The Unclaimed Gift
©2008 Susan Noyes Anderson (poem only)
I gave my friend a priceless gift.
She did not look inside.
She did not lift the lid to find
what treasures it might hide.
LDS Poems
I am an LDS poet, a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Making these LDS poems (“Mormon” poems) available to others was one of my main reasons for creating this poetry site. People frequently asked me, “Do you have a poem for this…?” It seemed easier to place them all on a website where everyone could find exactly what they needed. Feel free to use these LDS poems in talks, lessons, programs or the like. Do be sure to include full copyright information on every hard or internet copy. Please email a request for permission before using one of my LDS poems. For internet use, a link back to this site is required. Thanks, and enjoy your visit!
FINDING THE POEM YOU WANT: As you scroll through this section, read each snippet sample (usually the first four lines) to get a feel for the poem’s content. When you find something you like, click “CONTINUE READING” to view the entire poem.
Baptism: Come As a Child
©1981 Susan Noyes Anderson
“Today, I was baptized,” the young boy said.
“Know what that means?
Dad put me underwater.
He said it would make me clean.
Stand As a Witness
©2000 by Susan Noyes Anderson
Stand as a witness, a witness of God,
for the world has lost sight of His glory.
The truth must go forward. The battle’s engaged.
Stand with Him; let your life tell His story.
Your Own Identity
©1997 Susan Noyes Anderson, At the End of Your Rope, There’s Hope, Deseret Book
You want to make decisions for yourself,
to find out who you are and what you’ll be.
Sometimes you push the boundaries as you search
for something called your “own identity.”
Reflections in the Sealing Room
©1980 Susan Noyes Anderson
Hand in hand, we gazed into
the mirror’s illumining light
and caught reflections of the gift
we realized that night.
Easter Collection
©1981 Susan Noyes Anderson
I.
Christ, our glorious Elder Brother
Noble, perfect, free from sin
Firstborn Son of Heavenly Father
In all things like unto Him
Nativity Poem
©1981 Susan Noyes Anderson
We all have heard the story, it’s been told and then retold,
about the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem of old.
Yet every Christmastide the tale bears telling once again,
as we reflect on that sweet babe, born to redeem all men.
A Gentle Night in Bethlehem
©2005 Susan Noyes Anderson
Tonight I walk beneath a gentle sky
where stars are warm and whisper, “Peace, be still.”
The silence beckons softly, as the moon
shines clear and bright upon a distant hill.