The song mentions that it's a gift to be simple, and that true simplicity is gained when we're going through the process of bowing and bending and turning to "come 'round right." To me, this means that as we go through the ups and downs of life, the painful experiences as well as the joyful ones, that we are letting all of these experiences and emotions steer us in the right direction. I don't think simple necessarily means easy. In fact, living simply can, paradoxically, be hard to do. And sometimes the choices we make don't allow ourselves to "come 'round right"--we don't "turn" to God and follow his commandments. But when we do, we find that the simple life is the best life, all things considered.
Speaking of simple, today's broadcast was anything but, for many involved. Due to Elder Hales' funeral on Friday, the space the orchestra normally occupies was instead occupied with a rostrum and seating for general authorities. As such, the program for Music & the Spoken Word had to be reprogrammed with different songs that were for organ only. Also, several of the songs we sang today were accompanied by a few orchestra members--which made the music even more beautiful, but which required some tricky logistics in getting stands and mics and people on and off the stage at the right time. It all worked out of course, thanks to everyone working together, and the result was a very beautiful program, if I do say so myself.
To end this post, FYI, the artists for the 2017 Christmas Concert will be announced on The Doug Wright Show Thursday, October 12 at about 10:30 a.m. (time subject to change.). This year the ticket request date will be Saturday, October 21 at 10:00 a.m. This will give more people a chance to hear the artist announcement and also to set up the username and password required to request tickets. More details and an instructional video on the account setup will be forthcoming. Keep an eye on this website.
Until next time, God be with you.
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