The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Media and arts=== [[File:Mtchoirandorchestra ConferenceCenter (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.35|The Church-sponsored [[Mormon Tabernacle Choir|Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square]] has received various awards and has traveled extensively since its inception.]] LDS-themed media includes [[LDS cinema|cinema]], [[LDS fiction|fiction]], websites, and graphical art such as photography and paintings. The church owns a chain of bookstores called Deseret Book, which provide a channel through which publications are sold; church leaders have authored books and sold them through the publishing arm of the bookstore. [[BYU TV]], the church-sponsored television station, also airs on several networks. The church also produces [[List of pageants of the LDS Church|several pageants]] annually depicting various events of the primitive and modern-day church. Its [[Mesa Arizona Easter Pageant|Easter pageant ''Jesus the Christ'']] has been identified as the "largest annual outdoor Easter pageant in the world".<ref name="EVT">{{Cite news|url=https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/mesa-mormon-temple-prepares-for-easter-pageant/article_2a9e847e-9dae-5aa2-923b-66621fd1cc10.html |title=Mesa Mormon temple prepares for Easter pageant |newspaper=[[East Valley Tribune]] |date=March 24, 2007 |first=Lawn |last=Griffiths |access-date=June 23, 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404132056/https://www.eastvalleytribune.com/get_out/mesa-mormon-temple-prepares-for-easter-pageant/article_2a9e847e-9dae-5aa2-923b-66621fd1cc10.html |archive-date=April 4, 2023 }}</ref> The church encourages entertainment without violence, sexual content, or vulgar language; many church members specifically avoid rated-R movies.<ref>{{cite news|title= Here's how the R rating, which turns 50 this year, became off-limits to many Mormon moviegoers – and why it may not be the case anymore|newspaper=[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]|url= https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2018/10/03/heres-how-r-rating-which/| quote= For many LDS faithful, though, the R rating—which is marking its 50th anniversary this fall—is a line they will not cross. While the rule is rigid in the minds of many members, its origins come from a handful of comments made by church leaders through the years.|date=October 3, 2018}}</ref> The church's official choir, the [[Tabernacle Choir|Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square]], was formed in the mid-19th century and performs in the [[Salt Lake Tabernacle]]. They have traveled to more than 28 countries,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cook |first=Steven |date=October 9, 2014 |title=Mormon Tabernacle Choir to return to SPAC |work=[[The Daily Gazette]] |url=https://dailygazette.com/2014/10/09/mormon-tabernacle-choir-return-spac/ |access-date=June 27, 2023 |location=Schenectady, New York |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627215541/https://dailygazette.com/2014/10/09/mormon-tabernacle-choir-return-spac/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> and are considered one of the most famous choirs in the world.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Montero |first1=David |title=One of the most famous singing groups in the world is changing its name. So long, Mormon Tabernacle Choir |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-mormon-choir-name-change-20181005-story.html |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=September 27, 2019 |date=October 5, 2018 |archive-date=November 9, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109032902/https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-mormon-choir-name-change-20181005-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The choir has received a [[Grammy Award]], four [[Emmy Award]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020 |title=Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir |url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/christmas-tabernacle-choir/about/the-choir/ |access-date=June 27, 2023 |website=[[PBS]]}}</ref> two [[Peabody Award]]s,<ref name="1961 Peabody Award 2">{{cite web |url=http://peabodyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PeabodyWinnersBook2013.pdf |title=George Foster Peabody Award Winners |last=Williams |first=Danna |date=July 12, 2013 |publisher=[[Peabody Award|George Foster Peabody Awards]] |location=Athens, GA |page=23 |access-date=March 17, 2014 |archive-date=October 22, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022150513/http://peabodyawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/PeabodyWinnersBook2013.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[National Medal of Arts]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031112-5.html |title= National Medal of Arts Recipients for 2003 |access-date= January 14, 2009 |date= November 12, 2002 |publisher= [[The White House]] |archive-date= June 24, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201858/https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2003/11/20031112-5.html |url-status= live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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