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126 DIALOGUE: A JOURNAL OF MORMON THOUGHT the bitter and the sweet so we will know which to prize. When I joined the Church, conflict did not end for me; it began. I was living easy outside the Church, because I could always find a way to escape. Now, in the Church, I have chosen to face conflicts, make sober decisions, and deal with the consequences. While I'm still baffled about appropriate kinds of musical styles for LDS expression, I have learned a lot about the literature of the Latter-day Saints. In my literature classes at BYU, I've read volumes depicting the LDS experience in honest, inspiring, faithful, and sometimes even painful ways. For me, literature is the best place to begin to study and learn about art and life and Christianity. I now know that many good things are happening in LDS art, more than what can be found at Deseret Book or in the Ensign. Distinguishing between art produced or commissioned by the Church and art produced by individual members is also necessary. When commissioning art, the Church's goal is to convert and strengthen, so Church-commissioned art is bound to be didactic. Expecting the Ensign to be an artistic magazine is wrong. Expecting the General Authorities to write fine literature is wrong. As individual members work on their own to discover the Spirit, they may make mistakes with their art (being either too didactic or too risque); but with effort and patience, these mistakes will work themselves out. I have not completely worked out my feelings about art and the Church. What line separates a truthful depiction of evil from a glorification of it? Where do sexuality, nudity, or profanity fit in art, if at all? Perhaps these questions have no absolute answers. Perhaps the Spirit dictates differently in each individual situation. Even though I question, I still have a testimony of the gospel vision of the arts. I believe in Orson F. Whitney's words, "We shall yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own" (in Cracroft and Lambert 1979, 32). The gospel of Jesus Christ is rich enough to enable those who have received it to reveal further light and knowledge in the form of literature, music, and other arts that can bring truth, beauty, and understanding to the lives of all people. Good art always does something to help us understand life, and I think that those who know God can understand life better. Whether I will become the artist that I hope to be, or just provide encouragement from the sidelines, I know that President Kimball's words will be fulfilled: great works of art will come from the Latterday Saints someday. I believe that "praiseworthy" art will be produced in our future —art that praises God, enlightens humankind, and wins the praise of people outside and inside the Church.
Harrell: Form and Integrity 127 BIBLIOGRAPHY Beatles. "Piggies." The Beatles. Capital Records 46443, 1968. Kimball, Spencer W. "The Gospel Vision of the Arts." Ensign 7 (July 1977): 3-5. Pink Floyd. "Have a Cigar." Wish You Were Here. Columbia Records 33453, 1975. Schlinker, Lori. Kitsch in the Visual Arts and Advertisements of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Master's thesis, Brigham Young University, 1971. Whitney, Orson F. "Home Literature." In A Believing People: Literature of the Latter-day Saints. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1979.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST Brian T. Kershisni
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