1958, just before she turned 20, they were married in the Logan Utah Temple. They had five children together and fostered many other children. While raising her family, Perry joined and created community softball leagues, leading them to win many tournaments. She also enjoyed volleyball, racquetball and basketball. She sang in church and local community choirs, and was selected to sing with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She sang first alto as a member of the choir from 1993 to 1999. Soon after, she and her husband served as LDS Church missionaries in Chile. When they left their mission, the couple had organized four choirs composed of local church members and young missionaries also assigned there. She currently resides in Provo, Utah. Awards and documentaries In 1994, Perry was honored with the Exemplary Woman Award from Ricks College (now BYU-Idaho). In 1997, she was awarded the BYU Alumni Distinguished Service Award. In 1998, she was awarded the National George Washington Medal of Honor from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge for the album she wrote with Orrin Hatch. In 1999, Perry won two awards: the Exceptional Merit Award from the LDS Booksellers Association, and the Heritage Award from the Utah/California Women. In 2001, the Faith Centered Music Association honored Perry with their Lifetime Achievement Award. In LDS Living's "100 Greatest LDS Songs of All Time" Perry's "A Child's Prayer" topped the list at #1. Other songs of hers made the list as well. "We'll Bring the World His Truth" stood at #8, "No Ordinary Man" at #13, "Love is Spoken Here" at #19, "In the Hollow of Thy Hand" at #21, "I Love to See the Temple" at #22, "His Image in Your Countenance" at #24, and "I Walk By Faith" at #27. In 2000, Perry wrote a book about the stories behind her songs entitled "Songs From My Heart." There was also a documentary made about her called "Janice Kapp Perry: A Life of Service and Song" which premiered in 2009. In April 2020, BYU awarded her an honorary degree, a Doctor of Christian Service in Music. Selected discography Where is Heaven (1978) In the Hollow of Thy Hand (1980) We'll Bring the World His Truth (1982) The Things of Eternity (1982) I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus (1982) With All My Heart (1983) A Time to Share (1986) Su Luz en Mi (1986) There Will Be Light (1988) The