Steven Sharp Nelson: “That Thy Performance May Be For The Welfare of Thy Soul”

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 19 February 2020

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

The Piano Guys' Steven Sharp Nelson has lived many people’s dream as he has traveled the world playing the cello. And yet, his journey has been one with many highs and lows that have taught him to trust God and to consecrate each and every performance to Him.

“As incredible as all the views are, as incredible as Carnegie Hall’s stage is, as incomparably sublime as playing in front of the Christ Redeemer statue is, nothing out there is better than being a dad and being a committed husband. Nothing is better than that and I remember that every time I come home from tour and my 7-year-old locks me in this hug I want to live in and says, 'Daddy.’”

Show Notes:

1:30- So You Want Your Kid to Play an Instrument?
10:05- A Tribute to Julie
12:53- Why Teach Your Children to Love Music?
16:00- Unseen Sacrifices and Challenges
19:52- An Opportunity to Trust God
24:18- Witnessing a Mother’s Battle with Cancer
31:19- Attributing Success to the Grace of God
35:58- The People You’ve Prayed Into Your Life
39:18- Annie Schmidt
43:00- “Consecrate Thy Performance”
47:57- What Does It Mean To You To Be “All In” the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

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0:00.0	Steven Sharp Nelson is arguably the most watched cellist in the world.
0:05.8	You've likely seen him perform as a member of the piano guys,
0:09.9	but what brought Nelson to this point in his life?
0:12.9	We often don't realize when we see people excel,
0:16.7	when we watch people at their peak,
0:19.0	what they've been through to bring them to this point.
0:22.3	And maybe if we did, we'd realize we're all more the same than we are different.
0:28.4	As a member of the piano guys,
0:30.2	Steven Sharp Nelson is watched and listened to over 3 million times every day.
0:36.5	That means 2,000 people,
0:38.5	enough people to fill a large concert hall,
0:41.3	experience his music every 60 seconds.
0:44.6	He's the only cellist in the history of the world to play a top
0:48.5	the Great Wall of China.
0:50.1	In front of the Christchurch Deemer statue in Rio,
0:53.4	the Petra Sanstone City in Jordan, and on the Death Star.
0:58.0	Steven's albums with the piano guys have gone gold and platinum in six countries
1:03.4	and have held the number one spot on multiple Billboard charts.
1:07.5	He's performed on the Tonight Show, the Today Show, Good Morning America,
1:11.6	and the Katy Kirk show.
1:15.3	This is All In, an LDS living podcast where we ask the question,
1:19.4	what does it really mean to be all in the gospel of Jesus Christ?
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