This happened a couple months ago, but I skipped blogging it some how! We got to hang out with Janice Kapp Perry! Janice Kapp Perry (born 1938) is a well-known Latter-day Saint songwriter whose contributions have resulted in roughly 50 albums and songs in the LDS Church hymnal, Children's Songbook, and 70 Favorite Children's Songs.
She is a celebrity of sorts among those of our faith! She is extremely musically talented to say the least.
She stayed at my In-laws home for the weekend so we got to have dinner with her twice, attend her fireside, and sing all of our favorite songs with her- that SHE wrote! She signed one of the girls' favorite books, "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus". Then, the girls asked if they could sing their favorite songs for her, "I Love to See the Temple." and "A Child's Prayer" Overall, she was such a sweet, hilarious, amazing woman. She was so down to earth and had the cutest relationship with her husband. She had some pretty amazing stories about singing in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and asking permission from President Hinckley to turn his poem into a church hymn, only to barely recieve his written permission, which arrived by mail the day after he passed away. I loved how the love of Christ and sharing that with others through music was her passion. When she spoke to the large assembly at her fireside she told a funny story about how it took her husband forever to learn that she loved receiving flowers as gifts. So, before she left Dave brought her a bouquet of fresh flowers to take with her. It was a great weekend!
