“Smith Lehi’s Dream” (early 20th c., LDS illustration). Public domain.
Latter-day Saints
Lehi
~600 BC, Jerusalem → the wilderness
Patriarch. Contemporary of Jeremiah. Warned of Jerusalem’s destruction, fled with his family at the Lord’s command. Saw the vision of the tree of life — the love of God. Father of Laman, Lemuel, Sam, Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph; husband of Sariah.
On their voice
King James cadence; echoes Jeremiah and Isaiah. Patriarch’s voice — leads, blesses, weeps. Tender toward Sariah; honest about Laman and Lemuel.
