http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,51 ... 39,00.html
This is my favorite quote:
President Monson praised the efforts of the choir for "utilizing their God-given skills. You never know how many hearts have been touched and lives have been changed," he said.
He reminisced about serving as a mission president in Toronto, "the only area outside his own, where Joseph Smith taught." He also noted that he's always appreciated the fact that Joseph Smith was born in the season in which we celebrate the birth of Christ. "I think very little happens by coincidence," he said. And at this season, he's happy that our thoughts can be drawn to Joseph Smith. "He gave us everything."
As my exmo colleague just said, "That is very disturbing."
Added Sheri L. Dew:
This is the 16th CD the choir has done since establishing its own recording label, noted Sheri L. Dew, president and CEO of Deseret Book, . . . "Since then we've sold around 2 million albums. But the choir has never done one more meaningful for the members of the church. This is magnificent."
Apparently, all the songs about Jesus and Heavenly Father are less "meaningful" to average church members.
It's as if Jesus had been some minor prelude to the prophet's glorious mission. Maybe it's just my apostate disposition, but this kind of near-worship bothers me.
