Looking back at 5,000 episodes of 'Music & the Spoken Word’

<p><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The&nbsp;</span><a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://www.thetabernaclechoir.org/?lang=eng">Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> celebrates a historic milestone on July 13, 2025, when it airs its </span><a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/living-faith/2025/03/19/music-and-the-spoken-word-5000th-week-broadcasting-invitation-tabernacle-choir/">5,000th broadcast of &ldquo;Music &amp; the Spoken Word</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">.&rdquo; This occasion will commemorate more than nine decades of inspirational sacred music and messages shared with audiences around the world. To discuss this achievement nearly a century in the making, </span><a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/2021/8/31/23265536/episode-46-former-utah-gov-mike-leavitt-on-his-role-with-the-tabernacle-choir-at-temple-square/">Tabernacle Choir President Michael O. Leavitt</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> and the &ldquo;voice of the choir,&rdquo; producer, principal writer and </span><a style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast/2024/10/01/episode-208-derrick-porter-music-and-the-spoken-word-brings-people-to-christ/">presenter Derrick Porter</a><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> join the Church News podcast &mdash; recorded inside the Tabernacle on Temple Square &mdash; to discuss the importance of sacred music. They explore how the choir&rsquo;s music has touched the lives of members and friends of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide for generations past and will for generations to come.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong id="docs-internal-guid-37b7803e-7fff-4af5-6849-60d1f2c9a2ca"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">T</a></strong><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">he Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Hosts <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/authors/ryan-jensen/">Jon Ryan Jensen</a>, editor of the <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">Church News</a>, and <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/authors/mary-richards/">Church News reporter Mary Richards</a> share unique views of the stories, events, and people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, &ldquo;What do I know now?&rdquo; because of the experience. Produced by <a href="https://kellieannhalvo.com/">KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.</p>