Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 75:9

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 75:9
"But I will declare for ever; I will sing praises to the God of Jacob."

There is nothing better than having a stake or general conference where we all stand together and sing. It just touches my heart. I missed it even more when my ward was so small, and no one sang very loud. Now we have more members in our ward and the hymn singing is once again so beautiful and powerful. I love hearing all the voices blending together. What a marvelous sound it will be when the Lord comes again and we all sing praises to him together. This made me go find and listen to the video of a thousand people singing "Angels We Have Heard on High". Might be a Christmas song but those are the best songs singing praise to the Son of God. I imagine the same type of songs we will sing when he comes again.



Day 1128

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 13:6

Today's Favorite Verse: Psalms 13:6
"I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me."

This made me think of this verse.

"And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?"
(Alma 5:26)

How many, many times have I woken on my temple morning to have a hymn playing in my mind. It is becoming rarer not hear it. Sometimes it is a struggle to hear the words but it will grow in clarify until I can understand. Each time I know it is the song of redeeming love. Out of gratitude for what my Savior has done for me, I in turn go to be a Savior on Mount Zion for my kindred dead. This music is such a sweet tender mercy to me. For each time I hear it I know he is aware of me, and has something for me to learn.

Day 1066

Today's Favorite Verse: Exodus 38:16

Today's Favorite Verse: Exodus 38:16

"All the hangings of the court round about were of fine twined linen."

This chapter gives more descriptions on all the materials used to make up the tabernacle. It can be a little exhausting to be inspired by it. All I could tell was it was very big.

Then my eyes hit this verse and a memory came back to me. It was an experience I had in the Provo Temple while doing initiatories. Out of the several temples I have been to, the Provo Temple initiatory area is the plainest. It is simple, with only white curtains separating each initiatory room. There is no elaborate woodwork or design, it is stark and made to be functional. The beauty of the ordinance is all it offers.

While I was doing this work I could hear the others in the adjoining rooms. At first I tried to block the sound out and just focus on what I was doing. Curiously, I began to listen to it. The collective whispering made almost a humming sound, like they were singing. The curtained rooms so close together reminded me of the individual cells inside a beehive.

Even thought I was still doing my work, in my mind I began to see this activity on a massive scale. Doing these same ordinances for others during the millennium. There was a sea of untold numbers of these interconnected white curtained rooms and a collective humming coming from them. All these voices being raised up singing praises to our God. It was truly an amazing experience, one I have cherished. If I have a preference it is to do initiatories in the Provo Temple. 

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