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“Brother’s Keeper" 1856
Artist: Michael Bedard
James Kirkwood. an eleven-year-old convert from Scotland, struggled across the frozen prairie with his widowed mother and brothers. while his mother attended her crippled son and the handcart, James was responsible for his four-year-old brother, Joseph.
A snowstorm with icy winds strung out the caravan of beleaguered saints. James carried Joseph through rivers of ice, mud, and snow.
Ascending the last miles up Rocky ridge with little Joseph on his back, James arrived late at Rock Creek camp. Here, James Kirkwood succumbed to the extreme exposure of the day and breathed his last for the love of his little brother. He was buried in a common grave with thirteen others who perished that night. Little Joseph eventually made it into the Salt Lake Valley and went on to become a beloved Mormon Bishop of a large and grateful Salt Lake ward.
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Incredibly touching piece. Well done!!!
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I were in the process of reading "The Price We Paid." We had just finished reading about this story when we happened to see it in Deseret Book Store. We knew in an instant what story Bro Bedard was depicting. What a magnificent painting and recreation. So powerful and moving.
ReplyDeleteI am interested in purchasing this painting, or a print of this painting. are they still availablefor purchasing?
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