Kimberly Mullen November 12, 2013 Dance 459 Ed Austin E amination o! t"e #ords o! $ro%"ets As an artist, & !

eel & "ave a 'reat res%onsibility to create, innovate and e %lore %ossibilities t"at "ave not yet been e %lored( )o#ever, as an *D+ artist my %ur%ose and %ossibilities are muc" dee%er and t"e conse,uences o! my art are eternally si'ni!icant( & believe t"at #e "ave been 'iven 'i!ts and talents in t"is li!e to do #onder!ul t"in's( )o#ever, & believe #e are also 'iven #ea-nesses .t"at #e may -no# t"at it is by "is 'race, and "is 'reat condescensions unto t"e c"ildren o! men, t"at #e "ave %o#er to do t"ese t"in's/ 01acob 4234( 5"ere is only so muc" #e can accom%lis" on our o#n( 6e must be "umble in our #or- and constantly ac-no#led'e )im #"o 'ave us t"e ability and ins%iration to create( 6"en #e rely on t"e ins%irations o! t"e +%irit, #e enable 7od to create even more #ondrous art t"rou'" us, 'reater t"an #e could "ave accom%lis"ed on our o#n( )e ma-es our %ossibilities endless, .8or #it" 7od not"in' s"all be im%ossible/ 0*u-e 12334( )avin' t"e +%irit #it" you to 'uide your artistic creations is vital to t"e soul as #ell as t"e creative %rocess( Ne#ell Dayley e %laines, .5"ose #"o remove t"emselves !rom t"e *i'"t o! 9"rist t"rou'" %ride or disobedience may use t"e .!orm/ o! art to e %ress t"emselves, but .t"ey deny t"e %o#er t"ereo!/ 01ose%" +mit":)istory 12194( 5ec"nical s-ill becomes t"e substance o! t"eir #orbecause t"ey are unable to receive t"e %o#er t"at #ould 'ive it li!e and meanin'( &n contrast, t"ose #"o see- to !ollo# 9"rist are !ree to receive t"e enli'"tenment and %ure ;oy t"at !lo#s t"rou'" art centered in )im( 6e are .t"at <#e= mi'"t "ave ;oy/ 02 Ne%"i 22254( Art centered in 9"rist immerses us in ;oy>/ 6e must ma-e t"e c"oice to center our art in 9"rist( 5"is is not al#ays t"e %o%ular c"oice, t"e most %ro!itable c"oice, t"e most sel!?%romotin' c"oice, but it is t"e c"oice t"at & believe #ill brin' t"e most !ul!illment and beauty in our art to ourselves and ot"ers( Everyt"in' #e do on t"is eart" "as an a!!ect on ot"ers@ Aarely is t"is a!!ect neutral( 5"e ,uestion

is do & #ant my #or- and art to in!luence ot"ers !or 'ood or !or illB 5"e ans#er is sim%le( 6e strive !or 'ood and t"ose 'ood t"in's truly come !rom 7od( As *atter?day +aints #e believe t"at .i! t"ere is anyt"in' virtuous, lovely, or o! 'ood re%ort or %raise#ort"y, #e see- a!ter t"ese t"in's/ 0Articles o! 8ait" 12134( As an *D+ artist, & must strive to create, teac" and %er!orm t"in's t"at are virtuous, lovely, o! 'ood re%ort and %raise#ort"y( 5"is not only means t"at it s"ould be #"olesome, c"aste, and u%li!tin', but also o! e cellent ,uality so it is distin'uis"ed and valued amon' t"e arts( 6e "ave been 'iven t"e talents and 'i!t to dance, move, teac", create and #it" t"at comes a res%onsibility to brin' t"at ;oy to ot"ers( 5"e arts s%ea- to %eo%le in a #ay t"at is uni,ue and %ersonal( 5"e movement o! t"e body is a lan'ua'e t"at is universally understood( .5"rou'" t"e arts #e can learn to see, "ear, move, and !eel #it" 'reater sensitivity and understandin'( 5"ey %rovide bot" substance and stimulus !or learnin' t"e creative %rocess and nurture our ca%acity to e %lore t"e in!inite( 5"e arts enable us to communicate im%ortant realities t"at can be s"ared in no ot"er #ay/ 0Ne#ell Dayley4( Mart"a 7ra"am once stated t"at .t"e body says #"at #or-s cannot(/ 6e must create to s"are t"ose most im%ortant messa'es t"at sim%ly cannot be e %ressed !ully #it" #ords alone( Messa'es o! love, %eace, t"e 'os%el and t"e t"in's o! t"e inner soul( 6e must #or- to create t"in's !illed #it" li!e, li'"t and trut" and brin' t"ese messa'es to as many %eo%le as #e can( 6"at 'reater tool !or %ure communication could "ave 7od blessed us #it"B As #e create 9"rist?centered art, 9"rist #ill ma'ni!y our e!!orts( Cur #or- #ill "ave a more %ro!ound in!luence in re!inin' us and touc"in' t"ose #"o %arta-e o! our #or-( 5"e art o! dance is one o! 7odDs most %recious 'i!ts )e "as 'iven to us and as #e use it to %raise )im and u%li!t )is c"ildren, #e s"o# our sincere 'ratitude !or it(