By Cheryl Stewart Osborn

Let’s be honest with ourselves: Are we afraid to sing hymns in church like we really mean them? Are we so intimidated by our lack of vocal prowess that we sing quietly in hopes that others won’t hear us? (I’m guilty of this.) Or do we subscribe to the notion that the more solemnly we sing, the more reverent we are being?

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by Pam Ellis

The new school year provides the opportunity for college students to become involved in their local Institute program. LDS students have the added benefit of this educational, spiritual, social, and service-focused organization where they can—according to the Las Vegas NV Institute website— find “hope and power as they study the gospel, joy and satisfaction as they give their time in service to others, and love and friendship as they associate with others in the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

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