The Story Within The Painting

The painting "His Other Sheep" tells a story of the life of Jesus Christ in pictures. The center, T-panel shows some of the events in his life in his native homeland. The other panels tell the story of his visits to his other sheep (spoken of in the New Testament, John 10:16).

The top vignette shows the Savior's first appearance in the Americas--( This is from the most accurate information about the Savior's visit to the Americas we have, as this record was written by the ancient people themselves in A.D. 34 and preserved to come forth in our day--as the Book of Mormon).

The second vignette below shows Jesus teaching the people near the temple in the Americas-A.D. 34 (similar to his teaching the Beatitudes in Jerusalem -3 Nephi 12:3-48) compare Mathew 5:3-48 in the New Testament.

The third vignette shows the Savior with his twelve apostles--chosen from the righteous men then living in the Americas. These apostles were given the power and authority to baptize and give the Holy Ghost, just as were His apostles in Jerusalem-(3 Nephi 12:1).

The fourth vignette shows the Savior appearing to the Polynesians--anciently called the Maori. This story is one of many told in the book "He Walked The Americas," written by L. Taylor Hansen and first printed in 1963 by Amherst Press. ( L. Taylor Hansen, archaeologist, independently did research for 25 years on the stories of many different tribes in the Americas and their legends of the white bearded God that visited them.) The Polynesians named him Wakea, the healer.

The fifth Vignette shows the Savior visiting some of the other Island natives and teaching them and blessing their children.

The sixth vignette--In ancient Mexico the Toltecs called Him Quetzalcoatl--The God of Wind and Water--for He had the power to calm the winds and walk on water. His symbol was the Feathered Serpent, as pictured as a line drawing on both sides of the painting. When He visited these ancient peoples, He taught them to end their wars and put away their weapons--to live in peace with one another. After the Savior visited the Americas and taught the people there, they had all things in common and they lived in peace for over 200 years.

The seventh vignette pictures the version of the "Lost Sheep" according to their own culture. In Peru the story becomes the story of the "Lost Llama." The Pale God, Wako or Wakea, told the story to the people there as pictured here. (" As told in "He Walked The Americas.")

The right top vignette--tells the story of the Savior teaching the Mayans. When I was visiting the ruins in Mexico, our guide, who was of Mayan descent, told me of the Feathered Serpent --pictured there on their many buildings; When I asked him if he knew who he really was--he pulled out a picture from his wallet of Jesus Christ in the Americas--to show me.

The ninth vignette tells the story of the "Dawn God," followed by two wolves, one of dark fur and the other of silver. The Chippewa knew him as the God of Wind and Water--one who had power over the elements and also the animals ( for they would not hurt him)--("He Walked The Americas")

The tenth vignette shows the story of the 'Lost Fawn"--The story told is from a Cherokee legend about the "Healer." The Healer, ( Jesus Christ ) in the legend, finds the lost fawn and discovers his mother dead. He heals the fawns mother. The legend is taken from the West Virginia Cherokee Nation.

There are many stories in the New Testament of the Savior healing the sick and raising the dead; likewise many such stories telling the many miracles preformed by the "Bearded, White God" --both from many Native American tribes, and from the Book of Mormon--another ancient record of Jesus Christ.

This vignette shows the Savior teaching the Aleuts of Alaska. Although they are not mentioned by name in either book, they too would have been taught by Him. My foster daughter's father was the medicine man of their Navajo tribe He told her that the Aleuts built their hogans of ice and were their native brothers. She told me that when they( the now Navajo tribe) broke off from their native brothers and moved south, they developed their own language--but some are still able to understand the language of the Aleuts. The Navajo tribe named Him--"Great Yeh-ho-vah.

This vignette shows the Savior teaching those of the tribes in North America---the Cherokee, Choctah, Chickasaw and the Creek. He was known as the Wind God, Ew-me-shee, by the Choctah ( "He Walked The Americas")

The 14th vignette shows the Savior baptizing in the Americas. The Savior's teaching the method of baptism by emersion is documented in the Book of Mormon and in the legends of many tribes. He taught that little children ( before the age of accountability) had no need for baptism --because of his atonement they were made perfect.

The 15th vignette pictures the Savior with the little children. The Savior loved the little ones--and the Book of Mormon tells the story of angels surrounding their little ones, when the Savior visited them in the Americas. ( 3 Nephi 17:21-25)