by Keith L. Brown | Mar 23, 2021 | Music News, Music Reviews
The 2021 Youth theme of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “A Great Work,” is taken from Doctrine and Covenants 64:33-34. The scripture reads, “Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. And out of small...
by Keith L. Brown | Mar 3, 2021 | BYU Vocal Point, Music News
Fear can be defined as “an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat.” In the uncertain times in which we now live, behind the smiles that we may see, there exists for many, a feeling of fear or...
by Keith L. Brown | Jan 28, 2021 | Music News
Marwenna Diame, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was born Gwen Isabella Laidlaw in December 1960 in Dumbarton, Scotland, to Marion and James Laidlaw. Her father passed away in 2018 and her mother passed away in 2020. She was named after her...
by Keith L. Brown | Jan 27, 2021 | Music News
During the virtual Youth Music Festival in July 2020, Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women General President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, told youth that one of most powerful ways to hear the Lord’s voice is through music. She said, “The scriptures...
by Keith L. Brown | Nov 19, 2020 | Camille Nelson, Music News
No doubt the year 2020 has been a challenging year for a great number of people on many different levels. There are many people who are feeling lonely and rejected, lost and confused, frightened and uncertain, desperately seeking to know if there is any hope left in...
by Keith L. Brown | Nov 12, 2020 | Music News, Music Reviews
On Friday, 23 October 2020, the father-and-daughter viral duo from Kaysville, Utah, Mat and Savanna Shaw, released their debut studio album, Picture This. The success of the album has been phenomenal. An initial supply of 10,000 CDs were sold out on release day and a...