"Deseret" In West Jordan

Deseret

In West Jordan 

West Jordan Temple

A Tribute to Brigham Young and His Desire to Call Utah “Deseret”

This is a real place in West Jordan that I came across while searching for a landscape of the West Jordan Temple... Upon seeing it, I was impressed by thoughts that came to me; these long rows of wooden hives all in white seemed indicative of what goes on in the Temple. 

Boxes of hives were representative of temple records and names of families whose work needed to be done. The bees are those working for those who can not do this work for themselves. Their labors create the sweet joy (honey) that results from doing this great temple work.

 This is a wonderful painting that has just recently become available in Giclee print.

I painted Deseret with a little of George Innis floating in the back of my head. For those who are not familiar with George Innis, he was one of the greatest American landscape painters of all time. I had the privilege of seeing this show in New York and then again in L.A. California.

Quote of the Day

Eminent Man
George Washington: "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master. The smiles of heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which heaven itself has ordained."

Quote of the Day

Eminent Man
Christopher Columbus: "Our Lord unlocked my mind, sent me upon the sea, and gave me fire for the deed. Those who heard of my enterprise called it foolish, mocked me, and laughed. But who can doubt but the Holy Ghost inspired me?"

"White Edifice of the Desert" or The Saint George Temple

This striking landscape of the Saint George Temple captures the early morning sunlight  illuminating white clouds under the veil of a blue sky.

The saints were not so successful with cotton but they produced a heavenly white temple to the Most High in 1877, the oldest continually operating temple in the Church.
  

What did the 56 signers do to change the world?

They were instruments in God's hand to create a government where religious freedom could be experienced by the human race in its fullest for the first time. 

How many Christian religions are in America today?
There are only as many as the people of America desire.

There is even a Christian religion that is unique to America itself. This is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, otherwise known as the Mormon faith or the more good Faith in Jesus Christ as I like to call it.

For those who love Christ and truth, this unique religion of the Mormons' has great appeal.

This little church that started with only six members back in 1830 is the stone made without hands that is rolling forth and will fill the earth to prepare us for the Second Coming.

So what did the fifty-six signers do?  
You will have to ask them when you see them on the other side.

During 1877 there was a man who saw the signers and others, including General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, as well as preceding generations such as Christopher Columbus in the Saint George Temple. His name was Wilford Woodruff.
In that sacred edifice, General George Washington and the 56 signers requested the blessings that could only be found in a Holy Temple of God, the blessing of eternal family relationships after this life, a fitting blessing for individuals who had sacrificed so much for others. They truly made the world better through their service.

It seems that the recent  groundbreaking ceremony led by President Henry B. Eyring of the Church's First Presidency  is very appropriate. 
 At his side was Elder Jay E. Jensen of the Presidency of the Seventy, Elder William R. Walker, executive director of the Church’s Temple Department, and Elder Robert B. Smith of the Seventy. The Church leaders were joined by Mayor Michael Nutter and other local community and religious dignitaries. Thousands of Latter-day Saints watched a broadcast of the event in local chapels.
"The work done in these sacred buildings becomes the crowning element of our religious worship," said President Henry B. Eyring. "For Latter-day Saints, no building is more sacred than a dedicated temple of God."

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Temple

"A Miraculous Request" A Major Work by Michael Bedard

A Miraculous Request, a piece I just finished, is a major work of art for the world. It actually began at the beginning of time. It will finish when the seven thousand years of mortal life is completed. This painting shows the many layers of God's plan for man to return to Him and rejoice in all that He would have His children enjoy.

Another aspect of this painting I am pleased with is that it shows the gospel will go to every person that ever lived or will live on this earth.

If God loves all of his children and values them equally, it stands to reason that at some point all would
have the opportunity to become perfect as he has commanded. It is only through hearing the restored gospel in its purity that this can take place.

The Savior's own children's talents, when they are used to serve others' needs, help augment the work required for that perfection to take place. Some of the children were the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence.

"A Miraculous Request" Giclee Prints as well as the New Website are now available!

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A Miraculous Request
by Michael Bedard

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