Music & the Spoken Word Library

Being Part of the Fold – August 20, 2000

When we hear the parable of the shepherd leaving the ninety and nine to find the one lost sheep, our attention is usually focused on...

Magic Moments – August 13, 2000

Once in awhile there are unexpected moments in our lives when time seems to touch eternity—when we suddenly feel we’re on the edge of this...

Hold On through the Hard Times – August 06, 2000

Years ago, Nat King Cole touched the hearts of many when he sang the words, “When I fall in love, it will be forever.”  For...

Lift Thine Eyes – July 30, 2000

If we develop the habit of lifting our eyes, we can often gain a new perspective that makes all the difference. A traveler was composing...

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – July 23, 2000

We owe so much of what we enjoy today to others.  As Gordon B. Hinckley has written, “We stand on the shoulders of those who...

Second Chances – July 16, 2000

A woman traveling by plane was confiding in her seat mate that her child had failed to finish high school.  Sensing the need for some...

A Peaceful Place Called Home – July 09, 2000

Home is a feeling of peace and love that we carry with us. Never did home seem so far away as when a young soldier...

Oh Say, Can You See? – July 02, 2000

“Oh say, can you see?”1 When author Francis Scott Key saw the American flag still flying over Fort McHenry, Maryland, the morning after a battle...

And Behold, It Was Very Good – June 25, 2000

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. . . . And God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was...