1 Nephi 11

In Lehi 's vision of the tree of life, he recounts that -

"...he saw other multitudes pressing forward; and they came and caught hold of the end of the rod of iron; and they did press their way forward, continually holding fast to the rod of iron, until they came forth and fell down and partook of the fruit of the tree." (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 8:30)

What seems very interesting with this vision is the multitudes did not come directly to the true and did partake of the fruit, but did first, fall down. Why would one fall down other than in reverence to the tree or symbolism of the tree. As the same vision was given to Nephi, an angel shows Nephi -

"...a virgin, and she was exceedingly fair and white." (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 11:13)

And afterwards -

"...the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms." (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 11:20)

It is after show Nephi the new-born Christ, the angel asks -

"...Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father! Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw?" (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 11:21)

It is as if the angel is prompting Nephi that the trees symbolizes the Savior. Nephi answers also in a figurative or symbolic manner as he says -

"Yea, it is the love of God, which sheddeth itself abroad in the hearts of the children of men..." (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 11:22)

I see the love of God also being a title for the Savior. The angel also tells Nephi -

"...Nephi, because thou believest in the Son of the most high God; wherefore, thou shalt behold the things which thou hast desired.
7 And behold this thing shall be given unto thee for a sign, that after thou hast beheld the tree which bore the fruit which thy father tasted, thou shalt also behold a man descending out of heaven, and him shall ye witness; and after ye have witnessed him ye shall bear record that it is the Son of God." (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 11:6 - 7)

Again, ask the vision of the tree is given, immediately it becomes symbolic as Nephi beholds the Son of God. Elder Bednar said -

"...The tree of life is the central feature in the dream and is identified in 1 Nephi 11 as a representation of Jesus Christ. The fruit on the tree is a symbol for the blessings of the Savior’s Atonement..."

To the Woman of Samaria, the Savior said -

"...whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." (New Testament John 4:14)

And Nephi -

"I beheld that the rod of iron, which my father had seen, was the word of God, which led to the fountain of living waters, or to the tree of life..." (Book of Mormon 1 Nephi 11:25)

Fountain of Living Waters and The Tree of Life is nothing more than names for the Savior