Journal
10 Works You Should Know: Maddie Blonquist
As the the Spiritual and Religious Curator at the BYU Museum of Art, Maddie Blonquist approaches her work with both familiarity and discovery.
She recently oversaw the creation of BYU MOA’s Earthbound and Heavenward, an exhibition organized around what Christian tradition often calls a “sacred distance”: the felt space between who we are and who we hope to become. Across more than five hundred years of art, Earthbound and Heavenward traces how artists have wrestled with that distance—and, just as often, how they have discovered heaven pressing close through ordinary gestures, domestic scenes, and quiet acts of attention.
Out of Ashes: An Artist’s Witness from Grand Blanc
After a life-changing residency in New York, one choreographer’s dance became a meditation on loss, faith, and the ashes left behind after a tragedy in Grand Blanc, Michigan.
Remembering President Nelson Through His Words
President Russell M. Nelson’s prophetic ministry was filled with invitations to rise higher, love deeper, and see farther. Again and again, he pointed all to Jesus Christ and reminded us that our choices here and now shape our future. His counsel was both bold and tender, urging all to anchor themselves in truth. Among his many teachings, five stand out as guiding lights for our day.
The Familiar Walls That Hold Us
Scratchy burlap walls. Vintage floral couches in the foyer. The feeling of cool, painted cinder block. The muted puce or forest green fabric lining the pews. If what I described sounds like the most boring looking building in the world, you'd be correct. LDS chapels are among the most unremarkable, tired, and unassuming designs you could find in religious architecture. Not an ounce of personality about them.