Gladys Knight

We had the opportunity last night to attend a fireside at our stake center that was put on by Gladys Knight and the Saints United Voices Choir.  The point of the fireside was to introduce members of the church to the culture and music of other cultures and to introduce non-members to the gospel.  Let's be honest, I kind of thought that the entire choir would be comprised of members of African-American decent. I was surprised to see that most choir members were either white, or islander. Man, did they rock it like a baptist church choir though. Throughout the evening we heard various people saying "Amen!" or "Sing it, sister!" and that was just odd to me, because during our normal meetings where singing and music is present, we don't shout out things.  Also, the clapping during the songs...also strange to me. I was able to clap after the songs because technically we were in the gym, but clapping during the songs..not so much.  On the way home Kirk told me that he wanted to let out a "Hallelujah" or "Amen!" and put his hands in the air but he knew I wouldn't like it, so he didn't. What a good husband. We had the chance to hear the testimony of one of the choir members, and also the testimonies of Gladys and her husband.  The spirit was so strong, and I hope that everyone in the room could feel it.  I feel so blessed to have had such an opportunity to hear such strong testimonies from such talented people.