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Greg Olsen: Painting the Spirit of Christmas

Published: Dec. 6, 2023, noon

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There is a man whose love inspires people during this time of year. Some might say it\\u2019s a man with a white beard who delivers Christmas presents to children around the world on a sleigh pulled by reindeer. But renowned Latter-day Saint painter Greg Olsen believes it is actually the Savior of the world who inspires Santa Claus himself. On this week\\u2019s episode, we talk with the artist about how he began painting in the first place but then why he chose to paint Santa Claus in addition to his many well-known paintings of Jesus Christ.\\xa0

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\\u201cDone in the right way, seen from the right perspective, Santa\\u2014that tradition\\u2014does carry on the mission of Jesus. Doing unto others, giving, serving, spreading love and cheer\\u2026it\\u2019s hard to separate those two.\\u201d \\u2014Greg Olsen\\xa0

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Show Notes

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2:09- It Takes a Village To Raise an Artist
5:24- A Prophetic Statement
20:37- A Branch Full of Good Things
23:10- Reaching Outside of the Latter-day Saint World
28:57- Santa and the Savior
32:49- We Follow What Is Good
37:13- Lost and Found
42:02- Everyone\\u2019s an Artist
45:54- What Does It Mean to Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?\\xa0

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Greg\\u2019s website

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Paintings referenced in the episode:

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The Spirit of Christmas

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Story of Christmas

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The Nativity

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Lost and Found

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