For many decades, this beautiful mural by Everett C. Thorpe (1904-1983) graced the front of the Providence, Utah, 2nd Ward chapel. I stared at this painting during Sacrament meeting every Sunday of my childhood. Ev Thorpe was a Providence native and a professor of art at Utah State University. Hearing that such pioneer murals would be removed, to replace our focus on Christ and not church history, a former bishop of ours paid an artist to copy out the mural and make prints on home-sized canvases. This is a photograph of my copy. (As of October 2022, the mural still hangs in the chapel.)
"COME, FOLLOW ME" in the Doctrine & Covenants
Dec. 28-Jan. 3: Doctrine and Covenants 1 - Intro to the Doctrine & Covenants
Jan. 4-10: Joseph Smith History 1:1-26 - Accounts of the First Vision
Jan. 11-17: Doctrine and Covenants 2; Joseph Smith--History 1:27-65 - Nourishing our Youth
Jan. 18-24: Doctrine and Covenants 3-5 - The Three Witnesses of the Book of Mormon
Jan. 25-31: Doctrine and Covenants 6-9 - Personal Revelation
Feb. 1-7: Doctrine and Covenants 10-11 - Jeopardy Game on Revelation
Feb. 8-14: Doctrine and Covenants 12-13; Joseph Smith-History 1:66-75 - The Restoration of the Priesthood
Feb. 15-21: Doctrine and Covenants 14-17 - Living "Happily Ever After"
Feb. 22-28: Doctrine and Covenants 18-19 - Chief Sagwitch and the Shoshone Saints
Mar. 1-7: Doctrine and Covenants 20-22 - The Organization of the Church and its Growth
Mar. 8-14: Doctrine and Covenants 23-26 - Emma Smith - Hymns
Mar. 15-21: Doctrine and Covenants 27-28
Mar. 22-28: Doctrine and Covenants 29
Mar. 29-Apr. 11: Easter
April 5-11: Doctrine and Covenants 30-36 Missions to the Lamanites
April 12-18: Doctrine and Covenants 37-40 Kirtland
April 19-25: Doctrine and Covenants 41-44
April 26-May 2: Doctrine and Covenants 45 The Second Coming
May 3-9: Doctrine and Covenants 46-48 Gifts of the Spirit
May 10-16: Doctrine and Covenants 49-50
May 17-23: Doctrine and Covenants 51-57 Kirtland
May 24-30: Doctrine and Covenants 58-59
May 31-June 6: Doctrine and Covenants 60-62 Independence
June 7-13: Doctrine and Covenants 63
June 14-20: Doctrine and Covenants 64-66
June 21-27: Doctrine and Covenants 67-70
June 28-July 4: Doctrine and Covenants 71-75
July 5-11: Doctrine and Covenants 76 The Vision of the 3 Degrees of Glory
July 12-18: Doctrine and Covenants 77-80 Including first Black members
July 19-25: Doctrine and Covenants 81-83 Lewis and Emma Bidamon
July 26-August 1: Doctrine and Covenants 84 The Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood
August 2-8: Doctrine and Covenants 85-87
August 9-15: Doctrine and Covenants 88 Light
August 16-22: Doctrine and Covenants 89-92 The Word of Wisdom
August 23-29: Doctrine and Covenants 93
August 30-September 5: Doctrine and Covenants 94-97
September 6-12: Doctrine and Covenants 98-101
September 13-19: Doctrine and Covenants 102-105 Zion's Camp
September 20-26: Doctrine and Covenants 106-108 The Order of Priesthood
September 27-October 3: Doctrine and Covenants 109-110 The Kirtland Temple
October 18-24: Doctrine and Covenants 121-123
October 25-31: Doctrine and Covenants 124
November 1-7: Doctrine and Covenants 125-128
November 8-14: Doctrine and Covenants 129-132
November 15-21: Doctrine and Covenants 133-134 Slavery among the Saints
November 22-28: Doctrine and Covenants 135 The Martyrdom
Doctrine and Covenants 136, part 1, Mississippi Saint
Doctrine and Covenants 136, part 2, Rescuing the Saints
Doctrine and Covenants 136, part 3, The Miraculous Migration
November 29-December 5: For Doctrine and Covenants 137, please see "Emma Smith's Temple Work" or "Baptism for the Dead" linked above.
Doctrine and Covenants 138 The Great Vision of the Redemption of the Dead
December 6-12: Articles of Faith & Official Declarations 1 & 2
December 13-19: "The Family: A Proclamation to the World"
December 20-26: Christmas
#9 "The Only True and Living Church"
#15 "Seek Ye Earnestly the Best Gifts"
#16 "Thou Shalt Offer Up Thy Sacraments Upon My Holy Day"
#17 The Law of Tithing and The Law of the Fast
#18 "Establish a House of God"
#19 The Plan of Salvation
#20 The Kingdoms of Glory
#23 "Seek Learning by Study and Also By Faith"
#26 "Go Ye into All the World"
#27 "They Must Be Chastened and Tried"
#36 "The Desert Shall Rejoice and Blossom as the Rose"
#37 "We Thank Thee, O God, For a Prophet"
#38 "In Mine Own Way"
#41 Every Member A Missionary
#42 Continuing Revelation
#43 "Take Upon You My Whole Armour"
#44 "Being Good Citizens"
#45 The Family is Ordained of God
#46 Zion: The Pure in Heart
Hello, I have enjoyed your lessons for a number of years now. Thank you for the time and energy spent to teach the gospel. Can you tell me when Section 137, 138 will be ready?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad my blog has been helpful!
ReplyDeleteI don't have anything prepared on Section 137 but I do have a great lesson for Section 138. I'll link it in now.
The mural is still hanging in the chapel. Do you know a way I could get a copy?
ReplyDeleteThe mural is still hanging in the chapel. Do you know a way I can get a copy?
ReplyDeleteAre you from the 2nd ward? Email me. Thepianoisgrand@gmail.com
DeleteI think it was a limited edition, but I'll ask around and post here if I find anything out.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, I went to this chapel recently and was surprised to find the painting still there! I have edited the post.
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