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{A&E} Giveaway: The Piano Guys CD

LDS Living - November 08, 2012

LDS Living is giving away five copies of The Piano Guys' new CD! Enter to win!

The Piano Guys started out as a YouTube sensation with fun mashups of songs (like Taylor Swift's "Love Story" and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida"), exceptional musical talent, and videos with boundless energy and creativity. Now they've launched to even greater heights with a record deal with Sony and a new self-titled album. And you can win one of five copies we're giving away!

In order to enter, you must be or become a fan of LDS Living's Facebook page. You can also earn extra points by becoming a fan of Deseret Book's Facebook page (one extra point) or by leaving a comment below to the question, "Which Piano Guys song is your favorite?" (TWO extra points). If you're already a fan of LDS Living or Deseret Book, you already earn the points when you log in with Facebook! Once you've completed the options above, be sure to register your entries with the Rafflecopter widget below - otherwise we'll have no record of your entries! You can enter until December 31 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

You can also read an exclusive interview with Jon Schmidt or watch some of their awesome videos.

{A&E} 'Favoritest' Primary Song Winner!

Kate Ensign-Lewis - October 25, 2012

We've got a winner, people. Get the results and find out which children's song from the Primary Songbook was voted the most favorite of all.

The votes are in. Over 1,000 people voted in this last round of our Primary song poll, so we can state with a fair amount of confidence . . .

"I Am a Child of God" is the favoritest Primary song of all!

With 27 percent of the votes, it was a close call - the second most favorite, "A Child's Prayer," came in with 24 percent of the votes. Here are the rest of the results:

3rd: "We'll Bring the World His Truth" - 23 percent

4th: "My Heavenly Father Loves Me ('Whenever I Hear the Song of a Bird')" - 17 percent

5th: "Love Is Spoken Here" - 9 percent

We had a group full of heavy hitters in our final list. In fact, one of our Facebook fans said that four of her top five songs were in this group. Still, the winner and 1st runner-up weren't surprising - "I Am a Child of God" is one of the most classic children's songs ever, and "A Child's Prayer" was always the most requested song in my Primary.

Video: Mormon Rap

LDS Living - October 25, 2012

In our Sept/Oct issue, we asked "Where are they now?" about many iconic Mormons--one of which was the band that produced this hilarious song. Check it out here.

Learn what happened to the Mormon Rap duo and other Mormon celebrities like the cast of Johnny Lingo here.

{A&E} New LDS Art

Ashley Evanson - October 25, 2012

Most of us think of LDS art as the same handful of paintings. But I'm here to tell you there is some beautiful new art out there by both new and well known artists. This is a look behind their work.

When I think of LDS art I think of the famous portrait of Jesus Christ in his red and white robes by Del Parson (you know, the one hanging in the foyer of every church meetinghouse). This piece, as well as other well-knowns like Arnold Friberg's Book of Mormon paintings, have kind of become the spokespieces for LDS art. While beautiful and classic, there are so many other LDS artists out there that deserve to be known, too.

This weekend, Deseret Book will be featuring the art of some of these talented artists, as well as holding a silent auction (see more details here). Here's a sneak peek at some of the artists and their work:

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Lehi's Dream by James C. Christensen

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More Priceless Than Pearls by Sandra Rast

{A&E} Poll: 'Favoritest' Primary Song of All: Final Round

Ashley Evanson - October 18, 2012

It's time to choose the all-time most favorite Primary song of them all! Choose from these five favorites from the LDS Children's Songbook and help us crown the winner.

8774 You've helped us narrow down the Primary songs to your favorite top five and, wow, this last poll is going to be a tough decision! I was impressed to see a few lesser-known and less spiritual songs put up a good fight, like "Popcorn Popping," "Picture a Christmas," and "Mary's Lullaby." But I'm not really surprised to see the top five as Primary classics.