The stories of the Book of Mormon shape how Latter-day Saints see courage, obedience, and the cost of faith. Book of Mormon paintings bring those stories to life, letting a family see Lehi's vision or Christ's visit to the Americas.
These paintings help families visualize the stories they return to again and again: Lehi's vision of the Tree of Life, Christ's visit to the Americas, and Mormon and Moroni's sacrifice to preserve the plates for a future people. This guide walks through beautiful depictions of these classic Book of Mormon scenes.
Table of contents
Lehi with Plates by Joseph Brickey
Raising Children Who Do Not Doubt
Christ's Visit to the Americas
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Tree of Life by Robert A. Boyd
The Tree of Life
Lehi's dream is often the first image that comes to mind when someone imagines Book of Mormon pictures. The tree, the fruit, the iron rod, and the mists of darkness give artists a rich, layered scene.
The Tree of Life by Eva Koleva Timothy
Lehi described the fruit of the tree as more desirable than any other and able to fill his soul with great joy (1 Nephi 8:10-12). When Nephi asked to understand his father's vision, he learned that the tree itself represents the love of God, made manifest most fully in His Son (1 Nephi 11:21-25).
Between the traveler and the tree runs an iron rod, representing the word of God, the one guide sure enough to hold to through the mists of darkness that obscure the path. The vision does not skip past those mists, or the mockery from the great and spacious building; it simply insists that the path is worth holding to.
The Invitation by Annie Henrie Nader
Elder David A. Bednar drew on this same image in his April 2022 General Conference address, “But We Heeded Them Not,” teaching that the Saints of our day, like Lehi's family, are called to press forward and pay no attention to the voices that mock those who hold to the rod.
Lehi with Plates by Joseph Brickey
Journey to the Promised Land
The journey to the promised land began with an act of obedience. Lehi's sons risked their lives to retrieve the brass plates from Laban (1 Nephi 3-4), a record Lehi and Nephi both understood would preserve their family's faith (1 Nephi 5:14, 22).
Caravan in the Desert by Joseph Brickey
For eight years, Lehi's family lived as wanderers, trusting a Liahona that functioned according to their faith (1 Nephi 16:28). Their caravan crossed a wilderness with no clear destination beyond the Lord's promise that He would lead them.
Nephi at the Forge by Joseph Brickey
That same trust carried Nephi to the shore, where the Lord commanded him to build a ship after a pattern he was shown rather than one built by the learning of men (1 Nephi 17:8; 1 Nephi 18:1-4). Few Book of Mormon pictures capture the physical cost of faith the way this journey does.
Title of Liberty by Joseph Brickey
The Title of Liberty
Few Book of Mormon paintings capture a turning point the way Moroni raising the Title of Liberty does. Alma 46 records that he raised his banner in memory of the Nephites' God, their religion, and the freedom and families they were fighting to protect, rallying a divided people to decide what they were willing to defend.
Scholars have also noted that Moroni's banner closely resembles war banners used elsewhere in ancient Mesoamerica, lending historical weight to the scene.
Modern Day Moroni: Fighting for the Family by Lori Hatfield
That same banner still metaphorically flies, with the Family Proclamation standing in for Moroni's ancient cause. President Gordon B. Hinckley first read “The Family: A Proclamation to the World” in September 1995, urging Latter-day Saints everywhere to defend the family with the same resolve Moroni once asked of his people.
They Did Not Doubt by Joseph Brickey
Raising Children Who Do Not Doubt
Roughly a decade after Moroni's banner was raised, 2,000 young men marched into battle without fear. The stripling warriors who fought under Helaman testified that they did not fear death because their mothers had taught them that God would deliver them if they did not doubt (Alma 56:47-48).
President Henry B. Eyring drew on that same account in his October 2016 General Conference address, “That He May Become Strong Also,” describing today's young men as facing their own fiery darts and needing the same kind of unwavering faith passed down at home. As Eyring put it, "The sons of Helaman did not doubt." Courage like theirs is rooted in a mother's faith, carried out by sons who never doubted it.
That Ye May Know by Simon Dewey
Christ's Visit to the Americas
The Savior's appearance in the Americas is among the most sacred passages in the Book of Mormon. 3 Nephi 11:8-17 describes a multitude gathered around the temple in Bountiful, hearing the Father's voice introduce His Son before Christ Himself descended. He invited the people to come forward, one by one, to feel the wounds in His hands, feet, and side.
Christ in America by Joseph Brickey
The Savior's appearance in the Americas is among the most sacred passages in the Book of Mormon. 3 Nephi 11:8-17 describes a multitude gathered around the temple in Bountiful, hearing the Father's voice introduce His Son before Christ Himself descended. He invited the people to come forward, one by one, to feel the wounds in His hands, feet, and side.
Among Book of Mormon pictures, this moment carries a particular weight, since it shows the Savior’s ministry was not confined to Jerusalem. He came to people half a world away from the empty tomb. He saw His children beyond those who witnessed His resurrection in the New Testament. To feel the wounds in the Savior's hands is to know Him as someone who ministers directly, person by person.
Mormon Prophet Warrior by Joseph Brickey
Preserving the Plates
The Book of Mormon exists because of the sacrifice of a father and son who chose to preserve it against a collapsing civilization. Mormon compiled and abridged centuries of Nephite history even as his people faced destruction.
Moroni, the last of the Nephite prophets, sealed up the record with a promise to future readers that anyone who studies its words and asks God in faith may know of their truth by the power of the Holy Ghost (Moroni 10:3-5).
Mormon and Moroni by Joseph Brickey
Few subjects in Book of Mormon art carry as much weight as the sacrifice it took to preserve this record. Every family that reads the Book of Mormon owes that reading, in some measure, to a father and son who chose faithfulness over survival.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Tree of Life symbolize in the Book of Mormon?
The Tree of Life represents the love of God, made known most fully through Jesus Christ, as Nephi learned when he asked to understand his father Lehi's vision (1 Nephi 11:21-25). The fruit represents that love directly, and the iron rod alongside it represents the word of God, the means by which a person holds fast on the path toward the tree.
Where can I buy Book of Mormon art prints?
Altus Fine Art carries one of the largest selections of Book of Mormon paintings available as prints, canvases, and framed art, sourced directly from the original artists and sized for any room in the home.
What's the difference between a print, a canvas, and a framed piece?
A print is the flattest and most affordable option; a canvas adds texture and depth without glass; and a framed piece arrives ready to hang with a finished border. All three carry the same image quality.
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