Ben McPherson stages & photographs elaborate Bible scenes, then uses the photos as references for his enormous, lifelike paintings. Each scene is a huge undertakings, but because he lives in Utah, and Mormonism frown on facial hair, Ben's biggest obstacle is recruiting enough men with beards. So he ends up searching Utah's homeless shelters and anarchist cafes to find his prophets and disciples. This clip is from Act 1 of "God's Close-up" the 3rd episode of This American Life with Ira Glass. See it only on Showtime.