'America’s Choir' celebrates 'unprecedented' milestone nearly 100 years after first broadcast

The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square performed the th episode of a long-standing Mormon music undertaking on Sunday marking a monumental milestone since it began nearly years ago The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints disclosed in a comment shared with Fox News Digital that the Music the Spoken Word broadcast was performed at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City Utah Over people attended See the video at the top of this article as the choir performs The Morning Breaks The activity began on July just months before the Great Depression began TRADITION IS 'MOST CENTRAL THING FOR HUMAN FLOURISHING' AND BIBLE PROVIDES THE GUIDE SAYS AUTHORThe LDS Church explained Music the Spoken Word is the longest-running consecutive broadcast of its kind More than million people listen to the broadcast every week Choir volunteer Heidi Swinton noted in a release that the plan has weathered multiple calamities over the years including the Great Depression and the COVID- pandemic The Choir can be a voice that says We can do this We can get through this Swinton reported She added Ronald Reagan called it America s Choir ' and I think it s because of its longevity because since the beginning of radio the Choir has been out there in front heralding the good things that happen and the hard things that happened and saying 'Lock arms and we ll get through this ' In the LDS Church declaration -year-old Warna Huff commented she remembered listening to the first broadcast It was something you don t forget she recalled Huff who was five years old in also mentioned that she watches the plan every week WOMAN RECEIVES TREASURED GIFT FROM LATE FATHER YEARS AFTER REJECTING HIS OFFER It just makes you feel good the worshiper observed It just makes you feel something that you need The music s beautiful CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTERRussell M Nelson president of the LDS church also recalled listening to early broadcasts I cannot remember life without Music the Spoken Word the leader recalled I was born in I can remember as a little boy listening to Sunday broadcasts For more Lifestyle articles visit foxnews com lifestyleIn a report the LDS Church called the performance an unprecedented achievement that underscores the weekly project s enduring legacy and its profound global impact Music is the universal language of the Spirit Nelson explained Music communicates to the heart and soul of individuals in a way that written words cannot duplicate