Janice Kapp Perry has composed 3,000 songs and hymns beloved by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Sarah Jane Weaver: I’m Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News. And it’s me, it’s in me, in me and through me and means everything to me. It’s just this total knowledge, that from everything I hear and feel, and especially when I write about it, I feel it. ![]() So my testimony has just never been a question. And so, I only knew that they were going to be sung in the primary in our stake. Anything that the children can sing in a song will have much more staying power and my heart was just in it. And so I thought, “Oh, great idea.” And I did just that and I started writing songs. ![]() And, yet, I followed the direction the Church gave me to write my own little corner of the world. Janice Kapp Perry: I know that the Lord will use us, even if we have not much talent, because I didn’t know I had any talent for writing music. S ubscribe to the Church News podcast on Apple Podcasts, Amazon, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, bookshelf PLUS or wherever you get podcasts. Janice Kapp Perry joins this episode of the Church News podcast to discuss the power of music, sharing her testimony of the Savior and the profound lessons she has learned during her remarkable and varied life. ![]() Her acceptance speech, “ Filling the World With Music of Faith,” was posted online due to the pandemic. In 2020, Brigham Young University conferred upon her an honorary degree, a Doctor of Christian Service in Music. From 1993 to 1999 she performed with The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, often singing her own music. Her work has been featured in the Church hymnbook and Primary songbook and translated and sung around the world. Her well-known repertoire includes Primary hymns, “ A Child’s Prayer,” “I Love To See the Temple” and “I’m Trying To Be Like Jesus.” She started her music career later in life after two lucky breaks - a broken TV and an injury - took her from the sports court to roadshow music writing.
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