According to Brent

“Yea, verily, verily I say unto you,  if all men had been, and were, and ever would be, like unto Moroni, behold, the very powers of hell would have been shaken forever ; yea, the devil would never have power over the hearts of the children of men.” ( Alma  48:17) A while back, I had a chance meeting with an old bishop of mine as I was visiting my hometown. He invited me to his home and we visited for an afternoon about past memories. I realized at the time how grateful I was for him and his family. His sons influenced my life in a very positive way... they are a few of my many heroes. His son Matt was a few years older than me. I remember once at school, a fight broke out. A circle quickly formed around the two boys, with the crowd egging them on, chanting "Fight! Fight! Fight". It was like something right out out the movies. Then, something interesting happened. Matt walked into the middle of the circle with a big smile on his face. He walked up to the boys ...

I am pleased to present my newest original oil painting available for sale. "Rabboni" by Brent Borup "The Aramaic word  Rabboni,  used by Mary to address the resurrected Savior, is used only twice in the New Testament. In  John 20:16 , the King James translators retained the Aramaic word and John’s translation for his readers, which is “Master.” In  Mark 10:51 , the word is translated as “Lord.” The title  Rabbi  was used for respected teachers among first-century Jews.  Rabboni,  a more lofty form of the title  Rabbi,  was a title that was rarely used and was usually reserved for highly esteemed teachers who had both divine knowledge and authority to teach others." text from LDS.org Many of you may know that it is very rare for me to actually sell one of my original oil paintings. I want to explain to you the reason that I am choosing to make this new painting available now. Elder Borup Mexico, Mexico City Chalco Mission ...

A few months ago,  I wrote the following post on my  FaceBook page . The idea was a simple one. I wanted to remind people that since we all accepted Jesus Christ before we came to this earth, then sharing our belief in Him shouldn't be a hard thing to do. The response to this post was overwhelmingly positive, however, there were some replies that took me by surprise (examples shown).     I believe in the idea of a pre-mortal life. Although there are plenty of scriptural references to back up this fact, I am not writing this blog post to debate, or even to prove, but simply to present information that I know to be true. I share with you my testimony of important, life changing stuff here!  Many people do not know where they came from, and because of that fact, they don't know their own potential. You are a child of God! The seeds of divinity are within you! We existed before we were born. As spirits, we lived with our Father in Heaven. God pres...

With the summer festival season upon us, I have been very busy building up inventory. I thought I should write a quick post to let people know where you can find me this summer. OREM SUMMERFEST - JUNE 9th-10th This will be my first year attending Orem Summerfest. I will be in the City Center Park both days until 10:00 PM. MORMON MIRACLE PAGEANT (MANTI) - JUNE 15th-17th and 20th-24th There will be two vendor areas set up during the pageant. I will be in the main vendor plaza off of Main Street. I'm very excited for this show, I may have to sneak over one night to see the pageant. AMERICA'S FREEDOM FESTIVAL (PROVO) - JUNE 30th, JULY 1st, 3rd-4th Although I have attended an art show held every year inside the old courthouse building, this will be my first year with my own booth outside. I will have a greater selection available. FINDERS FAIR (FARMINGTON) - JULY 8th This one day show takes place in Fountain Square at Station Park SPANISH FORK FIE...

One of the things that I really love about my church is the Christ centered media campaign that they initiate every Christmas and Easter. I first became aware of this bi-annual media surge by watching the "Because of Him" video that you may have seen being shared around social media a few years ago. It was powerful. It was peaceful. It gave me hope and it helped me know that I can start over again everyday... that I can be better, everyday. I admit that I still watch this video every now and then when I need a spiritual lift in my life.  The feeling I get while watching it is the Holy Ghost testifying of the truth contained in the video. I absolutely love the fact that so much effort is put forth to introduce people to Jesus Christ, and the difference He can make in your life. Last November I met with a group of people that were learning about the then upcoming #lighttheworld Christmas campaign. The idea behind this campaign was to spread the word that we can make the ...

B rent Borup has always wanted to be an artist, but he doesn't want to paint just another pretty picture.  Brent wishes to share his testimony of Jesus Christ through his artwork. He hopes that his paintings will have a positive impact on other people's lives. Read, in the artist's own words, his thoughts and feelings about 16 of his inspirational portraits of Jesus Christ. "The Light of the World" 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 ver...

A lot has happened the past few months. First, I lost my job. To fill you in, I had been painting pictures full time for a publisher out of Boise. They decided to do some major restructuring, which meant some major downsizing, which means that I no longer have a steady source of income. That is a very scary thing for a husband and father, sole provider of my family. What is even scarier is what we have decided to do about it. Nothing. Well, not nothing, but not finding another job either. We decided to take this 'setback' as an opportunity, and pursue my dream of becoming a full time, self employed artist. My wife and I have wrestled with this decision for many months, and we still wrestle with the outcomes (or lack thereof) that we are seeing daily, because frankly, I'm not sure just how we are going to make it, but I'm sure we are ... Why? because this is what we felt we should do. I believe in prayer. I believe in personal revelation. I believe that God is mind...