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Osmonds, Tabernacle Choir unite in song

Osmond Family ----- thank you. I fell in love with you 36 years ago and for the first time in my life I was able to see you in person except for Merrill. I saw him perform in the production of The Civil War at the Hale theater.

It was a wonderful concert. I wish I could get tickets for tomorrow night.

Hugs from Me :)

The Osmonds have always been a great example as to how a family should be. To love each other and support each other and to always stay in touch. They have never allowed the world to dictate what kinds of songs they will sing nor how they will perform. This was a great article and it was so refreshing to read it!! Thanks to the Osmond Family for many decades of entertainment and best of luck to all of you!!

I wish Utah had some real talent something like you find in L.A. or the San Francisco Bay Area.

We wish we were there! DVR is set and we can't wait to watch!

The Osmonds are talented, the Tabernacle Choir is marvelously impressive and the Tabernacle is a beautiful and historic venue, which is one of Salt Lake City's crown jewels. I'm filled with civic pride every time I see it.

This evening, on my way to a different destination, I saw all the well-dressed families and couples walking purposefully toward temple square, and I assumed there was a big concert at the Tab. I didn't realize it was *this* big, though.

This reporter's account of the concert is well-written and finely detailed.

Still, after having read the story, I can't say that there was anything in that concert that I am sorry to have missed. I am confident that, had I attended the concert with 50 of my closest friends and associates, we all would have fallen fast asleep before the intermission.

While I'm very glad that so many people were uplifted and inspired by the event, it really does go to show that there are two Utahs.

I wish sometimes that the twain could meet.

It has been one of my life's treasures to grow old with the Osmond Family. I grew up in Ogden and had heard of them and then watched them on Andy Williams Show. We have laughed with them and cried with them over their life challenges. But one thing remains true, they always take the higher road and trust in God. Their parents have been such an inspiration to us all.

I have been fighting cancer this past year, and put out the word to all my family that what I wanted for my birthday was to see the Osmonds. They all put in for tickets. I didn't get any but 3 family members did and we were ab;e to attend last night. I only wish that everyone who wanted to go could have attended. Thanks Osmonds for being a part of this great community! Good luck in your future endeavors!

Good Heavens! Marie has gone from zaftig to downright anorexic. She need to eat something.

As good as the concert was-and it was wonderful-it could have been so much better if the sound system were better. (I know, this is anathema to mention.) Through most of the evening, I kept waiting for the choir to be moved forward from the "alcove" where they reside out to where we could hear them better. Quality fine-audio level-hard to hear clearly. (yes, my hearing tests fine every year.) Frankly, they have sounded more distinct on the TV at home. As for the Osmonds, once the sound got past the echo effect, they sounded fine.

Everything sounded great when either group really added volume to a section.

I was at the concert last night. Sheer joy seeing this legendary family on stage with the MTC, it was a sight to behold and 90 minutes I will never, ever forget!

I wonder how many converts heard about the church through the family's music? My guess would be thousands if not more. Great concert line up and inspirational music.

I am so looking forward to seeing the concert on line in the morning. I too have been a fan for many years at least 35 yrs. If it hadn't been for you I woildn't have been a member for 31 yrs, thanks for beeing good examples.
Luv
Kisser

I'm a film and television director and was fortunate to have tickets last night. This was one of the most amazing concerts I've been to.

Kudo's to the the entertainers and to the LDS Church for having the vision and talent to put an event like this together. A once in a lifetime opportunity. Thank you!

I tried to attend a concert in the Marriott Center in Provo many, many years ago when I was about 16 years old. Tickets sold out. My friend and I came back just before the show and lucked into two scalped tickets. It was a great concert.
Now, many, many years later, I think the Osmonds have everything to be proud of. Well done.

Wall Street Journal talking about the overwhelmingly conservative values that are throughout The Dark Knight, the Batman movie. I haven't seen it, so I'm relying on his review. But he raises a great question. The left can go out there and make all their trash- the-military, trash-the-war movies. They do it all right out in the open. All of these movies bomb, by the way. The Dark Knight, 300, The Passion of the Christ - any number of these movies that have traditional values where right and wrong is clearly defined; the bad guys always lose, there's nothing of moral equivalence between evil and good; and yet - those movies have to be presented as cartoons with the mask over the hero as in Batman. Why is this? The answers to these questions seem to me to be embedded in the story of 'The Dark Knight itself: Doing what's right is hard, and speaking the truth is dangerous. Many have been abhorred for it, some killed, one (has even been) crucified. Leftists frequently complain that right-wing morality is simplistic. Morality is relative, they say; nuanced, complex. They're wrong, of course, even on their own terms.

What a special night for everyone there...and how I wished this could have been captured LIVE on PBS. I will be listening online tonight as well as hundreds around the world. I thank GOD for this wonderful family who have meant so much to so many of us.

Great concert! I was in awe a finally see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sing but then The Osmond's came out and it got so much better. I have been a fan for 40 and I could not have been prouder and move to tears like I was when they receive there standing ovation that went on forever after "Through the Year". Thank you for so many wonderful memories.
Lynn

It's sad to see a heart so closed and cold as that of RangerGordon. If you can't appreciate the musical talents of those involved in this concert and have your heart touched, then that is very sad indeed.

I'd love to have tickets for this concert and be able to feel the inspiration behind the pioneers who traversed such a difficult path; yet not one of them complained. Truly inspiring!

Looking forward to tonight's telecast on BYUtv to see this historic performance. Today and always, I stand PROUD to be an Osmond Fan!!! Thank you the story and coverage for everyone around the world!

Thank you for this wonderful opportunity to feel the spirit. We have watched the lord work in the lives of this family and it reminds us of what we can be. This family exemplifies all that is good. They have had their ups and downs but have never brought shame upon themselves, their family or church. Hollywood could learn a thing or two from the Osmonds.

I am ex-Mormon, and I've often commented that the only thing I miss is the music. I was able to attend Friday night's concert and, WOW ! ! It was such a great experience. MoTab AND the Osmonds in one program. Such incredible talent. And, I must say, Mack's arrangements are some of the most creative and beautiful choral work that I've experienced. Big thanks to all the wonderful people who made such a performance possible!