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Simplified Organ Music Available Online

Manual-Only Hymns for Organ and Transformations, two complementary books, have been produced to help pianists adapt to the organ. Manual-Only Hymns for Organ is a compilation of 38 popular hymns arranged to be played without pedals. Transformations contains introductions and endings for the same 38 hymns that “transform” them into prelude and postlude music. Download the set free of charge at music.lds.org. Click on Learning Materials then Accompanying Others then Manual-Only Hymns for Organists.

Mormon Channel Content Available on Demand

The Church has now been providing content on demand for several months through its official iTunes page, the Mormon Channel, at itunes.lds.org. In addition to content from the Mormon Channel radio station, the page provides content from general conference, CES broadcasts, Church magazines, Mormon Messages, and other Church products. Mormon Channel includes Church materials in American Sign Language, Cantonese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Tongan.