tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post2002693310148337980..comments2023-11-02T09:09:22.129-04:00Comments on Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord: Singing and LDS MissionariesDr. Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18061544604584544836noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-68615018835980824182008-05-23T11:20:00.000-04:002008-05-23T11:20:00.000-04:00DH, this was long to read, but beautiful. So how ...DH, this was long to read, but beautiful. So how come I saw you lip-synching in Sacrament Meeting today??? For shame.Bored in Vernalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016611721544251941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-16303629842728944002008-05-19T21:14:00.000-04:002008-05-19T21:14:00.000-04:00I think there is some truth in what you say I have...I think there is some truth in what you say I have gone through periods of lip syncing also. I think it is a cultural practice of singing. In an evolutionary scale it moves us mentally toward actually singing. On one end of the continum we just don't even engage on the other end we sing and do it passably. I mean by lip syncing you are consciously engaged as the words pass through your mind and form in to words. For some of us it is a way of conforming without fear of embarassment. Kind of like I would sing if I really could but I can't so I do the next best thing. It is a form of social accomodation.Dr. Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18061544604584544836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470536077683229440.post-43183946874148051172008-05-19T20:24:00.000-04:002008-05-19T20:24:00.000-04:00I loved the Spencer W. Kimball story about the fam...I loved the Spencer W. Kimball story about the family singing at the last moment. This was especially meaningful, given that he lost his voice later in life. I am envious of those who can carry a note. I am of the Heber J. Grant tradition -- which is to say my singing may do more damage than good. Consequently, I have tried to develop a good lip-sync. (Is that a form of lying?)S.Fauxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11172834057530110206noreply@blogger.com