Videos Missionaries memorialized in pastel portraits August 15, 2017 Two years ago, Utah artist JR Johansen started painting portraits of LDS missionaries that had died during their missions. From his studio in Huntsville, Johansen talks about why. Tags: #Art #art work #Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints #Huntsville #Johansen #JR Johansen #LDS #missionaries #missions #News #News & Politics #Painting #pastel #pastels #Portraits #Standard-Examiner #Utah #Video