Spoken Word

Music & the Spoken Word: A step of faith
It’s not easy to leave behind what we know and travel into the unknown, but it’s a step we all must take at some point in our lives, Lloyd Newell shares in the "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: Mindfulness matters
We have to intentionally create mental space for own thoughts and feelings. So instead of mindlessly reacting to life, we can mindfully respond to it, shares Lloyd Newell in the "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: Remembering Pointe du Hoc
In the early hours of D-Day, Rangers scaled the 100-foot sheer cliffs of Pointe du Hoc in France to help liberate Europe. Why did they do it? Lloyd Newell explores in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: The armor of light
We will certainly need strength in the future as we have in the past — the strength that comes from looking for the good and holding on to faith, from putting on “the armour of light,” writes Lloyd Newell in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: A lesson on an airplane
Strengthening yourself spiritually, emotionally and physically puts you in a better position to offer the help you want to give, shares Lloyd Newell in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: ‘An opportunity for excellence’
Maybe normal is not what we want anyway, as long as “an opportunity for excellence” is within reach, writes Lloyd Newell in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: Courage and devotion to duty
We honor the history of those who sacrificed when we use what power we have to promote peace and make the world a better place, writes Lloyd Newell in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: The winds of change
Those who adjust and use new circumstances to their advantage can reach their desired destination, no matter how the winds blow, Lloyd Newell writes in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word" with the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square.
Music & the Spoken Word: Prayer and work
"Prayer and work are so often close companions," Lloyd Newell shares in this week's "Music & the Spoken Word." "We trust that God, in His goodness, will answer our prayers, even while we do all in our power to make good things happen."
Lloyd Newell marks 30 years of sharing the ‘Spoken Word’ — and he’s still creating them in the pandemic
By Christine Rappleye
Lloyd Newell's 30th anniversary as the official announcer for "Music & the Spoken Word" was on March 31, 2021. He's still creating them in the pandemic. Do you have a favorite?