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Thursday, November 4, 2010

LDS Scripture Art




All Christian denominations accept the Bible to be the Word of God. In the Mormon faith, Joseph Smith, the first prophet of the Latter-day Saint Church, taught that:

"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God." (Article of Faith 8, Pearl of Great Price)

With this in mind, it is easy to see why some paintings of scriptural themes in the Mormon faith might be different. The LDS church has many biblical pictures of various prophets such as Moses, Noah, Adam and Christ. These types of paintings and artwork would probably be familiar to those of any Christian denomination. Harry Anderson, a well know artist for the Mormon church, painted scenes of Christ's life and some Old Testament stories as well.

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