This year I’ve had the opportunity to watch my friend, Richard Shook, paint a large painting which will be hung in the church that his sister attends. It is an old small town church, nestled between farms in the quiet rolling prairie of Iowa. When I saw the beginnings of the painting, Dick told me that it was of the tree of life for a Methodist church. I was surprised; it was a mystery to me how a Methodist church could embrace a symbol that seemed so uniquely Mormon, considering Lehi’s vision. His explanation is worth sharing. Continue reading
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