Martin Handcart Burial Select an Image Type:Open Edition Print and seeing the compassionate Samaritan

and seeing the compassionate Samaritan as a symbol of Jesus Christ

' She literally begged her young kin not to worry 'about clothes or worldly things but

Original artwork of Oil on Canvas 16 x 20

with a big brush and very

It is as if he is putting the tomb and death behind him and reaching ahead into eternity

Martin Handcart Burial Select an Image Type:Open Edition Print and seeing the compassionate SamaritanSETTING: Bitter Creek, Wyoming not far from Rawlins, Wyoming The Willie and Martin Companies left Nebraska Territory in late August. Their desire to go to Zion was very strong, so in spite of the lateness of the season and the long distance, they set out quite ill prepared. Many of their handcarts were made from wood which was not seasoned. The two companies were separated by about 40 miles when the severe winter storms came early on the high plains.