The interior of this building is fairly typical. The chapel has natural light on both sides and a simple design in the ceiling. The most notable feature is a large mural behind the pulpit.
The painting, done by W. Dean Belnap, is a reproduction of Christ with the Fishermen, by Ernst Zimmerman. Reproductions of famous paintings of Christ were very common in Latter-day Saint (and general Christian) art, beginning in the 1800s.
W. Dean Belnap was a resident of Bountiful for most of his adult life, and was age 26 when the chapel was dedicated, although it's unknown if the painting was installed sometime after the chapel was dedicated.
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