Easter Special (March 27, 2016) - Music & The Spoken Word

Terrific Easter special with excerpts from the Messiah, and a brief recount of the writing of Messiah by George Handel.

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The program starts at about minute 59.  This is the last show before Christmas.  In this set they combine with the Bell Choir which performs "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year."  The choir starts with a tradition "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful" and then the women sing "How far is it to Bethlehem.  The do an excellent job of presenting the wonder of children at Christmas with "Christmas Children" from Scrooge.  The highlight is the soft peaceful message of "Wexford Carol."  This starts with the men setting the peaceful tone, which is not lost throughout the song:
Good people all, this Christmas time,
Consider well and bear in mind
What our good God for us has done,
In sending His belovèd Son.
With Mary holy we should pray
To God with love this Christmas Day;
In Bethlehem upon the morn
There was a blest Messiah born.
They then conclude with Hallelujah form the Messiah.  

#Hallelujah—An Easter Message about Jesus Christ

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Easter 2013: A Few Pictures

I did not do a very good job of documenting our Easter weekend with pictures.  We started Saturday with going to help my daughter move.  They found a place, larger and cheaper a couple blocks away.  We all went to help, along with a few people from their ward in Turlock.  Charity and Anthony had barbeque after the moving, and they did an Easter egg hunt hunt for Tony.  They have a pretty large yard behind their four-plex.  Tony then hid everything and Miranda and Charity were the finders.

Tony brought the plastic eggs and did a couple Easter egg hunts in the back yard for the neighbors.  They then hid the eggs for him and they had a good time. 

Caleb and I finished our home teaching, and went Easter shopping.  I was tired and lazy and we didn't get Easter baskets out until Sunday morning. 

Sheri and Toni tried something new: tie/dye eggs.  I had to sacrifice some ties.

I sang with the choir for Easter.  We had rehearsal before church.  Chris Papworth is the choir director, Ruth Christensen played and Caleb is the president.  We sang one of my favorites from Handel's Messiah, "Surely."

(24) Surely He hath borne our griefs Isaiah 53:4,5 4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. . . . 5. . . He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him,

This was the prelude, but in many respects the high light of my day. 

Mark and Dianna and family, including Nicole, came over for Easter Dinner.  Charity and Anthony came as well.  Sheri prepared ham dinner.