Tag Archives: Value of art

Writing and Community Building

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Jessie Christensen

For the last several months I have been the editor of my ward’s monthly newsletter. This experience has been interesting in many ways and I wanted to share a few thoughts about it in this setting. First of all, I … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Theory to Practice

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Rachelle Christensen

For this month’s installment of Mysterious Doings, I’ve invited Braden Bell as a guest. I think his viewpoint is wonderful and I hope you enjoy what he has to share with us. Braden Bell I’ve always been intrigued by the … Continue reading →

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Loving What You Do

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Julie Wright

Several years ago, I went a long period of no writing. I had a book I was working on–something I was sure my publisher would love, something I knew I’d get good reviews on, but I couldn’t make myself work … Continue reading →

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Storytelling & community: Three Things

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Sam Payne

I’m thinking of three things. Here’s the first one: I remember a conversation some years ago with Scott Bronson. Having danced around as sort of an art-hobbyist for years, I was contemplating what I described in conversation with Scott as … Continue reading →

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Electronic Age: When we lay art down, what will we pick up?

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Sam Payne

I’ve got a friend who plays in a band for a living, and because he and his mates travel with lots of expensive gear, he keeps as close an eye as he can on what’s happening on the tarmac as … Continue reading →

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The Writer’s Desk: Audiences Don’t Owe us Anything

Posted on February 19, 2010 by Sam Payne

Spoke last week in a stake fireside in Las Vegas. David Skousen introduced me (he also accompanied the opening hymn for the fireside: a rendition of “The Spirit of God” that would have parted your hair. Also, as he stood … Continue reading →

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On-Stage: “What Hast Thou Been?”

Posted on February 12, 2010 by J Scott Bronson

A very good friend once told me that there was nothing in the world that he could do that would be more important than his writing. Not too long after that conversation he became a former Mormon. Speaking scientifically, I … Continue reading →

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Storytelling & Community: There’s Always a Message

Posted on January 11, 2010 by J Scott Bronson

(A disclaimer before you begin: This little essay should not be construed as a response to Darlene’s essay, “Coward, or What is Not Art.” I’m not like most of the other bloggers here who can toss off a few hundred … Continue reading →

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Mormon LitCrit: Leaving the Garden

Posted on December 31, 2009 by Boyd Petersen

I love the Christmas season. I start playing Christmas music just before Thanksgiving and continue several weeks into the New Year. I love the lights, colors, parties, and foods. And each year our family resumes the previous year’s non-alcoholic eggnog … Continue reading →

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