Book of Mormon Feast
An Artistic Tour of 3 Nephi 17 part 2
3 Nephi 17:11,12
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So They Brought Their Little Children
Elspeth Young
In the Book of Mormon, the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ made a glorious visit to the people.
“And it came to pass that he commanded that their little children should be brought. So they brought their little children and set them down upon the ground round about him, and Jesus stood in the midst; and the multitude gave way till they had all been brought unto him.”
Artist’s notes:
Symbolism in “So They Brought Their Little Children
When speaking of how we, too, can bring our children to the Savior, Cheryl C. Lant
explains: "Christ's invitation to seek Him is an invitation to know who He is, what
He has done for us, and what He has asked us to do. Coming to Christ, and eventually
seeing His face, comes only as we draw close to Him through our faith and our actions....It
is our sacred responsibility as parents and leaders of this rising generation of
children to bring them to the Savior so that they might see His face and the face
of our Father in Heaven as well" (Cheryl C. Lant, "That Our Children Might See the
Face of the Savior," April 2010 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-
Just as the young mother holds her child in her arms within the painting, so, too,
do parents, leaders, teachers, and family members, hold the seeds of their children's
faith and potential in their hands. By precept and by example we bring them to the
Savior's feet and point their souls to Him. M. Russell Ballard made this analogy
clear when he said: "Those of us who have been entrusted with precious children
have been given a sacred, noble stewardship, for we are the ones God has appointed
to encircle today's children with love and the fire of faith and an understanding
of who they are" (M. Russell Ballard, "Great Shall Be the Peace of thy Children,"
April 1994 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
The young one's earnest reaching for the Messiah also symbolizes the need for all mankind to "repent, and be baptized in [the Savior's] name, and become as a little child" (3 Nephi 11:38), for every soul is invited to reach for the Redeemer and "be converted, and become as little children [to] enter into the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 18:3).
3 Nephi 17:11-
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Abby Topham
Honorable Mention -
I wanted to show the love and happiness that Christ shared with those around him. This image depicts a happy little boy with his arms wrapped around the Savior.
3 Nephi 17:11-
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Jesus Blesses the Nephite Children
Robert T. Barrett
3 Nephi 17:15
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Jody Livingston
3 Nephi 17:15-
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Elspeth Young
The Book of Mormon tells of a powerful prayer offered up by the Great Mediator, Jesus, when He visited the people of the New World:
“He himself also knelt upon the earth; and behold, he prayed unto the Father, and the things which he prayed cannot be written, and the multitude did bear record who heard him.
“And after this manner do they bear record: The eye hath never seen, neither hath the ear heard, before, so great and marvelous things as we saw and heard Jesus speak unto the Father;
And no tongue can speak, neither can there be written by any man, neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak; and no one can conceive of the joy which filled our souls at the time we heard him pray for us unto the Father.”
3 Nephi 17:16
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Ted Henninger
oil on canvas
3 Nephi 17:17
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oil on panel, by Derek Hegsted, Vermont First Ward, Orem Utah East Stake. After He had healed their sick, the resurrected Christ prayed with the Nephites, who testified, “No tongue can speak, … neither can the hearts of men conceive so great and marvelous things as we both saw and heard Jesus speak” (3 Ne. 17:17).
3 Nephi 17:18-
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One by One -
When Jesus visited the people written of in the Book of Mormon, after His resurrection, “He took their little children, one by one, and blessed them, and prayed unto the Father for them.”
3 Nephi 17:21
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Christ Blesses the Nephite Children
Ted Henninger
oil on panel
3 Nephi 17:21
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Christ Blessing the Little Children
Clark Kelley Price
3 Nephi 17:21
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Christ Blesses the Nephites at the Bountiful Temple
Minerva Teichert (1888-
oil on canvas