Lindsay-Violin

My name is Lindsay Stevens.  I am a mom of 5 boys and thank my Heavenly Father for them as they are His gifts to me.  I have been playing the violin since I was a little girl.  I have such a deep love and appreciation for music and am thankful for a mother who instilled this love and helped me to work hard to learn the violin.  Music has done so much to shape me and to make me the person I am today.  I am so grateful for the experiences I've had with music and my violin to help me know the truthfulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ.  I feel the spirit so strongly when I play and feel humbled to know that I am an instrument in His hands to bring peace, comfort and His spirit to others through music.  I knew when I was a young girl, that I wanted my kids to study music as well and so far, 2 of my five boys take music lessons.  I have always loved the cello and hoped for a son that could play.  My oldest Drew plays the cello and my 2nd son Cameron plays the violin.  It has been one of my greatest joys to be able to share my love of music with my children.  My hope is that it I will be able to create music with my children as they grow older, so that we may stay close as they grow to adulthood and have families of their own. 

Motherhood has been such a beautiful, yet such a difficult journey that has caused me to get on my knees time and time again to either rejoice or to ask for help.  I am grateful for these experiences as they have helped me to grow closer to my Heavenly Father.  I know that He is real, and loves me and each of his children.  I know that He has a plan for each of us and that we can and will be able to be reunited with family members who we have been separated from.  He has taught me through motherhood, that I can do more that I ever thought I could and that I am special to him.  I have a grand purpose to help bring His children into this world.  It is such a miraculous thing to be a part of. 

When I first heard about Angels Remembered from Emily I immediately felt a rush of excitement, energy and urgency.  I knew that this project was something bigger than I could comprehend and was divinely inspired.  I immediately felt the spirit so strongly when Emily first told me of her experience.  I felt humbled to be able to hear of her experience.  When Emily asked me to be a part of this project and to add a violin part to the already beautiful piano and singing parts I felt a little like I didn't have anything to offer.  I had not experienced loss like this and felt like I had nothing to draw on to pour into this song and wondered if I should be involved.  I have studied music from so many great composers but have never written any music.  I kept feeling this doubt and finally one day I knew that I could do it.  I knelt down to pray and afterwards was able to write my part in a very short time.  I know that I didn't write the violin part, but was merely a channel for the inspiration to come through.  I know that my Heavenly Father guided my ear and my hands as I played the new part.  I have seen His hand in the making of this song and have learned more and more the power of prayer and also of personal revelation.  Our Heavenly Father wants to help us and guide us if we just listen for Him.  This is so powerful to me, and I'm grateful for it.

Around the same time that Emily called me, I started noticing that there was a lot of media coverage and attention surrounding abortion and was saddened by it.  One day, I naively clicked on a link having to do with abortion and was bombarded with an image and information that dropped me to my knees and broke my heart.  Having not ever known the details surrounding abortion I was not prepared, and don't think I could ever have been prepared, for what I saw.  My heart hurt so badly and I was in shock.  As I became more involved in Emily's song and at the same time saw more and more stories about abortion I knew that the timing of this song couldn't be a coincidence.  This song is a voice for all of the voiceless, for those who can't speak for themselves.  All of God's children are priceless to Him.  The message of this song is so strong and so clear.  The spirits that are sent here to this earth are God's children, whether they take a breath or not and they have a purpose, a place and a family.  I am grateful for this knowledge and know that I can live with my family forever.  What incredible, comforting and valuable information this is!  I treasure it and hope that this song can help others to know it as well.