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Eric Huntsman: Christmas in the Holy Land

Eric Huntsman had an opportunity some of us only dream of—spending Christmas in the Holy Land. A former teacher at the BYU Jerusalem Center, Huntsman gives listeners an idea of what Christmastime in the Holy Land was like for him and his family. He also helps us dig deeper into some of the characters and traditions we celebrate at Christmas, and shares how autism has forever changed and blessed his family’s holiday season.

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Latter-day Saint Makes It Into "American Idol" Top 20: "You Really, Really Are Amazing"

By LDS Living

Ashley Hess has been impressing judges since her first moments on American Idol.

Famous Latter-day Saints

Viral LDS Family Performs "Sound of Music" Medley with YouTube Star Peter Hollens

By LDS Living

Peter Hollens, known for his fantastic acapella performances on YouTube, is no stranger to singing with Mormons. He frequently collaborates with LDS violinist Lindsey Stirling, and he appeared in the World's Largest Nativity with The Piano Guys and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Last week, he added another check mark to his LDS pedigree chart.

Mormon Parenting: Our good intentions with music lessons

We actually had a family orchestra once. I, Linda, was giving violin and piano lessons to several of our kids as well as carting them all over the valley for lessons. One was trying the trumpet, another was taking harp lessons, one was experimenting with the viola, and we had a little drummer and a couple of aspiring guitar strummers. We made some feeble attempts at simple chamber music, with Richard on the cello — I took orchestra in junior high school and do pretty well on pieces that have eight or fewer notes, like the bass part of Pachelbel’s Canon in G.

Christmas I Remember Best: Acts of kindness touched family

Christmas 1983 promised to be rather bleak for us. In April I had lost my position at U.S. Steel's Geneva Works and had practically worn out a pair of shoes pounding the sidewalk in a futile hunt for stable new employment. We had battened down the hatches, canceled magazine subscriptions, ended piano lessons and scaled back discretionary purchases of all kinds — and learned to live on very little.

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Kirby Heyborne swinging a flaming microwave? This Church video is unexpectedly hilarious

By Emily Linder

Latter-day Saint actor Kirby Heyborne is back at it again, and we couldn’t be happier.

4 reasons you don’t want to miss ‘Christmas with The Chosen’ this weekend

By Lindsey Williams

If you’re looking for a way to spend your Sabbath evening, sit back and enjoy what will look like ancient Jerusalem celebrating the Christmas season.

Cheryl Johnson

Cheryl Johnson is a travel blogger, life coach, writer, wife, and mother of five. She enjoys hiking, goal setting, musical theatre, and playing piano. When she is not traveling around the globe with her family, she resides in Charlottesville, VA.

Mormon Who Plays Lead Role in Les Misérables Puts Family First

Fast-tracked through school, Tipoki, who plays piano, saxophone and violin, became one of the youngest students accepted into the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. Roles in The Lion King and the Queen musical We Will Rock You followed before she won the role of understudy for Elphaba in 2008.

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Watch: Jenny Oaks Baker + Her 4 Talented Children Perform "The First Noel"

By LDS Living

Renowned LDS violinist Jenny Oaks Baker and her four children—all with incredible talent of their own—recently released this #LightTheWorld music video of "The First Noel." This family performance features a moving violin duet between Baker and her daughter with gorgeous accompaniment from her other children on the piano, cello, and guitar.