From a singer perspective, I really enjoyed the opportunity to be a part of this program today. The songs were all very familiar (memorized) and I was able to fully concentrate on the messages of the songs. It was gratifying to know that the messages reached the hearts of many in the audience as I noticed several individuals wiping away tears of gratitude and appreciation. The overall spirit in the Tabernacle humbly testified of the importance our Father in Heaven and His son, Jesus Christ, place on the themes of equality, love, brotherly kindness, and freedom.
I know that the fight for racial equality is still a war that has not been completely won. But I'm grateful for those who are fighting in that war and who continually seek opportunities to show what side they are on. I'm also grateful for literature that's been written and for films that have been made such as Remember the Titans, Selma, The Great Debaters, The Blind Side, The Help, and others that my wife and I have enjoyed showing to our kids to give them a greater understanding of this nation's past, the equality struggles it went through, and the great men and women who were not afraid to stand up.
I end today's post with a paragraph from today's Spoken Word:
"The course has not been easy, nor is it yet fully realized. But we can take hope in our ongoing efforts to correct wrongs, to embrace one another as equal persons and citizens of one nation. This is, after all, a 'sweet land of liberty,' the 'land where [our] fathers died, land of the pilgrims’ pride.' So 'from ev’ry mountainside let freedom ring!'"
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