Thank you for covering the Talley’s at the NQC.
I’ve enjoyed watching and listening to the video clips. God Bless )

Daniel, Thank you for posting your videos and photographs from the NQC. I have enjoyed the clips very much. The Talley Trio is my favorite group. I love all of their songs. God Bless you, Daniel. My husband and I love the Talley Trio.

I love that song the broken ones. I tell ya, it has a strong message in it.

My husband and I were invited to sing and preach at a church in a little town called Vernon,Indiana. This church has about 40-50 youth members and most of these kids live in broken homes, or have no real place to call home. I sang that song and there were several young people, I am talking 5-9 crying during that song.

Well, 2 weeks later My husband and I went back to this little church and a 5 year old boy along 2 young girls his age sang the song “The Broken Ones”. The whole youth pitched in and sang the song with Laurens voice in the background, but it was sung by young kids that truly are broken. That truly need to be loved with the love of Christ. Kids that need to feel like they belong. They have taken that song and made it into there own personal anthem, so to speak. To love the broken ones!!

How awesome is that. I hope that the Talleys read this, because I want them to know, that they are touching these little lives that needed to be touched. The Talleys are giving these kids, without a hope, a chance to realize that there are people that still love the Broken ones.

I love you guys and am truly blessed everytime I hear you sing!

Much love,
Sarah

This was all so cool. I’m really glad you guys shared this stuff.

We thoroughly enjoyed another National Quartet Convention. It is a long, busy, uplifting, nonstop week of activity. We would like to thank Daniel Mount for giving up some of his valuable time to follow us around and document some of the things we were doing during the week. Daniel did a great job and we enjoyed getting to know him a little bit.

Congratulations to all the fan award winners. These folks are our friends and we’re proud of their accomplishments.

The things that we most remember and will carry with us are the faces of people and the stories they shared with us- The sudden death of husband, a child sick and dying, a praise report of an answered prayer… Thank you for sharing your hearts with us.

We hope to see you at a concert soon. Pray for us as we travel.
Roger Talley

1. Daniel J. Mount posted the following on September 17, 2008 at 9:40 pm.

   You’re welcome–it was very enjoyable!

   Reply to Daniel J. Mount

My names Cory Houchens. I’m a nineteen year old, “youth of today,” so to speak. My church has a New Year’s Eve singing on December 31st at 8pm-midnight (where at midnight we gather around and pray the old year out and the new year in). Talley Trio’s songs and messages in the songs have touched my life. Of course you guys sound amazing, but what’s different I see then most groups is I can feel it. “Our spirit will bear witness with their spirit” as the bible talks about. I just have a desire for you guys to be our featured group. My church is hosting it; Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church. We won’t be able to fill a gym up with thousands of people, or even have hundreds of people, or be able to financially give thousands of dollars, but what we can promise is that Christ will be the head attraction. We’re just a group of people who love the Lord and try, in our weak way, to follow his will. We don’t believe in shaking a preachers hand, repeating a prayer, or just mentally accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as your “Personal Savior,” but we believe that Salvation is between you and God. Its a peace that passeth all understanding, as the bible puts it. I pray that you guys can come and enjoy the new year with us. Pray about coming. Love you guys,

-Cory Houchens- (317) 374-8834

Corey,

Thank you for your invitation. It sounds as if you have an exciting church, and I’m sure you’ll have a great time. We are already scheduled to be in North East, MD that evening at Sandy Pines Conference Center. Maybe we can work out another date sometime.

With the increased cost of fuel and other expenses, it is becoming harder to make ends meet. We’re trying to plan our trips more effectively. To schedul our family to sing, simply call Fay Shedd at 770 537 9387. Thank you so much.

Roger Talley

Hey Roger! Sounds like you’ve had a pretty tiresome couple of weeks. Try to get a little rest in! I’ve been following the Tree-O e-mails from NQC that were sent out last week. I would have loved to have been there, but I’m out of vacation time for the year. You can only do so much with 2 weeks. Hope all is well with the family. Say hi to the rest of the group for me. Take care!

Sam Kerfoot

Hey Talleys we miss hearing from you . I know that things have been very hectic for you all . May God keep you in his care and you are a real blessing .

July 2nd, 2000 (Age 11)
Southside Missionary Baptist Church was hosting our Bethel Association annual Indianapolis, Indiana youth weekend when I received my second birth; first birth being of the flesh and second of the soul, spiritually. The Indianapolis, Indiana youth weekend is a set aside weekend for the first weekend in July where all of our sister church’s meet together and gather all the young generation together at a hosted church site to worship. Friday night is consisting of preaching, Saturday morning was preaching, Saturday night was a singing service, and Sunday was preaching; was the usual format of the weekend services, Lord willing. Saturday night at the singing service, which was at night right after we spent the day at Humble Park, was when I was heavy burdened down with conviction of the holy spirit. Conviction meaning I knew where I stood in the site of God, lost and in my sins. As I sit there I felt as if there was a weight on my shoulders. People were shouting, singing, and telling praises to God. The hair was standing straight up all over my body just trying my hardest to hold in the tears bubbling up inside. Just a few months before this weekend my cousin, Tiffany, who was always older, smarter, more talented, or I always thought she was, got saved at her home church in Hendersonville, TN. Down deep in me I was so jealous. Everyone in my family made this such a huge deal and little did I know it was a life changing deal. I was so mad she got saved before I did. Well back to Saturday night. I had it set in my mind that when my step-sister, Cassie, who was lost at the time, went to pray that I would, which was just an excuse from the devil to try to turn me away from the Lords drawing power. At about that time I’ve already went to the bathroom six times, drank a gallon of water, chewed a whole pack of gum, played every game there was to play during church; to keep my mind off of the Lords call. The service ended that night with me lost and headed towards a devils hell. I thank the Lord for watching over me that night as I was a dead man walking and headed straight to where I deserved, but thanks be to God and his love for me he granted me through the night. We were living in a apartment at that time over on Emerson Ave. That night I laid in my bed scared. As David, a man in the bible, said, “I felt the pains of hell grab a hold of me.” I felt so close to hell I could almost feel the heat coming. To keep my mind off this stomach paining feeling I found Cassie in the other room to play with to get it off my mind. The devil was doing an excellent job distracting me all the way to Sunday morning’s service. Brother Brian Shive was at the doorway balling crying as we entered the church house, he was already stirred up for the service to come. As he hugged me, my knees started to get weak and my hands started to shake for I knew the service was going to consist of the Lord dealing with me because I could already feel trouble and sorrow building up with in my soul. I wanted to be everywhere, but not in church at that very moment. As the pews packed in with people the singing was over whelming with people testifying and praising God. “I made it,” is what I thought as the preacher begin to close his message. As the alter call was made with the Patterson Singing Group sang, “Just One More Soul,” the Lord came on the scene. The goose bumps, or some call glory bumps, ran up and down my body, hair already standing up, and sweat starting to build up in the palms of my hands. Then in the corner of my eye I noticed my step sister drop to the bench to pray and as everyone crowded around her to pray I sat down noticing I was all by myself. Just me and the Lord; dealing with me. At that moment I realized no one could help me cause I was all alone. I hesitated and figured I could bow down and pray and they wouldn’t notice and as I did bow down, no one heard me. It was just me and the Lord right there. No one was by me to help and I realized I had to do it for myself, realized I wanted salvation for myself and not just cause my cousin or anyone else had it. I gave it all up to the Lord that moment. Nothing stood in my way towards salvation. I don’t remember any special words I said or prayed, but I remember and will always remember only one word to describe it, sweet flowing peace from head to toe. My shoulders that felt so heavy from the burden of knowing im going to hell lifted. Over whelming peace that the bible says. “Peace that passeth all understanding.” I expected to shout, or fireworks, or even a bright light, but God assured me with peace. I then tried to keep praying, but the smile under my arm was over whelming also. My tears of sorrow were dried up. At that moment I knew I got my salvation from God. At about I said that people realized I was praying and gathered around, I specifically remember hearing my grandma praying for me to turn it all over. I wanted to tell the whole church house what happened, but the devil came on the scene immediately. The devil made me question it, but I still knew what happened. The devil won that morning as I got up and went to the bathroom, but as I looked in the mirror my smile was from ear to ear. I remember looking at myself in the mirror like I was a new creature and saying thank you Lord and pointing up. I went and sat by grandma on the fourth bench from the back and remember looking around at people’s faces and it was like they were glowing. I finally understood what I turned away so many times. The devil worked on me for almost three weeks until Bethel Missionary Baptist Church had a Vacation Bible School. I was in sister Calvert’s class and it was almost the last day of the school and she told the people to raise their hands if they have been saved. I just happen to be the only one with my hand down, but the time and place at Southside over whelmed my spirit and what had happened. That night I laid in my bed ballling and praying to know that I know that I know I’m saved, then the Lord came on the scene once again and graciously replayed July 2nd, in my head reassuring my what I had was real and genuine. My soul was bubbling as I jumped out of bed like it was Christmas and ran into my mothers arms explaining everything. That night we called everyone in the address book. I wanted to tell the whole world what had happened to me. July 2nd, 2000, Southside Missionary Baptist Church, fourth seat form the back, Sunday morning at Indy Youth weekend, is when my time and place happened and my name was written down in the Lambs book of life. “Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you.” “Let your bodies be a sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God” “Today is the day of salvation, now is the appointed time.” Salvation is a “Peace that passeth all understanding” “Trouble and sorrow, worketh repentance.” “Seek and ye shall find, ask and it shall be given unto you.” “I (the Lord) stand at the door and knock and whom ever shall come shall inherit eternal life.” “I (the Lord) say watch as a thief come in the night so shall the son of man come.”
Thank you Lord for your grace, unmerited favor, I’m so undeserving. Thank you! Amen

1. Lauren Talley posted the following on September 29, 2008 at 2:00 pm.

   Great story! Thanks for sharing!

   Reply to Lauren Talley

Just received Talley’s new project. I love it!! Best project they have produced in a while.

I have to start by simply saying Thank You! We met very briefly at the Steve Hurst School of Music in 2007. We were one of the “new” organized groups. I was struck by the Godly examples that you led in your ‘normal’ daily activities. It is so evident that he is the head of your lives and it certainly comes through in your music. We sing so many of your songs in our local church and the holy spirit is so strong. I just wanted to thank you for allowing God to use you to reach others. Your music has been a blessing to us and has carried us through difficult times this year. Again, Thank You and God Bless!

Hi Laren,
I just read your newsletter and it made me cry ,because I feel like an orphanedd Mother! We miss Roxie so much,she was all we had,as you know. I don’t know what we would do without the lord.I think of you people often. Thanks for all you did for Rox,she loved you all and thought of you as her family.
I am so glad you are doing so well.
Love ya,
Alice

i enjoyed your singing last night keep using your voice for the Lord