Music in Sacrament Meeting

[Jenny SmithParticipant]

From an email:

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Hi Jenny,

This is Edilia again. It seems like I just write you when I have doubts. It’s because you’ve been helping me a lot.

Jenny, you know the camp programm? Here in Brazil, the girls get some musics from famous groups or singers and change the words. Then they sing the melody but with different words (using spiritual words). A branch young women president asked me if they can sing this kind of music, the ones they changed the words, at the sacramental meeting. I didn’t answer it yet because I’m not sure.

Do you know anything about that?

Would you help me?

Thanks
Um forte abraço…
Edilia

[Jenny SmithParticipant]

It’s good to hear from you again, Edilia!

We recently had this question come up in my calling, too.

All non-hymn music sung in sacrament meeting (and in class) has to be approved by that unit’s bishop or branch president, so you did good not to say yes to your young women’s president. Seems to me that the church sent out a letter about this some time ago saying that most popular music was inappropriate for sacrament meetings, but it’s ultimately up to the bishop or branch president to decide.

If the girls are anxious to perform the song for the ward or branch, and the bishop or branch president decides not to allow the girls to perform during sacrament meeting, a special fireside or activity could be organized that would let them sing thier song to thier friends and families.

Hope this helps,
Jenny

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