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This blog is a resource catcher/repository for all things organ... organ meaning the King of all instruments, not your heart and lung organs. In early 2009 I was called as a ward organist in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the beginning I played the piano, but after attending a Stake Organ Training workshop I really wanted to start playing the organ. I decided to try. It meant that if I messed up EVERYONE would be able to notice and it would be 10 times louder, but I felt that organ music makes such a difference and adds to the congregation's ability to worship Heavenly Father during Sacrament meeting. As I've practiced and learned little by little, many people have mentioned to me that they love singing with the organ and I'm so glad that it makes a difference in their worship. As I've tried to glean more information about the organ (stops, pedals, manuals, expression pedals) I've found that there is a lot of info available; however, a lot...