Can this women revolutionize LDS worship music?

[MikeWaters]

Gladys Knight.

http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/070115light.html

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Gladys Knight.

http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/070115light.html

I seem to remember a quote in a column a few years back in which she told President Hinkley that "the hymns are nice, but I think they need to pick up the tempo a bit" or something like that.

She is certainly a great person and is doing a tremendous job in her calling. The only setback I see is that when all the African Americans in this country convert, all the good athletes will end up at BYU.

[MikeWaters]

our worship style is soporific.

we are not interrupt the slumber of the high priests during sacrament meeting.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

our worship style is soporific.

we are not interrupt the slumber of the high priests during sacrament meeting.

Only high priests sleep in your ward?

I don't sit with my family on the back row just to make a quick exit after the closing prayer.

[Sleeping in EQ]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Gladys Knight.

http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/070115light.html

I sure hope so. While we have some good choral music in the Church, there is much to be desired in a larger sense. I don't mind a little revelry in my reverence. I have Sister Knight's One Voice CD that she won the Grammy for. It's very, very good. I think I'll listen to it today.

[Archaea]

She is in my stake and an outstanding person. When you meet her at the gym or in the chapel, she just glows. She has a choir presentation where they improvise the music, and even for this music retard, you can't really appreciate the quality of the music.

And slumber is for everyone. All males in our family slumber during sacrament but not when Sister Knight performs.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I seem to remember a quote in a column a few years back in which she told President Hinkley that "the hymns are nice, but I think they need to pick up the tempo a bit" or something like that.

She is certainly a great person and is doing a tremendous job in her calling. The only setback I see is that when all the African Americans in this country convert, all the good athletes will end up at BYU.

It's already happening. We've got several LDS AA's on the team.

[Venkman]

Originally Posted by Sleeping in EQ

I sure hope so. While we have some good choral music in the Church, there is much to be desired in a larger sense. I don't mind a little revelry in my reverence. I have Sister Knight's One Voice CD that she won the Grammy for. It's very, very good. I think I'll listen to it today.

I agree, reverence doesn't necessarily preclude revelry. I don't think we need to add thumpin bass lines, sick drum beats, and a kickass guitar solo (actually that could be cool), but let's spice it up a bit at times.

I think correlation is a good thing and sticking to a uniform hymn book is great, but maybe congregations can have a little more leeway on the arrangement and instrumentation.

[Detroitdad]

Originally Posted by Venkman

I agree, reverence doesn't necessarily preclude revelry. I don't think we need to add thumpin bass lines, sick drum beats, and a kickass guitar solo (actually that could be cool), but let's spice it up a bit at times.

I think correlation is a good thing and sticking to a uniform hymn book is great, but maybe congregations can have a little more leeway on the arrangement and instrumentation.

There is no question that the sobriety of our meetings is a huge turnoff for some. It would be great to add the tiniest little bit of pizazz to the meeing block.

[Jeff Lebowski]

LDS sacrament meetings are like funerals sometimes.