taught making choices you know will bring them spiritual pain? If your child has gone astray, perhaps there is some comfort in knowing you are not alone! In fact, you are in good company. Some of the best parents who have ever lived have struggled with wayward children.
Author Larry Barkdull talks about the unique conditions that affect latter-day parenting and shares the gospel tools that infuse parents with spiritual power, and gives hope to all those whose loved ones have wandered.
That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull…
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Christ – by J. Kirk Richards
What if you wanted to paint the being you worship? You might worry that you don’t have the skill, but what about an even more basic consideration; is it right to even try?
Every Knee Shall Bow – by J. Kirk Richards
If you do try, then what kind of representation should you use? Classical, realistic, or abstract? You’ll find all these questions and a lot more to think about and see in this excerpt from J. Kirk Richards’ recent keynote address at the 2013 conference of The Association for Mormon Letters, titled, “Seek Ye the Face of Christ: Considerations in Depicting the Savior.”
Poster for the 2013 conference of The Association for Mormon Letters
And, because it’s such a visual presentation, we’ve made this a video podcast. Click here to view the presentation.
The Greatest Among You – by J. …
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Chloe Litchfield, one of the three directors of Students for International Development at BYU, sponsors of the Hunger Banquet
The word “banquet” conjures up the image of a feast; delicious food and lots of it, but for the past 22 years, students at BYU have hosted a Hunger Banquet – a banquet where the goodies are not doled out equally. In fact, most of the attendees go away hungry, at least physically, but filled with a very tangible vision of the scope of global poverty.
This event is truly “thinking globally while acting locally,” not only by raising awareness, but also by benefitting a local organization which helps international refugees in Northern Utah.
That’s this week on The Cricket and Seagull.
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It’s the middle of winter here in North America – the time for snow and freezing temperatures, and the time when nothing grows in the garden. At least that’s what most of us have come to think.
But you might be surprised to know just how much you can grow all winter long. In fact, the skills of winter gardening were common knowledge and even common practice up until just 50 or so years ago.
This week we’ll talk to an expert on Winter Gardening – a man who manages to feed his entire family from his garden all winter long. In this interview you’ll learn how a winter garden works, and you’ll also learn a simple secret to always having a garden no matter where you live.
*To listen to this week’s podcast click here*
“Backyard Winter Gardening,” now available for pre-order on Amazon.com, by Caleb Warnock.
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