Laura Paulsen Howe | "Flood the World with the Beautiful and Good"

Latter-day Saint Women Podcast

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 670 Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

What is the role of art in our worship, and how does it shape and reflect our faith? Church History Museum art curator Laura Paulsen Howe introduces listeners to Alice Merrill Horne, an early champion of arts in the Church and leader in the Relief Society, as well as a mother, legislator, and educator. We discuss the importance of art in our homes, places of worship, and communities, and learn more about the Church’s efforts to gather inclusive and diverse art from members around the world through the International Art Competition. Additional Resources: Church History Biography: Brief Biography of Alice Merrill Horne https://www.churchhistorianspress.org/emmeline-b-wells/people/alice-smith-merrill-1868?letter=M⟨=pau 2016 Church News Article: “Poetry, Paintings, and Essays: LDS Women in Art and Culture” https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/church/news/poetry-paintings-and-essays-lds-women-in-art-and-culture?lang=eng Gospel Media Image Collections https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/collection/images?lang=eng International Art Competition Information: Exhibits of Past International Art Competitions https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/collection/museum/international-art-competitions?lang=eng Participate in the 12th International Art Competition: 12th International Art Competition Details https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/content/museum/competition-details

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the Latter-day Saint Women podcast, where we share the legacy of women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
0:12.0	You'll get to know the faithful women who shaped our past and hear from inspiring women of faith today.
0:17.0	I'm Shailen Back.
0:18.0	And I'm Carly Gehman. We are your co-hosts, and today we are so thrilled to welcome
0:22.8	Laura Poulson Howe to the podcast and to the studio. Welcome, Laura. Thank you. Glad to be here.
0:29.2	So Laura is the art curator at the Church History Museum in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is what she
0:35.0	calls her dream job. I'm so happy for you. Not me too. And in this role,
0:40.8	she said she acquires art for the church history museum. She researches the existing collection,
0:46.3	prepares exhibitions, and works with other departments within the church to discuss the role
0:50.9	of art in their work. And Lara received a master's degree in art history,
0:55.1	and prior to working for the museum, she taught art history and writing at BYU for 15 years.
1:00.2	That's neat. So Laura, we're so excited that you're here. And I'm especially excited. We
1:05.6	reached out to you spent a few weeks or last month and just said that we wanted to talk more about
1:11.8	Latter-day St. Women and Art on the podcast and kind of left that open to you.
1:15.7	And you brainstormed and came back with this wonderful idea to talk about a woman from our
1:21.2	history that I had never heard of that I imagine.
1:23.5	Same.
1:24.5	Yeah.
1:25.4	Many have not heard of before, but we're going to talk today about Alice Merrill
1:29.5	Horn, a woman from our history.
1:31.6	So, Laura, to start, can you just tell us who Alice is and why you felt that a discussion
1:37.7	about Latter-Dade St. Women artists should begin with her?
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