With Heart and Voice

Her friend and fellow ward member, Smangele May Dimakatso Merafe, 16, says hymns remind us to be grateful, to live a righteous life, and to share the gospel with others. "There are hymns about every part of the gospel that I love," she says. "There are hymns about the Book of Mormon, about Joseph Smith, and about prayer. There are hymns about Heavenly Father, about feeling the Spirit, and about the Savior. One of the great joys of Christmas is singing about the Savior."

She says there are many hymns we traditionally consider Christmas hymns, but that there are many others that could also be sung in celebration. One of those is "Praise the Lord in Heart and Voice" (Hymns, no. 73). "Tell of him in loud acclaim," it says. "Sing the wonders of his name." Smangele says that's a great message for the holidays.