Book of Mormon Art

Obtaining the Plates of Brass

“I also knew that the law was engraven upon the plates of brass.

“And again, I knew that the Lord had delivered Laban into my hands for this cause—that I might obtain the records according to his commandments.”

1 Nephi 4:16–17

Minerva Teichert (1888–1976), The Law on the Plates of Brass, 1949–1951, 36 x 48 inches. Brigham Young University Museum of Art.