Sing Along

I Corinthians 14:15 (NIV)
I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

When we left South Africa after 3 months the thing I missed the most were the friends we had made there. But next I missed the singing at church. African rhythms and harmonies are thrilling to me. It is almost impossible to stand still and most people in the congregation don't. A room full of 500+ people seem to sway as if precise choreography had designed their movement. It is transporting!

Music affects our hearts in ways that no other form of communication does. I think that's why God placed such emphasis on music, beginning with temple worship and carrying on into his church. It reaches us intellectually, spiritually, and emotionally.

Dear Lydia: Response to "Mother in Need"

Dear Readers,

The following letter to Dear Lydia is a response to a letter published in April 2009.

Dear Lydia,

My son was diagnosed with autism two years ago. Over the past two years I have cried many tears.

My son is now four and a half years old and we have come to understand him much better than we did two years ago. We also have hope for him, and although we do not know what quality of life he will be able to have we believe that he will be a gentle, loving person.