#first-vision art https://bencrowder.net/art/tags/first-vision/feed/ Feed for art tagged with #first-vision. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 05:22:16 GMT en-US https://bencrowder.net/ “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” hymn print https://bencrowder.net/art/joseph-smiths-first-prayer-hymn-print/ https://bencrowder.net/art/joseph-smiths-first-prayer-hymn-print/ Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT An abstract representation of the first part of the melody of “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer.”
“Joseph Smith’s First Prayer” hymn print. Made with Figma, Inkscape, and Affinity Photo.
]]> First Vision XVII https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xvii/ https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xvii/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT From top: a white rectangle, a white rectangle, a red rectangle.
First Vision XVII. A reference to Joseph Smith’s first vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. The two white rectangles represent the Father and the Son; the red rectangle represents Joseph. Made in Figma, Procreate, and Affinity Photo.
]]> Suddenly a Light Descended https://bencrowder.net/art/suddenly-a-light-descended/ https://bencrowder.net/art/suddenly-a-light-descended/ Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:00:00 GMT A red triangle at lower left, with a white pillar made from the negative space of two larger yellow triangles pointing down at it.
Suddenly a Light Descended. A reference to the hymn “Joseph Smith’s First Prayer.” “Suddenly a light descended, / Brighter far than noon-day sun, / And a shining, glorious pillar / O’er him fell, around him shone, / While appeared two heav’nly beings, / God the Father and the Son.” The red triangle represents the boy Joseph. Made with Figma, Procreate, and Affinity Photo.
]]> First Vision XVI https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xvi/ https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xvi/ Mon, 17 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT A red triangle at lower left with two white triangles at upper right.
First Vision XVI. A reference to Joseph Smith’s first vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Made in Figma and Affinity Photo.
]]> Pillar of Light II https://bencrowder.net/art/pillar-of-light-ii/ https://bencrowder.net/art/pillar-of-light-ii/ Mon, 21 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT A red circle and two red triangles in the form of a person kneeling, with a tall, thin green rectangle on each side.
Pillar of Light II. A reference to Joseph Smith—History 1:16. “But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being—just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.” Made with Figma and Affinity Photo.
]]> First Vision XV https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xv/ https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xv/ Sun, 06 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT A red triangle at lower left with two white triangles at upper right. There are background triangles in varying colors (green at left, yellow at right).
First Vision XV. A reference to Joseph Smith’s first vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Made in Figma and Affinity Photo.
]]> This Is My Beloved Son https://bencrowder.net/art/this-is-my-beloved-son/ https://bencrowder.net/art/this-is-my-beloved-son/ Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:00:00 GMT This Is My Beloved Son artwork
This Is My Beloved Son. A reference to Joseph Smith—History 1:17. “When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!” Made with Procreate, Figma, SVG filters, and Affinity Photo.
]]> Pillar of Light https://bencrowder.net/art/pillar-of-light/ https://bencrowder.net/art/pillar-of-light/ Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT Pillar of Light artwork
Pillar of Light. A reference to Joseph Smith—History 1:16. “But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being—just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.” Made in Figma, SVG, and Photoshop.
]]> First Vision Triptych III https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-triptych-iii/ https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-triptych-iii/ Thu, 28 May 2020 12:00:00 GMT First Vision Triptych III artwork
First Vision Triptych III. Made in Illustrator and Photoshop.
]]> First Vision XIV https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xiv/ https://bencrowder.net/art/first-vision-xiv/ Fri, 27 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT A kneeling red figure made of a circle and two triangles looking up at two tall white rectangles, on a green background.
First Vision XIV. Made in Illustrator, textured in Photoshop.
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