I can't speak for everyone, but I know that for my friend Kristy and I (friends since we were in the 4th grade, and we're 42 now!) it was a sense of finding our place in the world through your music. We weren't into drugs, we weren't into acid rock, we felt like outcasts among our school peers, but along came this group of guys with music that was beautiful, with lyrics that actually said something positive about the world. I think we stopped thinking of ourselves as geeks right about then. Thanks, guys. You helped two gawky girls get through adolescence and come out the other side. For that, and other reasons, the brothers will always have a warm place in our hearts.
~ Melissa Everett

I've been a fan of the Osmond family since 1972. I have spina bifida, and have been confined to a wheelchair since birth. I feel that one of the many reasons I've remained so loyal to you and your family for so long is because not only do I like you and what you do, but I also have so very much respect and admiration for all of you. Some could say you guys went to the school of hard knocks where your careers were concerned. Despite that, you never compromised any of your beliefs or principles. Also, your brother Alan has handled his handicap (I hesitate to use the word handicap, because he certainly has not treated it as such) with more class than I could have ever done had I gotten my handicap when he did.
Love ya, Lisa Pirman

Because you use your God given talents so deliberately and we can see the purpose so vividly. It makes God and goodness real to even a non-committed soul. You have all gathered many with your passion to pursue the plan in a gentle and pleasant way. You give notice to the multitudes thus attracting them to you. Then with yourselves, you show them the way home...where all naturally long to be anyway.
Love, Sharyl

Because you're talented, and extremely cute!!
Julie

The Osmond family is just that--a family. Fans have the opportunity to become familiar with a family that has standards, a belief that they live their lives by and is an example to all. They are never controversial, and I never worry that they will do, say or become involved in something that I would not want my kids to hear or see. Their music has variety which appeals to everyone. The show in Branson in wonderful, and again, is something for everyone. Thank you for bringing us into your family!
Kathy Gomez ~ Baker, CA

My loyalty to the Osmond family is three-fold; first, my parents wholeheartedly approved of my three sisters and I listening to the Osmond Brothers' music. Secondly, I have always enjoyed the style of entertainment provided by every member of the Osmond family. And lastly, exposure to the Osmonds' view of Utah was a major part of a life changing move I made with my husband to Hyrum, Utah. I love UTAH and I am happy to say that the Osmond family are great ambassadors for this great state. Being loyal to a family that embraces a set of true family values is easy!
Marjan Nyland

To answer your question fully would take too long, but for now I'd just like to say that I've always appreciated the example you've all been. I like the way you love people, no matter what! Sometimes I wish my family were more like yours, but then I think if that were so, I wouldn't be me (ok so that may not be so good - only joking!). I don't mean the famous bit either, fame and money have never meant much to me - but security and peace does.
Take good care, love always
Hazel Price

You and your family were always there for me. As a young girl I was very shy and found it hard to make friends. The situation made me very sad, but the music of your family and all of the facts in magazines and such provided great comfort and eased my pain so much. Today, you are all still here for me. I have four fantastic kids and a great husband, but I still wish for friends. When I'm down, I go to Osmond web pages to see what my family is doing. I would love to meet all of you and just hug the stuffins out of ya! This will probably never happen, but know how much you all mean to me and how I truly love you in my heart as my family.
With heartfelt love and great thanks,
Rhonda Hogan

Because after all these years you are still the good natured children that you always were!
Jeanne Collier

Besides being extremely talented and popular, the Osmond family were "the guys next door," "all american boys," (interchange girl for Marie of course). They are genuine, warm, honest and friendly. The emotions you see in their performances, you see in their regular lives. They have strong moral and religious convictions and have been an example to the world of faith, determination, hard work, integrity and love, and people have leaned toward them like people do toward a warm fire. They found a small spot in each of our hearts way back in the 60's and 70's, and like an old friend, you always want to "catch up" on their whereabouts.
Krikit

The smiles! Really those smiles carry love, caring and concern for us as people...it is the symbol that sums up all that you are. And you are a wonderful group of people who are happy and willing to share that happiness. Thanks for your love.
Susan Jones ~ MO

You are simply good people - honest people, kind people, decent people. You are, and have always been, an inspiration to me. When I was growing up, I didn't realize what a positive influence you had on my life. My teen years went very smoothly, thanks to you! Thank God for the gift of The Osmonds.
Lori Morrison ~ Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

I came over to Branson last September and gave you my conversion story outside the theatre. You may not remember me, but I will never forget that moment...I had prayed for it for 24 years!! That would be one answer for me, also your devotion to each other has helped me through difficult times with my family when I was investigating the church. Obviously, you all are amazingly talented and so professional and gracious in all you do. I could go on forever, but I promise I won't! THANK YOU again for being so kind and gracious last year. I spoke to each of you, a lifelong dream came true and I will be eternally grateful to you all, but most especially to you for your encouragement when all seemed lost in my attempt to join the church. I would not have made it without you. You are my missionaries!!
Teresa Wiles

You all have made yourselves so approachable over the years, especially since performing in Branson. Most stars don't do that. And without a doubt, there is your unconditional love for your family and fans....and your faith, and awesome music from the first to the most current album.
Becky VanNortrick ~ Chandler, AZ

You're like family to me...no...you are family! God made us all! You treat people the way you expect to be treated. I love the music...love you!
Lori Haskins ~ Warsaw, IN

You are family to me, and the role models that helped shape my life. Plus, there is the music!
Heidi Gustafson ~ Devils Lake, ND

Your family seems to have the kind of LOVE AND CLOSENESS that every family wants...but somehow, those ideals don't always become a reality. Keep on lighting up our lives with your talents and your shining example of what FAMILY is all about!
Kathy G. ~ NJ

It reminds us of our youth...when life was so much more carefree. Our parents actually let us have freedom to go out and travel. All the fans had the common bond and looked out for each other. It was a fun time...before we started careers and family.
Cyndee

Osmond fans are treated like friends. The values that your parents raised you, your brothers, and Marie with are the ones that I value and teach my own children. The family's faith in Heavenly Father, and that they are not afraid to show their love for the church, their families, and fans is what instills such a great loyalty!
Debra ~ ID

Well, they say that "True Love Lasts Forever" - need I say more?
Laurie Burt ~ Waterford, MI

The Osmonds give us faith in family, our God and ourselves. Music that is clean and uplifting. My children are now Osmond fans, and while they don't have the memories of fan magazines...posters on the wall...concerts that were a joy, they still have wonderful music!
Debra Chase

I am 35 years old and grew up listening to the Osmonds' music. My parents would tell me to turn it down because I would play the music way too loud, but they NEVER had to worry about what kind of music I was listening too. I often think that if teenagers these days listened to music like the Osmonds, maybe we wouldn't think of a terrible tragedy when we think of a town called Littleton, Colorado.
Jennifer Gebhart ~ Eureka, MO

Your unquestionable musical talents, your perfectionism in performing those talents, the ready smiles to see us all whenever and wherever you are. But it is really more than "loyalty," it is because we have been blessed, in this world, to recognize the gift of you, and it is an eternal gift. Always was, always will be...and our lives are so much richer because of that. There is at the heart of me a "homesickness" for your family when I cannot see you, that I can understand in no other way. Thank you for being just who you were supposed to be!
Susan Williams ~ Wales UK

I must say that my loyalty of many years comes from the stability and strength that your family has portrayed. That was very comforting to me. My confirmation was when your family had their reunion on the Donny and Marie show. The the love and tears displayed were a true display of family strength!
Sandi Gillard

For me what instilled the loyalty is the time in which I started being in love with the Osmond Brothers. I was barely a teenager, and it was a time in my life when music and society had its biggest effect. You guys were such a positive role model. There was just something about you then that warmed my heart and that same feeling is still here. The Osmond family is still doing it now (being great role models) as you proved on the Donny and Marie reunion show. The closeness and respect y'all have for each other is inspiring! If only the world could be the same! I can still put on an Osmond record and all of those feelings from such an innocent time in my life come back! Thanks for the great memories and I will be a lifetime fan! With love and loyalty.
Beverly Eastwood

Your genuiness, love, devotion, to God and us. You are the rarest thing in the entertainment business today, and that's why you've lasted 40 years doing what you do best! If you don't love what you do, what's the point of continuing? You've proved time and time again that you love what you do, and the perserverance that you have shows it!!!! Keep up the good work!
Beth Hanley ~ Albany, NY

Growing up in the 70's was a hard time. Drugs were all around as well as other things. Your family set an example that being moral and religious had more advantages. Many friends using drugs ended up lost or dead. I followed the example your family set and I have a beautiful family and a marriage that has lasted 19 years and is still going strong. If it wasn't for your family example, I would have ended up lost. I can never THANK your family enough.
P.S. I have kept the spelling of my first name the way it was spelled by THE OSMOND FAN CLUB. Thanks, it is unique!
Mille Lombardi

In the mid 80's after attending one of your shows in Oregon, you and your brothers were signing autographs...the line was a mile long! When I finally approached you, you looked up, smiled and said "Hi, I'm Jay, what's your name?" I have never forgotten how that made me feel. To know that you were kind enough to "personalize" our brief meeting was truly special to me. We are loyal because you show us the same kind of loyalty.
Denyce Chambers ~ Beaverton, Oregon

It is because you are the real thing. You kept true to yourselves and your family and your faith. There is no better compliment that I can give you.
Monica ~ Frankenmuth, MI

Your genuine love for each other.
Jane Rahm ~ Greenville, NC

You are what you are. You are all genuine, talented, respectful, decent human beings who bring joy to not only my life, but millions of others. You prove that you don't have to be loud, offensive or controversial to be noticed. Your dignity is inspirational.
Lea Armstrong ~ Sydney, Australia

There is something very magical and unique about your family. I think you truly love and care for us, and it comes across in your music, and your actions.
Joni Grossman ~ Santa Monica, CA

It's hard to put it in words, but when I listen to my old Osmond albums it gives me such a feeling of peace and happiness. It sends me back to my youth and teen years when I didn't have much to worry about and hardly any responsibilities. As a mother of three teenagers now, I sure have plenty to worry about.
Dorothy West ~ Toms River, NJ

Your family has always shown love, a calmness, and peace. I guess in this crazy world why wouldn't anyone be loyal to that.
Cyndee Gibson

True friends are hard to find, and when you find one, it is best to hang onto them. I think of your family as friends. So for 22 years I have had very special friends, and your family has had my friendship and support. I will continue loving and caring about all the Osmonds.
Debbie Ellis-McAlester ~ OK

There are many wonderful things about your family. But, for me, what instills great loyalty is that I owe you so much. In the 70's, many of us were growing up in homes where it wasn't accepted to talk about God, about feelings, about our dreams and hopes. During the Osmond television shows, you brought a Family Night into our homes once a week. Personally, I started aspiring to raise a family with those values, instead of the ones that made me a lonely, insecure child. Now I have a beautiful family of my own, a wonderful husband, three amazing children, a career as a published writer, a strong faith that has carried me through much. Your family's influence gave me many of these gifts. I am so grateful.
Jean Rogers

You all are FAMILY to us. I've loved the music all these years, and was so pleased to find out at a young age that you went to Church too! Your smiles show you care, and you all are so sincere to others. You have the closeness and love that some families do not have. Thank you for being a positive role model for me growing up, my parents were happy with my choice too. Keep smiling, and sharing the hugs with us.
Carol Hooten ~ Joplin, MO

Your family's example to all of us!! All of you live the gospel, not just talk about it.
Sherri Coonfield ~ Bonaire, GA

You have always seemed like real people. You always stood for your beliefs. And the music was, and is always something you can listen to and enjoy. We've never met, but we have been "friends" for nearly 30 years.
NoraJean ~ Buford, GA

You treat us like friends, not commodities.
Gerry ~ York, UK
 

Yours has always been my surrogate large, close-knit family I longed to be part of! I have just been reunited with some of my own seven brothers and sisters! I have the large family I always longed for!!!
Connie Floray ~ Lansing, KS

You and your family's morals, talent and appreciation for your fans.
Donna Hilton ~ Westminster, MA

Since being a young child, I have enjoyed the Osmond music, but I think it was their family values and the way they give to and love everyone so unconditionally that has kept me a follower for so many years. You know, I feel that you get what you give, and the Osmond family is just as loyal to their friends and fans as we are to them.
Rona Coleman ~ Frankfort, IL

You and your family are very warm, loving, caring, and very decent minded people.
Suzanne Gordon

Because you have never let me down. So many other favorite celebrities have run-ins with drugs or personal behavior problems. Often it affects their performances. Never with the Osmond family. You always deliver a class act, on or off the stage. That's why I'll be a fan forever.
Darla ~ Mpls, MN

I love the music and the boys that grew into men....we grew up with them and they are great friends.
Maggie Coates ~ England

You show everyone that family does work, and that family does and should come first. You didn't change with all the fame. That's what has kept me loyal through the last 35 years. Don't ever change.
Elizabeth (Liz) Perrin ~ Metairie, Louisiana

We grew up with you all! In fact, you're almost family! Ha!
Carolyn ~ UK

Your beliefs, and your kindness toward your fans.
Donna ~ Villas NJ

I think it's the spirit that each of you were given the gift of, and you have lived your lives in a way that spirit has been able to touch others. I know because, I have felt it, and I have friends that are not members that have mentioned it and wondered just what it was that made them feel all warm and "right" with y'all.
Carolyn Bendall ~ Memphis, TN

Their genuine fondness for their fans.
Alison Borro ~ England

Well....of course, the devotion to your family, God and your beliefs. The loyalty you have for everything you believe in. The happiness you bring each of us with your talents and your smiles. The kindness you always show us no matter what the case. The continued support you have for US as a fan after so many years. And because of YOU, ALAN, WAYNE, MERRILL, DONNY, JIMMY, MARIE, TOMMY, VIRL, GEORGE AND OLIVE.....YOU ARE ALL THE GREATEST!!!!
Jerri Nelson ~ Vernon, TX

You have a great sound as a group...you are good, clean, courteous and just plain nice people…and you are just so cute!!!!!
Rebecca Brunetta ~ Greensburg, PA

Fame has not gone to their heads. They take time to talk to their fans. Their faith in God and not being afraid to show it. They are down to earth and real.
Beth Furlow ~ Jacksonville,Arkansas

You came along at a time when I was young and vulnerable, and I fell for your image. It is like your first love, you never forget it. Lucky for me you are still around, and so am I!
Amanda ~ Vancouver, Canada

You've never disappointed me over the years. You have continued to give us good quality entertainment.
Anne McDonald ~ Latrobe, PA

You and your family were always kind and willing to take time out to be with your fans. You made me feel special everytime we met, and always smiled and seemed to care and really appreciate that I was there. You helped me grow up.
Diana Kumar

I believe it would have to be the care and concern each one of you express for us. Not many people would take as much time as you all do for your fans. You all seem to be very down-to-earth also. Some people are just not approachable ~ that's not the case with any of you.
Louise ~ San Diego, CA

I've only been an Osmond fan since I heard Boyzone's version of "Love Me For a Reason" in 1994. As I was born in 1980, I had to ask my Aunty about you all. She played me some of your records and I was very impressed! The answer to your question is that all of you are such sweetly natured while outgoing at the same time. There is just a sense of warmth in your music that is so appealing to all. Other than that you all are very committed to family values and it's just nice to see that these days! Blah, blah, blah! I could go on all day! All my love and prayers to you all.
Lisa ~ Perth, Western Australia

I love the Osmonds! Your family is one I try and model my current family values with. I love the commitment you have with your family and spouse. I never had that in my personal life, so I am inspired by yours. The Osmonds always looked like they were having fun during the good old days on TV. Maybe we are all so loyal to you because you became our TV families in the 70's and we just want to stay in touch with you like a good family does with each other.
Cheryl Reisman