[Teachldsseminary] OT -- Inspiration

[sjagnana@mac.com]

I have been a stake music chairman as well as conduct music for  
sacrament meetings, thus I chose the music for the meetings under the  
direction of the bishopric.  In any calling we are to understand we  
are under the direction of the priesthood from whom we receive that  
calling and that they may give direction that we are to follow at any  
time.  Your husband might want to have the ward music chairman or  
stake sit down with this sister, handbook in hand and make sure she  
is trained in this principle.  If she is also the ward music  
chairman  it sounds like she is in need of training.  With that said  
maybe this new bishopric needs some training... no disrespect  
intended.  Allowing stewardship is very important when extending a  
calling.  If they have given this sister a topic or theme for the  
meeting she should be able to choose from the approved hymnal  
appropriate (already approved) music for your meetings.  I really do  
not see any need in this situation for micro management?

Now that being said, I am assuming we are talking only about the  
green hymnbook and choosing opening, closing and the sacrament hymn.   
But IF you are referring to choir number selections, they must ALWAYS  
be approved by the bishopric!  This is where things can really go off  
in strange places and I have heard some crazy things out there. lol   
Please have your husband become very familiar with the music handbook  
of the church.  It is very guarded as to what the choir may sing in  
sacrament meetings.  They would rather see us take the hymns and  
arrange those beautifully than bring in the unfamiliar or production- 
like or performance oriented type pieces.  So if this is where your  
husband is involving himself he is right-on.   And he does not need  
to be a music expert to do this contrary to what many musicians feel.  
(you may find a bit of controversy here, but I think the spirit works  
just fine)  It is hard to come in and course correct in this area.  I  
have been there myself and music people in particular do not like it.  
lol  Good luck to your husband.  This is the Lord's work and he  
expects us to guard the experience that others have in the  
stewardships which he has given us.  Hope this helps a bit.
God Bless,
Kathryn

PS  your husband asked.... lol


On Jan 8, 2007, at 9:27 AM, jarvismal at comcast.net wrote:

Wise and wonderful teachers,

My sweetheart asked me to throw this question out to you, to see if  
he could gain some insight.  He is a member of a newly called  
Bishopric (about 8 weeks old).  He is the counselor over music.  He  
was meeting yesterday with the Ward Music Director.  In the years  
that this sister has held this position, she has never had a leader  
change the music on her.  As of this last week, this has happened a  
number of times that the Bishop/Bishopric Member has asked that  
another hymn be sung during Sacrament Meeting.  This is shaking this  
sisters faith (she is a convert, and Taiwanese, so there is a  
language barrier here also) -- her comment to my sweetheart was, "If  
I am receiving these hymns by inspiration, why isn't the Bishop  
getting the same inspiration?"  My sweetheart gave her the usual  
"line leaders" response, but it didn't seem to satisfy this sister,  
and has caused my sweetheart to wonder what kind of counsel he should  
have given her.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

--
Sister Jarvis
Marysville Washington EMS
20 Juniors (and 3 investigators)
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