March 23, 2021
I asked a couple of the sisters in our ward RS to sing this for our first indoor activity in a year (masked, and seated 4-6 feet apart). It was for our RS Birthday celebration. We used the theme "My Own Sacred Grove", and began with this song. It was followed by a short inspirational talk (7-8 minutes) on the theme. We had spent the previous 2-3 weeks sharing invitations for the RS sisters to sign up for a painting class after this short program, to paint their own Sacred Grove. We had learned that a sister who had moved into our ward during COVID loved to do crafts and paint, and she graciously agreed to teach the class with an easel and larger canvas at the front. We were amazed that 37 women signed up! Our activities committee purchased the supplies for 38 paint kits, including 2-oz paint cups that they filled with the six needed colors of acrylic paint, and had 38 individual paint kits prepared for each sister -- 8x10 canvas, two brushes, 6 cups of paint, a cup of water to dip brushes in, and a few paper towels. With Easter coming soon, we used spring colors of inexpensive plastic tablecloths, and had a little pile of salt water taffy and a small water bottle at each spot for Covid19-safe refreshments. We had also set up a Zoom link for those that wanted to just tune in for the program, and delivered a few paint kits to those who felt more comfortable painting from home, with the camera focused on the instructor's canvas for that portion of the evening. It was a tremendous success, with the sisters laughing and commenting to each other as they "tried" their hand at painting. A few had done paint classes before, or enjoyed doing it on their own, but for many it was their first attempt. It was kept simple, and it was so fun to see how each was unique. This song set the tone for the whole evening. Thank you!!" ~ Sandy Cook

April 21, 2020
I really want to learn this song and sing it for my voice class!" ~ Isabella Ortega

March 21, 2020
I first heard this song last Sunday when my grandchildren sang it. My husband was so impressed with it he tried to sing along the first time he heard it! So I've printed it up now so he really CAN sing it.! Beautiful song. Thank you.
" ~ Anne Carroll

March 10, 2020
Thank you so much for the beautiful song "My Own Sacred Grove". Our YW group will be singing this number for our 5th Sunday lesson in preparation for General Conference!!" ~ Eileen M Reeder

February 18, 2020
Colleen, just click on the link at the top and it should open in your browser, it's a PDF file." ~ Lindy Kerby

February 17, 2020
Is the only way to open this download through winzip?" ~ Colleen Nakken

February 12, 2020
I didn't think i would ever find the words and music for MY SACRED GROVE. Thank you so much. It looks like my grand daughter found your site also. HER NAME WAS IN MY NAME AND HER EMAIL ALSO." ~ RICHARD OBREY