"The Gospel Made Me Free"

I watched this music video before reading the back-story about the LDS female pop-singer Jonna Christensen (catchy name, yeah?) who sings it.  Since becoming a Mormon, Jonna has started using her music to express the principles of the gospel which bring her the most joy.  In this song, she is singing the praises of being modest, and being in charge of your choices.  Give it a listen and see if you don't fall in love with it too.  Then read this excerpt from the article about her from MormonTimes.com:

Jonna says, “It’s saddened me to see how most of the media in the world wants to take away the most valuable treasure — the purity and virtue of women. I believe that our virtue is so important to our Heavenly Father that the adversary wants to attack it,” Jonna said. “I found that out for myself when I woke up and realized that immodesty made me a very sad girl. I wrote this song so that I could talk about this issue openly and hopefully help others avoid making the same mistakes I made.”

Jonna said her life prior to finding the gospel was “almost the opposite of what it is now.”

“I used to think I enjoyed the attention that you get when you're dressed in revealing clothes, but, like I say in my song, it did not fill up the hole I had inside of me," she said. "I wasn't really looking for that kind of attention, I was looking for love. And I have experienced in my life that it is very rare to find love where lust is."

Jonna has realized more of her divine worth as she’s dressed modestly.

“(I’ve) felt more valuable and (have) learned to respect myself on a whole new level.”

Jonna said she is grateful that the missionaries taught her about modesty and many other life-changing principles. They have given her a new vision to share in her music.

Some of her Finnish fans didn’t respond well to her conversion, but Jonna was and is determined to keep moving forward. God definitely has his hand in this new turn in her career.

“I know that everything happens for a reason," Jonna said. "I have never regretted joining the church even though my popularity did take a hit as I had feared. My choice was the unpopular one in Finland at that time. But I always knew that my Heavenly Father had a plan for me. As I made the covenant with him, I promised to take (Christ’s) name upon myself and to do everything, even my career, within the boundaries that he has set. I knew that I would be happier that way. And I am.”

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To that, I say, ROCK ON, Jonna!


So, what do you guys say?