Grant Alma Wolsey - Christ Lives Inside Each Of Us

My brother Grant Alma Wolsey died this week. 

Though he lived a troubled life and there were times when it wasn't safe for me to be around him, 

I never stopped loving him. 

Through the years I have enjoyed many pictures of Christ. 

This particular painting of the Savior touched me profoundly 

because it looked like my brother. 

Grant often wore a beard and long hair. 

Every time I looked at this image of Christ I wept because I love my brother and I miss him.

I have since come to understand that Christ lives inside each of us 

and when we see the Savior in each other we catch a glimpse 

of the grandeur of each soul 

and more fully understand 

the price that was paid 

so that we can all return 

to our Heavenly Parents some day. 

Goodbye Grant. 

I love you.
Here is a link to the tribute wall on the funeral web page.
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/17543585/Grant-Wolsey/wall

The following is what the creator, Brent Borup, said about this beautiful painting:

"For my whole life, the one painting that I wanted to create the most above anything else was a portrait of Jesus Christ. I worked on many different portraits of Christ through the years, but I was never quite satisfied with any of them until I painted "Light of the World". I have since based many paintings off of this one image. You may find it interesting that I painted this portrait during a very low point in my life. I had been really struggling to see any success as an artist, and after a few weeks of particularly trying circumstances, I was very close to making some major "career choice" changes. I believe that my Father in Heaven wanted me to stay the course. When I decided to use some new reference material to alter a previous similar looking portrait that just wasn't quite right, everything seemed to fall into place. I do believe that I had Divine help that day, because this was one of the easiest paintings that I have ever created. I feel that what sets this painting apart from any of my previous work, is the fact that I wasn't trying to paint what Christ looks like, but I was trying to paint what He feels like, because although I have never seen Him, I have felt Him, and I believe if you can somehow capture that feeling into a work of art, then you can't go wrong. This is my way of sharing my testimony of Christ with others. He is real. He loves you. I want people to look at this painting and know it." 

Grant Alma Wolsey

Grant Wolsey with his mother Fay Parrish Wolsey.

Grant Wolsey with his father Heber Grant Wolsey.

Grant with his parents at BYU graduation.

Grant playing the guitar and singing with his sisters Lori and Dawnene.

Heber and Fay Wolsey family in the 1960's.

Fay Parrish Wolsey with her four children: Diane, Mary and Grant.
Janene is the baby is Fay's arms.

Mary Eliza Wolsey with her grandchildren: Diane, Janene, Linda, Mary and Grant.

Heber and Fay Wolsey with their children: Diane, Janene, Linda, Mary, Grant and Joy.

Grant, Mary, Janene, Diane and Linda Wolsey.

Grant, Mary, Linda, Diane and Janene Wolsey.

Grant, Diane, Janene and Mary Wolsey.

Grant, Diane, Mary, Janene and Linda Wolsey.

Grant, Diane, Mary, Janene, Linda, Joy and Dawnene Wolsey.

Grant Wolsey Year Book photo.

Celebrating the 4th of July

I am so grateful to live in America!
This flag represents the freedoms I enjoy -
the freedoms that were fought and died for.
If we all join together in building America
by living unselfish lives of service and love
we can keep these precious freedoms
and offer them to our children and grandchildren.
Celebrating the 4th means celebrating
Faith, Freedom and Family!

Great Basin National Park provides beautiful hikes

There is something sacred
about hiking in the mountains . . .
the fresh scent of pine,
 splashing water over rocks,
the clear blue sky
and alpine lakes . . .
all combine to remind us
that we are children of the great Creator
Who fills our world with stunning beauty
giving clarity and understanding
of what is essential
to those who climb to higher ground.

Come to my cabin and stay a while

After posting pictures about the fires and then the floods
in the area outside my cabin the past few years
I wanted to post a few pictures of the peace 
that remains inside my cabin.

The world around us right now is often filled with 
destruction, death and devastation
but the world inside our hearts can remain at peace 
when we trust God 
and turn to our Savior.

Relish each moment with your family 
because everything can change in an instant.

Think about happy times when your children were young.

Remember your pioneer ancestors.

Put your feet up and rest a while.

Remember happy memories while you look at family pictures.

Look out the windows at the forest and think about fairies.

We welcome you with love.

Make sure you follow ALL the cabin rules.

Crotchet something soft.

Work on a quilt.

Play a game of chess.

Let your little one play with the doll in the high chair 
and bake something yummy.

Light a fire and read a good book
or catch a butterfly and make your own collection.

Sit on the deck and watch hummingbirds.

Open two windows for a cross breeze and sleep 
with a canopy of stars overhead.

Rock back and forth in a rocking chair for a while 
and think calm thoughts.

Swing back and forth and feel like a child again.

Take an afternoon nap after a hike in the mountains.