This stake center in Santa Clara is a pretty typical building of the late 70s/early 80s period.
However, it was the home stake of the artist Robert L. Shephard, who painted several well-known murals for the Church, including the garden room in the Manti and Idaho Falls Temples, the baptistry in Manti, the Idaho Falls Fourth Ward, and more. In the north lobby, he painted the Ascension of Christ:
I would probably date this mural to the early 80s. It's outside of the chapel, so artwork was likely prohibited in the chapel by this time. As he did in the Idaho Falls 4th Ward, he painted the mural to fit the space, making use of the peaked ceiling to show Christ's height above the watching apostles.
It's a unique idea that I wish we'd see more. If we really are against artwork in the chapels, we could commission larger paintings and artwork in other areas of the meetinghouse. In any case, paintings like this aren't common.
