Loving Music

Reading Laura's post just now reminded me of something to write on my blog. . .about music. Someone (Laura?) recently forwarded me an e-mail with the singing group Il Divo singing "Amazing Grace." I had never heard them before (never listen to music on the radio or watch TV, so I'm still back in the last century with what is going on in the music world), and I was very impressed. I had to hurry and order a couple of their CDs from Amazon, and I am really enjoying them. I love their musical dynamics - so much expression. Maybe it is a good thing that they sing mostly in other languages so I don't know what they are singing about (it might singe my ears), but I love their voices and the entire sound of their music. Kind of a classical pop, if there is such a thing. Also, Aubree introduced me to the internet radio station at www.pandora.com, which I am enjoying alot. By typing Il Divo as what I wanted to listen to, I've been introduced to other singers whose music I am enjoying. Many of my old favorites accompany me, as well, as I spend time at the computer doing indexing, etc. Thanks!

Who is the Parowan Prophet?

He's an old guy who used to be a member of the Church but was excommunicated for polygamy and preaching apostate doctrine. He has dreams of an atomic holocaust in the U.S. and used to write warnings in the Letters to the Editor of the local paper, even naming the date when it was going to happen. When his prediction didn't come true, he would just set a new date. He pretty much quit writing until just before this past Christmas when he had another dream, in which he saw himself coming out of Wal-Mart, looked towards the southwest and saw a huge mushroom cloud. He predicted that there would be an attack before Christmas. If not then - sometime soon. A reporter from the L.A. Times caught wind of him and came to Parowan for an interview. I looked it up on the internet, and there was quite an article about him which included pictures of his few followers. Our renters were in the picture. They are all caught up in survivalist things - even had a bed down in our old cellar! We've seen the prophet at the old house several times, and once Val saw him coming up out of the cellar. He asked him what he was doing, and he said the Shaffers had asked him to look over their storage stuff. I think he was looking at the cellar to see if it would qualify as a bomb shelter. I don't mean to make fun of them for trying to prepare, but I don't understand how they can look to that old guy as their "prophet," and not realize that if the Lord was going to give that kind of a warning to the world it would be through someone more believable than him!

Weird!

During Sacrament Mtg. yesterday Truce Hunt brought a note up front to the bishop from his dad, Curtis Hunt. Pretty soon one of the counselors got up and went out - and so did Curtis. They both came back in in a few minutes. Val said what happened was that Curtis went out into the foyer for something and saw a young man there with a sword! It was Daniel Shafer, the brother of our renters. He's probably 17 or 18 but looks younger. He is "different," to say the least, but Val thinks he's harmless. I hope he's right. He is always dressed up in a suit or in black clothes of some sort, and Val says he has seen him wearing the sword before. It looks like he's living in a fantasy world and living the role of some character. He certainly isn't a normal young man. Our renters are "different," as well. They are LDS but instead of coming to church regularly, they attend meetings with the Parowan Prophet (for those of you who know who I mean). To tell the truth, I wish they would all leave!