Entertainment

If you’ve paid attention to the LDS artists that have come out of Utah, you might have noticed some of the work of the talented Richard Williams who has had his music recorded at Capitol Studios, Budapest, Prague, and Fox Studios in LA. He is also a part of the cinematic pop band, TREN, that wrote the hit song “Live …

Michael O. Leavitt, president of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, addressed a virtual audience of members of the Choir organization Thursday night as he announced four new high-level objectives that will set a bold and historic direction for the famed Choir and Orchestra. Leavitt and his counselors, L. Whitney Clayton and Gary B. Porter, have been in place for …

Elder Kaiden Dansie, a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has created a cover of the song “Even If,” originally sung by MercyMe.

The 2022 Youth Theme is inspired by Proverbs 3:5-6, which reads, “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.” A new music video, written by Nik Day and sung by Lizzy Newbold, has been released as the official theme song for …

Latter-day Saint pianist Monica Scott has joined together with Rebecca Nelson and Michelle Moyer to release a new song dedicated to those struggling with their faith. The song, “Lead Me Home,” reflects some of the painful questions we ask ourselves. “I feel like sometimes in writing music – it is like sharing a part of my soul,” Scott said. “Putting …

The Bonner Family and the Light the World campaign teamed up to create this new music video about giving, serving others, and the ultimate reason for the season: Jesus Christ.   The Light the World campaign is organized by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints each Christmas. The music video features the launch of the Giving Machines in …

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square is celebrating two decades of Christmas broadcasts with its upcoming two-hour anniversary retrospective program. PBS and family entertainment network BYUtv will air “20 Years of Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir” in mid-December. Choir leadership and broadcast executives gathered with media at a New York City event on Wednesday, December 8, 2021, to …

Christmas on Temple Square launches this year with a musical tribute: “Witnesses of Christ.” Watch the virtual broadcast now. In this 50-minute tribute to the birth of Jesus Christ, you’ll hear peace-filled messages and new arrangements of favorite hymns and carols performed by the Truman Brothers, the Utah State University Chamber Singers, Daniel Beck, and many others. The event is …

The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square has released a new Christmas video produced during the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2020, after almost nine months without playing together, a few members of the Orchestra were invited to come to the Conference Center in Salt Lake City to accompany Broadway’s Brian Stokes Mitchell singing Choir music director Mack Wilberg’s arrangement …

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hosted its annual celebration of Latin American culture on Saturday evening. The annual event has been held in the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, in years past, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event can only be viewed via broadcast for a second year in a row. The 50-minute cultural …