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Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

83. Sonja Poulter | Connecting with God through Music

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5670 Ratings

🗓️ 15 September 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

“Sometimes we get overstimulated by news, and by people talking, and by social media, and by everybody’s opinions, and maybe with all the noise we don’t always hear the Spirit and what the Lord has to teach us. If we block out all of that noise, we can allow for music to teach us what’s true.” Dr. Sonja Poulter, director of BYU Women’s Chorus and previous member of the Tabernacle Choir on Temple Square, shares the powerful impact music can have on our lives and worship. As a member of the hymnbook committee—a small group tasked with compiling a new worldwide hymnbook for the Church—Sonja gives insight into the global nature of the song submissions and review process. She shares her love for the women she works with as director of BYU Women’s Chorus, and her admiration of their passion and individuality. Sonja encourages women to find ways to incorporate more music into their lives and their study and their homes, and urges everyone to allow themselves to sing, regardless of musical abilities. Resources: Updates on Hymnbook revisions: https://www.thechurchnews.com/members/2020-11-10/hymnbook-revision-update-childrens-songbook-submissions-elder-soares-197455 YouTube video featuring BYU Women’s Chorus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaXGOsqUKQg

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women

0:08.9

of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

0:11.3

You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women

0:15.5

of faith today.

0:16.5

I'm Carly Geiman.

0:17.8

And I'm Shalen Back.

0:18.9

We're your co-hosts.

0:20.0

Today we're very excited to welcome Zonia Polter as our guest.

0:22.6

Zonia, welcome.

0:23.6

Hello.

0:24.6

Thank you for having me.

0:25.6

We're so excited.

0:26.6

Before we jump into the questions, we'd love to just give a brief introduction of our

0:30.6

guest.

0:31.6

Dr. Zonia Poulter is from a little town near Frankfurt, Germany, and she moved to Utah in 2010 to continue her education.

0:39.2

And we just thought this was funny because she said, she only wanted to be here for a couple

0:42.7

years and go right back. But here she is. We're still 10 years later.

0:46.7

In 2019, she was named director of BYU Women's Chorus. And just talking about her education,

0:56.0

Sonia previously received undergraduate degrees in music, education,

0:59.8

musicology, and English at the University of Music and Performing Arts

1:03.4

and Guta Universities in Frankfurt, Germany.

1:06.8

She obtained her Master of Music degree and Doctor of Musical Arts

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