{"id":54627,"date":"2026-09-23T13:43:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/?page_id=54627"},"modified":"2026-09-23T13:49:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T19:49:15","slug":"latter-day-saints-and-english-handbells","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/notable-series\/latter-day-saints-and-english-handbells\/","title":{"rendered":"Latter-day Saints and English Handbells"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the rich tradition of English handbell ringing within the Latter-day Saint community. Curated by Chad L. Nielsen\u2014a dedicated handbell musician and the Ensemble Archivist for the Bells at Temple Square\u2014this collection features extensive resources on Latter-day Saint handbell music and history. Whether you want an inside look at the Tabernacle Choir&#8217;s world-class handbell ensemble, are searching for handbell arrangements for the Latter-day Saint hymnbook, or want to learn the history behind the Nauvoo Bell, explore the complete archives here.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Times and Seasons Posts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2025\/11\/51852\/\">An Inside Look at the Bells at Temple Square<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/handbell-music-and-the-latter-day-saint-hymnbook\/\">Handbell Music and the Latter-day Saint Hymnbook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/2026\/09\/do-any-latter-day-saint-wards-own-handbells\/\">Do Any Latter-day Saint Wards Own Handbells?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>From the Desk:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fromthedesk.org\/bells-at-temple-square\/\">The Bells at Temple Square: The Tabernacle Choir\u2019s World-Class Handbell Ensemble<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fromthedesk.org\/nauvoo-bell-hummer-bell-history\/\">What Happened to the Nauvoo Bell?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarlypublishingcollective.org\/uip\/jmh\/article-abstract\/52\/3\/106\/410925\/Ringing-for-the-Restoration-The-Bells-at-Temple?redirectedFrom=fulltext&amp;guestAccessKey=de13e3e0-e471-4c69-b523-0e44e60626c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ringing for the Restoration: The Bells at Temple Square and the Expansion of the Tabernacle Choir Brand, 2005\u20132025,\u00a0<em>Journal of Mormon History<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chadlawrencenielsen.wordpress.com\/the-history-of-english-handbell-ringing\/\">The History of English Handbell Ringing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chadlawrencenielsen.wordpress.com\/2026\/04\/17\/where-can-i-find-handbell-music\/\">Where Can I Find Handbell Music?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chadlawrencenielsen.wordpress.com\/2026\/09\/09\/how-to-write-for-handbells-a-brief-guide-for-composers\/\">How To Write For Handbells: A Brief Guide for Composers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org\/record\/ed4f5488-852f-4e06-a3c6-25bebae1bb55\/0?view=summary\">Church History Library: Chad L. Nielsen Bells at Temple Square history collection, 2005-2025, <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org\/record\/ed4f5488-852f-4e06-a3c6-25bebae1bb55\/0?view=summary\">MS 36564<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As a side note, beyond the articles, composer guides, and scholarly publications linked below, Chad has also authored a full-length book manuscript on the history of the Bells at Temple Square and is currently seeking out a publisher for it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Discover the rich tradition of English handbell ringing within the Latter-day Saint community. Curated by Chad L. Nielsen\u2014a dedicated handbell musician and the Ensemble Archivist for the Bells at Temple Square\u2014this collection features extensive resources on Latter-day Saint handbell music and history. Whether you want an inside look at the Tabernacle Choir&#8217;s world-class handbell ensemble, are searching for handbell arrangements for the Latter-day Saint hymnbook, or want to learn the history behind the Nauvoo Bell, explore the complete archives here. &nbsp; Times and Seasons Posts: An Inside Look at the Bells at Temple Square Handbell Music and the Latter-day Saint Hymnbook Do Any Latter-day Saint Wards Own Handbells? &nbsp; From the Desk: The Bells at Temple Square: The Tabernacle Choir\u2019s World-Class Handbell Ensemble What Happened to the Nauvoo Bell? &nbsp; Elsewhere: Ringing for the Restoration: The Bells at Temple Square and the Expansion of the Tabernacle Choir Brand, 2005\u20132025,\u00a0Journal of Mormon History The History of English Handbell Ringing Where Can I Find Handbell Music? How To Write For Handbells: A Brief Guide for Composers Church History Library: Chad L. Nielsen Bells at Temple Square history collection, 2005-2025, MS 36564 &nbsp; As a side note, beyond the articles, composer guides, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10397,"featured_media":54560,"parent":44798,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-54627","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10397"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54627"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54630,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/54627\/revisions\/54630"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44798"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/timesandseasons.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}