LDS church to present musical program in Jonesboro Sunday

LDS

church to present musical program in Jonesboro Sunday

The Church of Jesus

Christ of Latter-Day-Saints (LDS) will present a musical

salute to America in Jonesboro this Sunday, June 25,

featuring singers from Fayette, Clayton, Spalding, Henry,

Lamar, Butts, Upson and Pike counties. The progtram

starts at 7 p.m. at the Jonesboro Chapel of the LDS

Church on Jodeco Rd.

The musical

is entitled, "Land of Promise," and will offer

such patriotic songs as "The Battle Hymn of the

Republic," " The Star Spangled Banner,"

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home," "Simple

Gifts," and many more.

"The

musical selections highlight a narration drawn from diary

and journal entries from Americans throughout our

country's proud history," a spokesperson said.

"Through these first-person accounts is told the

brave story of the founding of the American colonies, the

writing of the Declaration of Independence, the fight for

freedom in the American Revolution, and the drafting of

the Constitution of the United States."

The program

will conclude with a salute to the armed forces. Present

and former service men and women will be invited to stand

and be honored.

The

Jonesboro LDS Chapel is located at 2100 Jodeco Rd., south

of Stately Oaks Plantation in Jonesboro. For more

information, call 770-487-2449.

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