Lesson 4-1: A Comparison of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision

Title

Lesson 4-1: A Comparison of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision

Publication Type

Chart

Year of Publication

2023

Authors

Welch, John W. (Primary), Welch, Greg (Primary), and Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye (Primary)

Number

4-1

Publisher

Scripture Central

City

Springville, UT

Abstract

Though Nephi and Lehi both experienced a vision of the Tree of Life, they explained it and possibly perceived it somewhat differently. They saw the same vision, for Nephi "saw the things which [his] father saw, and the angel of the Lord did make them known unto [him]" (1 Nephi 14:29). Yet Lehi's vision is recorded as being completely allegorical, while Nephi's vision expanded further into a view of the future of the world and Nephi's posterity, including specific historical occurrences like the birth of Jesus Christ and the latter-day restoration of the gospel to Lehi's seed. In this chart, the elements in these visions are compared and contrasted. 

Originally published as Chart 7-92 in Welch, John W., and Greg Welch. A Comparison of Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision. Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, 1999.

Subject Keywords

Allegory
Vision
Tree of Life
Dream
Lehi’s Dream
Nephi's Vision

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