Angel of Hope Statue
In "The Christmas Box," a woman mourns the loss of her child at the base of an angel monument. The book gives a description of the monument, which is of a childlike angel with upturned palms and outstretched wings. The word "hope" appears on the angel's right wing. When reports surfaced that grieving parents were seeking the statue, Evans commissioned the construction of an angel statue matching the description in "The Christmas Box." In 1994, it was placed in Salt Lake City, Utah on land donated by the city. Since then, Christmas Box Angels have been erected in at least 25 cities, and are planned for over a hundred more.
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Famous quotes containing the words angel, hope and/or statue:
“I’ve almost gained my heav’nly home; My spirit loudly sings;
The holy ones behold they come, I hear the noise of wings.
O come, angel band, Come and around me stand.
O bear me away on your snowy wings, To my immortal home.”
—T. Haskell, minister and hymn-writer. Published in Christian Harmony. “Angel Band,” l. 5-8.
“We have much to hope from the flowers.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)
“The statue of Freedom has not been cast yet, the furnace is hot, we can all still burn our fingers.”
—Georg Büchner (1813–1837)