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Sam Butcher first discovered his artistic talents and used
these blessed skills to portray his love of God. Sam began his ministry in child
evangelism and offered "Chalk Talks" which allowed him practice teaching through
his artwork. During this time he also was the illustrator for Christian album
covers and books.
Sam teamed up with Bill Biel and opened the greeting card and artwork company,
Jonathan & David Company in Michigan. Through these greeting cards Sam earned
national recognition with his adorable tear-dropped eye figures that everyone
depicted as "just precious". About this time, the Enesco Company struck a deal
with Sam to market these precious little creatures on a larger scale and the
first "Precious Moments" figurines were introduced. Later, in 1981, the Enesco
Company released a few limited porcelain dolls to add to the "Precious Moments"
Collection, including Mikey, Cubby, Debbie, Candy, BongBong, Angie, Trish, PD,
etc.
Jonathan & David Company, the original licensor of Precious Moments artwork by
Sam Butcher, introduced a
line of Precious Moments dolls that were intended to
appeal to children. The original tags from the first two dolls, the Jesus Loves
Me Boy and Girl dolls, explain the company’s purpose and read as follows: "Deep
in the heart of the Philippines, young Bible School students spend part of their
day producing these Jesus Loves Me Dolls. Without
the financial assistance they
would be unable to complete their education and go into their desired
ministries. These warm and beautiful dolls are the fruit of their labor.
Carefully designed and produced with so much love, they are sure to win
their way
into the hearts of children everywhere.
These dolls were made with vinyl heads and hands, not porcelain, so as to be
safely played with by children. Over the next three years, the Jonathon & David
Company produced nine different dolls that were all meant to be played with by
children and were sold at a fraction
of the cost of the Enesco porcelain doll
line. This in itself drew Precious Moments collectors into the doll collecting
pastime. The dolls were so sweet and were produced for such a
good cause, many
wise Precious Moments collectors saved these original nine dolls
and kept them
in mint condition.
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