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The LDS Church has officially encouraged its members to write hymns and poems on multiple occasions. [ 2 ] [ 8 ] In Mormon scripture, God emphasizes the importance of song and verse: "my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me."
In 1898, Kimball was appointed music teacher at the Beaver Branch of Brigham Young Academy. From April 1902 to April 1906, Kimball served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Germany. [1] Kimball was either the organist or assistant organist of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir from 1905 to 1937. [2]
Joel Hills Johnson (March 23, 1802 – September 24, 1882) was a Latter-day Saint missionary and hymn writer, known for being the author of "High on the Mountain Top" (hymn no. 5 in the 1985 LDS hymnbook, English edition).
William Wines Phelps (February 17, 1792 – March 7, 1872) was an American author, composer, politician, and early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement.He printed the first edition of the Book of Commandments that became a standard work of the church and wrote numerous hymns, some of which are included in the current version of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' (LDS Church ...
He graduated from Brigham Young High School and then served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, primarily in Chicago. Yorgason had bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University (BYU). He was a seminary teacher in the Church Educational System from 1970 to 1977 and taught at BYU from 1977 to 1980. [2]
Organ of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Williamite) Isaac Sheen Covington, Kentucky: Initially named Aaronic Herald, the paper ended when Isaac Sheen fell out of communion with William B. Smith. Sheen was later editor of the True Latter Day Saints Herald. Northern Islander: 12 December 1850 – 20 June 1856 weekly, later daily ...
Pearson is best known for her memoir Goodbye, I Love You and the LDS musical My Turn On Earth. Her play Facing East, about a Latter-day Saint family dealing with the suicide of a gay son, opened Off Broadway on May 29, 2007. [8] She also wrote One On The Seesaw, a lighthearted book about raising a family as a single parent.
Eliza Roxey Snow (January 21, 1804 – December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the nineteenth century. [4] Greatly respected within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, she was a poet, chronicled history, celebrated nature and relationships, and expounded scripture and doctrine.