Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Long Perspective – Sunday, January 06, 1985

The wisdom and glory of the Lord is due in part to His ability to view events from an eternal perspective and judge their consequences...

Song of the Sirens – Sunday, December 30, 1984

Ancient sailors heard its plaintive cry along the coast of Greece pulling them to uncharted shores; and Vikings heard the call above the whistling sound...

Were You There? – Sunday, December 23, 1984

Where you there on that Christmas night? Many were —citizens of Bethlehem, who went about their work and didn't know a child was born. It's...

Christmas Symbols – Sunday, December 16, 1984

Christmas has accumulated a great many symbols in its passage through the centuries and the customs and countries of the world —the evergreen tree, the...

The Spirit of Christmas – Sunday, December 09, 1984

Christmas is a time for remembering friends, a time for kindness and generosity, but it is often a difficult season because of the challenge of...

Accessing the Word of God – Sunday, December 02, 1984

Ours has been called the "Age of Information." Indeed, the most stunning advancements of our technologies have been applied to the communication of data and...

Simplicity – November 25, 1984

Henry David Thoreau once observed that our lives are often frittered away by detail. He advised us to simplify! Simplify!

The History Lecture – Thanksgiving – Sunday, November 18, 1984

Today, a history lesson of ten thousand years we study; of the species called man we learn; with laws, customs, arts, traditions we become acquainted...

The Lord Also Listens – Sunday, November 11, 1984

Listening has always been one of the most important aspects of mankind's communication. Even the Savior made reference to it. "He that hath ears to...