Final Artworks for 2025
Our artistic exploration of the Doctrine & Covenants continues! Each month, we'll share artworks from our permanent collection or visiting exhibitions that accompany the coming month's Come, Follow Me readings. You can also subscribe to get email reminders when new artworks are ready or follow along weekly on Instagram or Facebook. We hope that art-lovers everywhere will be inspired by these artworks as they complement their gospel study, family discussions, and church classes with fine art from around the world.
December 1-7
Both Joseph Smith and Joseph F. Smith were concerned about the state of their deceased loved ones, as many are still concerned today. Through divine revelation, the Lord assured them that even those who died without the Gospel could be saved because of His deep love for all of His children.
Paige Anderson displays this “great and wonderful love” of the Savior in her triptych, Again, Glorified (2019) (Doctrine and Covenants 138:3). Through distinct mosaic patterns, the obscured figure of Jesus is shown suffering in Gethsemane (left) and upon the Cross (right). In the central panel, He rises from the grave in a state of glorious Resurrection. His open gesture signifies His love and hope that all may come unto him. Because of His merciful sacrifice, we, too, may rise again.
December 8-14
Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit are featured in this poignant scene, depicting both the Trinity and the presence of mystery inherent in faith. The Trinity—the union of three persons in one God—is a belief that has inspired and perplexed Christians for centuries.
While Latter-day Saints understand the Godhead as three distinct persons, mystery still plays an important role in our faith. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints continues to be restored, which means many of our questions may remain unanswered. Since “We believe that [God] will yet reveal many great and important things,” we can move forward with faith, returning to our foundational belief in a loving Heavenly Father, Savior, and Holy Spirit who guide us.
What mystery would you ask God about if you met Him face to face?
December 15-21
In this etching, a new mother and father experience first-hand the miracle of new life as they tenderly hold their newborn. Their bodies nestle around the infant in a protective embrace, encircling their child with heaven-like love and adoration. The Family Proclamation testifies to this divine nature of souls and to the importance of families caring for them on their earthly journey of progression back to their heavenly home.
December 22-28
On the night of Jesus’ birth, heaven met earth. Brian Kershisnik’s Nativity joyfully illustrates this union as “a multitude of heavenly hosts” swim into the otherwise ordinary, earthly birth scene (Luke 2:13). The midwives wash bloodied rags, Joseph sighs in relief, and Mary gazes in wonder at the newborn Son of God.
Christ came into the world humbly, as an infant in need of warmth and suckling. Yet the faint halo around his head reminds us that this is, indeed, the divine Savior of the world. As we ponder this miracle, may we remember our Heavenly Father’s loving sacrifice of his only begotten Son and the bravery and faith of Mary and Joseph as they followed God’s plan.
Imagine yourself as one of the angels in this work. What would you see, hear, smell, and feel as you witnessed the birth of Christ?
