Bryce’s post about playing the piano brought several comments bemoaning the lack of pianists in wards and branches. I find myself wondering if someone in my bishopric reads this blog because today in Sacrament Meeting a new Sunday school class was announced. During Sunday school, any who are interested are to meet the Relief Society room for piano lessons. We have very few pianists in my ward, and those few spend Sunday being shuffled from piano to piano, and the bishopric would like to add more people to the mix. Thus, this new class is being created to hopefully get some more people up to the level of playing the simplified hymns and/or a set of Primary songs.
I’m totally there. I play the flute and saxophone, and have always wanted to learn the piano, so this is perfect.
Also announced was another class to be taught during Sunday school. To introduce this class, our bishop quoted Joseph F. Smith: “It has always been a cardinal teaching with the Latter-day Saints that a religion which has not the power to save people temporally and make them prosperous and happy here, cannot be depended upon to save them spiritually, to exalt them in the life to come.” Our bishop then announced that there would be a financial management class taught during Sunday school. It sounded like this was something he thought quite a few people needed.
I won’t be attending this class because the piano class calls to me. However, I like the idea.
I enjoy the practicality of this ward.