Lamb of God and 42nd Anniversary

Participating in the Interfaith Lamb of God choir has been a joyful experience for Wayne and me.  Our friend Erin Perkins had us sign up and told us we would love it...but we didn't know we would enjoy it as much as we did. Dr. Jane Fjelsted was the director of the choir and the orchestra and she is amazing.  I was first made aware of her with the Layton Temple Dedication Choir...I loved watching her direct and thought that I would love to sing under her one day.  She is a meticulous musician who can hear all of the parts and knows who is off and what needs to happen to make a beautiful sound and still clearly enunciate the words so the audience knows what is being said.  We rehearsed for 8 week- every Thursday and Sunday evening.  They had a big wait list and if you miss more than 2 times, you are dropped and someoe from the wait list is added.  They are filling a 372 voice choir..so many people want to be a part of this and sing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle.  Wayne and I were committed and had a great time at rehearsal.  The 92 full orchestra is pretty amazing as well...add to that 19 soloists and narrators and there are alost 500 people involved to make this happen. 

 The Lamb of God  by Rob Gardner is all about the last week of Jesus' life.  It's a perfect set up for the Easter season. Because it's an Interfaith choir we rehearsed in many different church facilities... LDS ward houses, Layton Christian Church, Faith Baptist, St. Olaf's and St. Mary's Catholic churches... and we had 10 minute devotionals from all of the different faiths before we started about the Miracles of Jesus.  

Rehearsal at Layton Christian Church

Singing in the Salt Lake Tabernacle was awesome, although sitting on the 2nd to back row- the reverb was incredible and you had to really pay attention to the director’s baton.  We sang to two full tabernacles on Friday and Saturday night. So grateful for family and friends who came out and supported us.  Monson, Tayla, Landon, Andrew ( we knew he would love the Cello parts) Tami and Rob-who brought Wanee in.  So happy she could come.   The spirit was strong. 

 I have the scripture and tune…”I am the resurrection, and the life..he that believeth in me, thou he were dead, yet shall he live….” going over and over in my head.   I loved singing about the last week of my Savior’s life. 

The lyrics that have really spoken to me are Thomas’ at the end when he finally sees the resurrected Jesus after all the apostles already have.   The lyrics are… “So trust in God through all the days.  Fear not, for He doth hold thy hand.  Though dark thy way, still sing and praise.  Sometime, sometime we’ll understand.”   I choose to be a believer…and I have questions, but I still sing and praise and trust that at some time I will understand.

For our 42nd anniversary, we headed into SLC early on our choir show day and had dinner at the Cheesecake Factory..then we sang in the choir.  I’m grateful Wayne and I both love music and can share being in choirs together. I love my Wayne.  He’s been a joy and a rock to go through life with.