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Many think the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints commissioned the original Book of Mormon artwork. It did not.
As a young boy, I spent countless sacrament meetings absorbed in those paintings tucked away at the beginning of the Book of Mormon. Abinadi bound in chains, unyielding, as King Noah, flanked by jaguars, glared back. Archers firing at Samuel upon the wall as he foretold Jesus Christ’s birth. The Savior descending from heaven to reveal himself to the people in the land of Bountiful.
Those paintings caught my imagination and the stories became real.
In 1950, Sister Adele Howells dreamed of bringing the stories of the Book of Mormon to life for the children of the church. When she proposed the project, it was rejected. When she sought funding, it was denied. Without public support or financial backing she unflinchingly pushed the idea forward.
This 65 year-old woman, aflame with faith, organized the project then found and commissioned Arnold Frieberg to begin the paintings. Then, with no one else to shoulder the financial burden, she sold her land to ensure the project’s completion. It was the last thing she did before she died. Sister Howells never saw a single painting completed.
Now over seven decades later, millions have been touched by her vision and moved by her sacrifice. Countless lives have been changed as the paintings she commissioned have pointed people of all ages to the sacred truths found in the Book of Mormon.
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