Artist: Rebecca Johnston
Title: Mo'ui 'ia Kalaisi (Alive in Christ)
Media: Oil on Gator Foam
Size: 22"x18"
Price: $1,200
Artist Statement:
A special feeling stirs my heart as I watch children partake of the Sacrament, their hands carefully grasping symbols with holy meaning. I see a glimpse of God's love for His little ones combined with the call for parents to encourage deep spiritual roots while they are young. Perhaps I project my understanding of this sacred ordinance and combine it with the desire for my children to choose the covenant path. The irony is that partaking is not yet required of them, for "oku mo'ui 'a fanau ikí 'ia Kalaisi," which is "little children are alive in Christ" in Tongan. (Moroni 8:12)