Music

One of my favorite quotes is, "The music is all around us, all you have to do is listen." That comes from the movie "August Rush". I am so grateful for music. There is a power behind it. What this power is used for is up to you. Music is actually one of the reasons I returned to the church. I was driving home one night and I heard a hymn on the radio, and me, being my naive self, thought that the hymn was only in the LDS church so I thought it was pretty awesome. (I have since learned that it is a very common hymn, but that's not the point of this) After getting home I got out my little pocket hymnal and read, not sang, the words to the hymn I just had and this overpowering feeling come over me. That's when my testimony of the hymns, and music started. After that I spent the next few months studying the hymns and scriptures hand in hand. I learned so much about the gospel that I became more involved in my activity of the church.

Now music doesn't have to be religious to be awesome. In fact most of the music I listen to is nothing like the music we sing in church, but there's still that same power behind it. That way of making your day, reminding you of a loved one or memory, or just making you and those around you happy. This is one reason I love music. It has the ability to make complete strangers interact with one another.

Do you know how much music affects you? What would you do if there was no music? No sound at all? I am so grateful for the music that is all around us and the blessing that I have to be able to hear it.

Thank You
-Logan