Water of Life

Water of LifeImage Description: A mother and child. About the Artist: Born and raised in the mountains, Kristin Alley Carver is a graduate of the Fine Art (emphasis in printmaking) and Special Education programs through USU. Motherhood, nature, difficult experiences, and eternal questions inform much of her work. Crafting images to answer questions, record memories and impressions is an essential daily practice. She finds the physicality, rich beauty of mark

This piece is based off the scripture D&C 81:5- “Wherefore

record memories and impressions is an essential daily practice

"God's Grace" was inspired by a podcast I heard from @emilybellefreeman about grace and how the things we suffer from in mortality can be answered by God's love and the Atonement

Mary during her pregnancy

Madison would say it comes gradually through simply living life

one feature of which is a stained glass window called "Washington's Gethsemane

seeing the story as a tale of extreme contrast and “I told you so’s”

he pronounced to Mary: "Yea

In the upper frame of my image

Motherhood is such a sacred opportunity

We should spread grace the same way God gives us grace to all not just those who appear to be worthy

Joseph reflected and prayed about this