Story of Faith

This last month I had the opportunity to write a song to sing for Relief Society. The topic was on temples, and about the sacrifices that the early Saints made so that they could have one. Here in South Jordan, we are lucky enough to have 2 temples! The Oquirrh Mountain temple is barely being finished and tickets are barely being reserved (it’s free) to go and walk through the undedicated temple. Because we live so close, we get to help be the hosts, and help with the celebration and the walk throughs. There is plenty to be done, and it’s exciting to have the privilege to help.
Anyway, the Relief Society president gave the lesson, and based it on Jeffery R. Holland’s talk, As Doves to our Windows. So I also had this article as a resource. It was a difficult song to write, but I came up with something that I did like. About a week before I was supposed to sing it, I sang it for an LDS Musicians get together that we had, and then again for my mother, 2 great places to get feedback and critique. Both places gave me some great suggestions, which I did use, both of them telling me it needed a 3rd verse. I don’t usually write 3 verses. 2 is usually hard enough! But the stories that I used from Elder Holland’s talk were both about men and the sacrifices that they made for the temple. The song needed a verse about the women. This was a hard verse to write, but I was so glad that it finally came together, the day before I performed it.
Of course, as I sang the song, I did fine for the first 2 verses, and then as I began the 3rd verse, my emotions became so strong, that I cried. It’s something I’ve done since I used to perform in my home ward. Thankfully, I got past it, and was able to sing the final bridge and chorus without quite so many sniffles. There were tears all around, and I was grateful to have the experience. It helped me to appreciate the blessings of having temples so close to us.
I encourage you to look over the words to the song. You can find the song at: http://www.kerbymusic.org/music.php?sid=97. I am hoping to do another demo of it, and then I’ll send out an update soon.
I had a wonderful Mother’s Day yesterday. I have the best family and husband in the world when it comes to Mother’s Day. My husband makes all my meals, and my kids all make cards and gifts for me all day long. It’s so fun. My daughter even gave me an hour long hair massage! What can top that?! I also enjoyed calling my mother and talking to her. She is such a wonderful inspiration to me. I realized that I didn’t gain all the experience I have as a mother because I’m the oldest of 11 children, I learned it because my mother taught me how to deal with all my siblings. I gained that wonderful experience as she showed me what to do, how to do, and most of all, how to love, and I love her so much!