I often have discussions with people in my personal and my professional life regarding the role of the arts in LDS culture today. For the most part it centers around lamentation and criticism of germanic Jesus surrounded by multi racial children. Needless to say, I don't have a very high opinion of art is the Church. Similarly it has long been a staple of the Democratic party to push for arts funding in schools. I worry about the future of the arts in the LDS church. Luckily, just this week I came across a blog called Thoughts on Mormon Art which discussed many of those same concerns. An artist friend referred me to this blog and the unique perspective on patronage of religious art in the Church today.  President Kimball said, "We are proud of the artistic heritage that the Church has brought to us from its earliest beginnings, but the full story of Mormonism has never yet been written nor painted nor sculpted nor spoken. It remains for inspired hearts and talented fingers yet to reveal themselves." Lets begin to cultivate that story.