CD Review: Showtime!

Reviewed by Melanie Lott, LDSFiles.com Staff Writer

Showtime! Music of Broadway and Hollywood by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Published by Deseret Book.

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The Mormon Tabernacle Choir has done it again! They have produced another CD of flawless, beautiful music. I end up loving anything the choir puts out, and this one is no exception. The choir departs from their usual hymns and spiritual numbers on this CD and instead, they tackle Broadway and Hollywood. The arrangements are stunning and since most of the songs are familiar to me, I found myself singing along right away.

Arrangements on this CD are done by Michael Davis, Kurt Bestor, Mack Wilberg, Arthur Harris, and Barlow Bradford. The songs range from slow ballads like "Where Is Love?" from the musical Oliver, and "Over the Rainbow" from the Wizard of Oz to more upbeat numbers like "Circle of Life" from The Lion King. Guest soloists on "Circle of Life" are Jenny Jordan Frogley and Alex Boye'. The Mormon Tabernacle Choir is so professional is all their productions. I know this one will be played regularly at my house.

Talk on CD Review: Stand Your Ground

Reviewed by Melanie Lott, LDSFiles.com Staff Writer

Stand Your Ground by Diana H. Hoelscher. Published by Covenant Communications.

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This is the first talk given by Diana Hoelscher that I have heard, and I was impressed with her abilities as a public speaker. As I listened to her, I visualized a young, vibrant, cheerleader-like person. I have no idea what she is really like in real life, but that's the kind of energy she puts off, the kind of energy the youth love to listen to.

In "Stand Your Ground", Diana talks about ways in which Satan tries to get to her. She gives examples from the scriptures and teaches us how we can resist Satan's enticings. I think this message about how to resist Satan is so very important in this generation. The more aware the youth are of his tactics, the better prepared they will be to win their battles with him. She left me with a real sense of wanting to be better in many different areas in my life.

Let the Light In by Lyndsi Houskeeper

Reviewed by Melanie Lott, LDSFiles.com Staff Writer

Let the Light In by Lyndsi Houskeeper. Published by Covenant Communications.

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"Let the Light In" is Lyndsi Houskeeper's fourth original CD release. She was named as the #1 new LDS artist of the year in 2003. Lyndsi has a great deal of hope and inspiration to share with others. She is a cancer survivor, and one of her tracks on this CD, "I Live for That" draws from the experiences she has had and was written specifically for National Cancer Survivor's Day.

Also on this CD is a song entitled "Within Me", written for the 2007 Young Women's theme, "Let Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts Unceasingly". Lyndsi sings regularly at concerts and firesides and is known for her uplifting and motivating messages within her music.