“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. They must be faithful, inspired, active
Church members to give life and feeling and true perspective to a subject so
worthy. Such masterpieces should run
for months in every movie center, cover every part of the globe in the tongues
of the people, written by the best artists, purified by the best critics”
(“The Gospel Vision of the Arts,” Ensign, July 1977, p.5).