Ms.
Maestro (Sister) Jackie,
The
un-utterable truth about my experience as a choir member in the Augusta Georgia
Stake will never be conveyed fully in this life. It is simply because of
this. The Spirit of Lord filled to overflowing every venue in which we
used all of our meager talents to perform.
Not only were angels sent to join us, but I testify that the Lord God of
Israel was eager to aid us because of your faithfulness, because of your devotion,
and the hours of dedication you showed in preparation for those wonderful
musical moments in our lives.
I
have told you before that I have had the privilege to sing the most beautiful
solo music of our day in the sun, because of you. I pretended to lofty heights (and notes) of
an Italian tenor when you gave me to sing “The Prayer”. I was filled with dark passion – OK well, as
much as a happily married man can be – in singing the role of the “Phantom” of
the Opera.
But
I shall always remember, and I will never forget the tender, sacred role of the
“Gardner”. The more I practiced that
part, the closer I felt to the Savior, the more concerned I was about
portraying that beautiful image in song, and the more certain I became that I
couldn’t do it as well as needed. But
the day of the concert, I watched my director, whose humble heart and faith in
us strengthened my confidence and lifted my spirit to a new plane of
performance. It was the most moving
experience of the multitude of moving experiences that you gave me, and us,
during your 19 years of service to the Lord, to our Stake, and to those brothers
and sisters who will love you forever.
Thank
you, thank you…
-Cary
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