Misrepresentations in Church art?

Misrepresentations in Church art?

 

Del Parsons illustration of JS translating BkM
Is this illustration, found on the official LDS website, inaccurate?
Yes, it is.
Is that inaccuracy malicious or deliberate?
No, it’s not.

 

Since the Church published the photograph of that seer stone a couple of weeks ago, there’s been a whole lot of public Angst about the inaccuracy of some Church art.

 

I’ll likely have a bit more to say about this general topic, but, in the meantime, here’s a partially relevant little piece that I published back on 25 June, before the latest controversy flared up:

 

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865631371/From-Darkness-unto-Light-takes-a-fresh-look-at-recovery-publication-of-the-Book-of-Mormon.html?pg=all

 

Posted from Cedar City, Utah

 

 


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