Tagged with "Art"
Website lets members 'create' to share the gospel
MR says: You know all those beautiful photos taking up space on your hard drive? Now you can use them to help share the gospel. The typical responsibilities associated with the word "missionary" include young men and women spending days biking to appointments with members and investigators and long months...
May 2013 Visiting Teaching Handout
MR says: Cute handout with memorable quotes from conference. Happy May folks! This months Visiting Teaching message is a collage of great quotes from general conference. If you don't want to print the collage, then you can grab each print individually using the links...
Just Asking: J. Kirk Richards
J. Kirk Richards is a favorite among admirers of contemporary spiritual artwork. The majority of his paintings focus on the life of Christ, and he recently released a book of his artwork centering around the nativity. He gives LDS Living readers a sneak peek into the life of an artist. 1. Your...
Art Gallery Games for Families
Just because your kids are young and active doesn’t mean you have to shy away from museum experiences. In fact, the simplest games can not only keep them entertained, but can also cultivate their eyes for beauty. I don’t mean to brag, but our city has some great art museums. Still, I...
'Ten Commandments' exhibit to commemorate Friberg's 100th birthday
MR says: You will recognize Arnold Friberg's work from the illustrated Book of Mormon pictures. Famous director Cecil B. DeMille saw his illustration of the Brother of Jared and knew he had to visualize *The Ten Commandments* (which Friberg did). Starting in 1953, artist Arnold Friberg spent three years in...
Designer restores likely Oliver Cowdery photograph
MR says: So cool! It's great to see both side by side. A rare photographic portrait likely of early Church leader Oliver Cowdery, discovered in the Library of Congress collection seven years ago by an LDS researcher, has now been digitally restored and colorized by a Church history enthusiast. Bryce M....
Mormon with rare skin disease paints, sings and reachs out to others
MR says: Wow. A seriously incredible woman. It puts things in perspective to see how happily people live and serve despite extreme trials. Imagine being a child with a condition where you are as fragile as a butterfly's wings. On the outside, physical wounds prevent you from normal daily activities enjoyed...
Free March 2013 Visiting Teaching Printable
MR says: Everyone likes free stuff. (Click through to the full article to get the full-sized image.) This month's Visiting Teaching Message is titled: Activation President Thomas S. Monson, has encouraged us to “reach out to rescue those who need our help and lift them to the higher road and the better...
Uintah woman recalls life making paper dolls for LDS publication
MR says: A cool human interest story about a talented Mormon woman and the sacrifices she made for her family. Adversity was the impetus for Leola Farr Jensen to become a well-known paper doll artist among longtime readers of “The Children’s Friend,” a publication of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
All is Well: Like Pioneers, Heavenly Host Surrounds Us
MR says: Wow. I wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did. This author, who has had an extremely hard last few years, found solace in a beautiful painting. Last week I needed a few things from Deseret Book, and after making my purchases I wandered over to see if any books I wanted to purchase had made...
Listen to This: Primary Music Helps for 2013 + Free Download
President Harold B. Lee once taught that "The most effective preaching of the gospel is when it is accompanied by beautiful, appropriate music." This can be even more true in Primary, where kids have short attention spans, and there are tons of resources available to you—including a complimentary song download.
Billboard Magazine Names Mormon Tabernacle Choir the #1 Selling Classical Artist of 2012
The latest year-in-review issue of Billboard Magazine features year-end charts for 2012. Topping one of those charts, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir was named the #1 Traditional Classical Albums Artist in 2012. Overall, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square charted on five of...
LDS Film Festival brings diversity, family fun
MR says: It's amazing to see how LDS art has grown over time. The LDS Film Festival, which will feature films covering topics from World War II to Latter-day Saint history to heartwarming tales about family and faith, will take place Jan. 23-26 at SCERA Center for the Arts, 745 S. State in Orem. There will...
'We Could Be Heroes' exhibition at BYU's Museum of Art
It could be tempting to regard "We Could Be Heroes" — the contemporary art exhibition on display at the BYU Museum of Art — as merely a playful collection of both recognizable and novel superheroes and monsters. Yes, the exhibit is fun for visitors of all ages — but its themes are also...
Defending the Faith: 'Les Miserables' teaches how God's truth is lovable
MR says: Are you excited to see this movie? In my early adulthood, Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings" had attained cult status, and derivative fantasy epics, designed by other authors dreaming of similar success, clogged bookstore shelves. Mostly forgettable, they've mostly been forgotten. I suspect that...
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