Weight of the World

Weight of the WorldImage Description: Jesus Christ comforting a man sitting in a pew and praying. About the Artist: Years serving my country as an LDS military chaplain has afforded me the blessing of helping my brothers and sisters work through both trauma and celebration. Coupled with a masters in divinity and a doctorate centered on PTSD, I learned how powerful art can be in helping people deal with suppressed trauma. After my retirement from the Navy, I began

I loved the way the Oquirrh temple stood up on the hill with the beautiful landscaping in front

Geometric painting of baby Jesus wrapped in swaddling clothes with golden light surrounding His head

Jesus Christ smiling with a lamb on his shoulders

But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word

and indeed to all: 'Come back

The painting portrays the Savior overseeing events taking place in both the eastern and western hemisphere the night before he was born

including Daniel and the Lion’s Den

I feel like hope can carry us through and together with faith

Painting of a pillar of light shining through the darkness onto Joseph Smith

and that they feel the joy

Raleigh is the first small temple that I painted

Jesus Christ is the light of the world