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The Role of the Artist by M. Russell Nelson

Artists have the unique opportunity to present their opinions ideas and perspectives of eternity in visual and sound symbols universally understood. Great art touches the soul in unique and uncommon ways. Inspired art speaks in the language of eternity, teaching things to the heart that the eyes and the ears can never understand. God's purpose for the artist is to inspire, to give us visions of ourselves that we might not otherwise see, to make us better than we would have been.

We call upon those in the arts to expand their vision of what can be done. If we are going to fill the world with goodness and truth, then we must have artists that are worthy to receive inspiration, so we can bless the lives of our Heavenly Father's children. You must never compromise your standards for anyone or any reason. The power that you have to become great in your field is enhanced through faithful adherence to the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

The Book List 1-10

100 books I want to read (or reread) before next year. Starting the list are books 1-10

Heart of Darkness- Joseph Conrad
The Madman- Kahlil Gibran
Walden- Henry David Thoreau
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy- Douglas Adams
The Art of Making Dances- Doris Humphrey
Catch-22 - Joseph Heller
This Side of Paradise- F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hamlet - William Shakespeare
Siddhartha- Herman Hesse

Currently Reading- The Beautiful and Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald

3 comments:

kyle said...: I read Siddhartha a couple months ago and just started Walden a day or two ago.

Are these numbered in any order in particular, or listed randomly?; February 12, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Bethany Hull said...: Randomly. I'm reading them as I can get them.; February 13, 2009 at 8:56 AM
Jonathan Weiss said...: Sidhartha is german!!! Es ist sooooo beia!!; February 15, 2009 at 9:26 AM

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The Book List 1-10

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