Good Thoughts (10/17/21) | Music & the Spoken Word

Music & the Spoken Word broadcast with The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. With conductor Mack Wilberg, organist Brian Mathias, and Lloyd Newell as announcer.
Opening Credits (0:00)
1) Morning Has Broken
Gaelic melody, arranged by Mack Wilberg, lyrics by Eleanor Farjeon
2) Press Forward, Saints
Vanja Y. Watkins, arranged by Mack Wilberg, lyrics by Marvin Gardner
3) Awake the Harp, from The Creation
Franz Josef Haydn
4) For the Beauty of the Earth (Organ Solo)
Conrad Kocher, setting by Michael Burkhardt
5) There Is Sunshine in My Soul Today
John R. Sweney, arranged by Mack Wilberg, lyrics by Eliza E. Hewitt
6) Good Thoughts (Spoken Word)
7) It's a Grand Night for Singing, from State Fair
Richard Rodgers, arranged by Arthur Harris, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
8) It Is Well with My Soul
Philip P. Bliss, arranged by Mack Wilberg, lyrics by Horatio G. Spafford
Good Thoughts
By Lloyd D. Newell
A beloved children’s book from decades ago contains this keen observation: “A person who has good thoughts cannot ever be ugly. You can have a wonky nose and a crooked mouth and a double chin and stick-out teeth, but if you have good thoughts they will shine out of your face like sunbeams and you will always look lovely.”
Good thoughts, positive thinking, optimism, hopefulness-no matter what we call it, it’s powerful. And that power goes far beyond making a person look more lovely. Good thoughts change the way we look at life, which in turn affects the choices we make. So it probably isn’t an overstatement to say that good thoughts can change the very course of our lives.
This principle is illustrated in a folktale about two employees of a shoemaker. Both were assigned to travel to a remote region and sell shoes to the people living there. After several days of hard work, both employees reported back to the shoemaker. One was discouraged, declaring, “What a waste of time. None of these people wear shoes.” But the second saw things differently, exclaiming, “What a great opportunity! None of these people wear shoes!” Both had the same task and the same challenges; the difference was in the way they thought about it all. A positive outlook produces positive results.
That doesn’t mean people with good thoughts never experience bad times. Good thoughts don’t shield us from trouble, but they can keep us going when troubles present themselves. Good thoughts give us a sense of hope and peace, of strength and resolution. Good thoughts give meaning and direction to our day-to-day pursuits. Good thoughts empower us to build and bless the lives of others-something that is so needed in a world full of anger and negativity.
Best of all, good thoughts can bring us to God, the Creator of this beautiful world and the giver of every good thing-including, of course, good thoughts, for all that is good comes from God.
Rebroadcast of 4717. Episode aired October 17, 2021, Broadcast Number 4805.
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[@KiraLarkin]

I love this episode of Music and the Spoken Word. The music is wonderful, and the message is terrific. I try so keep good thoughts in my head as often as possible. It helps me to be happier, and I feel the goodness of my Heavenly Father all around me.

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Divino o coral da igreja de jesus dos santos dos últimos dias é maravilhoso

[@michaelroberts6894]

Beautiful and Meaningful at the same time!

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This is the cap of my spiritual uplifting of Sabbath Day. Thank you for a wonderful entertainment.

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He always be in our souls with this special way of communication raise the hymns it is a prayer to our divine God

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Have always loved the tabernacle choir. My grandmother sang in it for the dedication of the Salt Lake temple as well as my uncle. The music is so calming.

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This made my Morning ☀️, it's so calming and just Beautiful ❤️🌈

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Los llevo escuchando muchos años y siempre siento un gran gozo en mi corazón. A mi mente llega JESÚS en todo su esplendor. Bendito sea.

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So uplifting in these troubled times

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[@raeannaroylance5401]

I hope that “It Is Well With My Soul” is in the new hymnal🙏

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This was beautiful. I needed this this morning

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