How Can I Keep From Singing?

Last week our stake choir started practicing for Stake Conference which is coming up in August.  I heard it announced over the pulpit and in Relief Society, but decided it would be too difficult to do since Brian is usually asleep at that time and it's right between dinner time and bed time.  I figured "Oh, I'll just sit this one out."  HA HA! 

Today when I was in Relief Society, our second councilor came in for an announcement.  He started talking about stake choir and how they were very much in need of people.  I felt really bad mainly because 1) the stake choir conductor is a good friend of mine and 2) because I thought I had valid reasons why I couldn't do it this time....that is until my lovely and totally awesome friend/visiting teachee offered to watch my kids while I went to choir.  Our second councilor also threatened that he had a list of people who could sing and if he had to, he would personally call them by name to go be in the choir.  Hahaha.  So I decided to go.  :)

When I got there, I was very surprised and so excited to see my good friend Laura.  Then, as we got practicing, I just fell in love with the arrangements of the songs (Lead Kindly Light & The Spirit of God)!  WOW!  WOW!  WOW!  The harmonies and arrangements were so beautifully written!  I got so excited to be a part of that.  I had not been that excited about music since I sang in choir in high school.  My high school choir teacher was pretty amazing too!

On my way home from practice, after the commercials on the radio were over, there was a song that came on the radio that described perfectly how I felt at that moment.  "How Can I Keep From Singing."  I am so happy that I decided to go to choir tonight.  I felt something that I hadn't felt in what seemed like a long time.  The music just spoke to me and touched me.  I'm so thankful to my mother-in-law and also good friends who are willing to help me with my kids so I can participate in something I love.  And also a big thank you to Jason who is such a fantastic musician and choir conductor.  I wish I had just a sliver of your musical talent.