LDS Artist Helps Sandy Hook Victims' Families, Others Cope with Tragedy

On Dec. 14, 2012, David Bowman was going about his normal routine, visiting the bank and running errands. It wasn't until a friend from Texas called him that he realized a tragedy had taken place at Sandy Hook Elementary School and that a drawing he'd created years earlier was providing comfort to thousands of people.

Bowman, a father of five and a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, created a piece titled "Security" in 2006 featuring Jesus Christ holding a child in his arms. The artwork had always been well-received, but just hours after 20 children and 6 adults were shot and killed at the Connecticut elementary school in 2012, the drawing attracted unprecedented attention online.

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