A talk given by six-year-old Rachael Cleverly on Sunday, November 15, 1981, in the Primary of the Bountiful Twentieth Ward, Bountiful Utah South Stake. The talk was printed in the December 1981 issue of the Family Journal. Rachael at this time was a first grader at Bountiful Elementary.
Today I’m going to talk about music.
In a revelation to Joseph Smith the Lord said, “For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me, and it shall be answered with a blessing upon their heads” (D&C 25:12).
It is very important for us to sing the songs in Primary, family home evening, and at other times. When we sing, it makes Heavenly Father happy.
Songs can also teach us things. Like in the song, “Oh, How Lovely Was the Morning”:
Oh, how lovely was the morning!
Radiant beamed the sun above.
Bees were humming, sweet birds singing,
Music ringing through the grove,
When within the shady woodland
Joseph sought the God of love;
When within the shady woodland,
Joseph sought the God of love.
This song tells us about Joseph Smith’s First Vision when he saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.
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