The Angels of God Were There

by Crowder, Ben

Dated 2020

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The Angels of God Were There

by Crowder, Ben

Artist Information

Name: Crowder, Ben

Location(s): United States

State or City: Utah

Gender: Male

Website: https://bencrowder.net/

Instagram: @bencrowder

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Technique & Style

Abstract, Digital illustration

Figures

pioneer

Symbols

handcart

Additional Info

Notes

Artist's statement: June 13, 2020. Made in Procreate and Photoshop. A reference to Francis Webster’s testimony about his experience in the Martin Handcart Company (as quoted in Gerald Lund’s book Divine Signatures, p. 90–91): "I have pulled my handcart when I was so weak and weary from illness and lack of food that I could hardly put one foot ahead of the other. I have looked ahead and seen a patch of sand or a hill slope and I have said, I can go only that far and there I must give up, for I cannot pull the load through it... I have gone on to that sand and when I reached it, the cart began pushing me. I have looked back many times to see who was pushing my cart, but my eyes saw no one. And I knew then that the angels of God were there."

Church Name

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints