In Our Father’s Home
Margarita Patana Cajumban
- Medium
Philippines
ca. 2012
Oil on canvas
Church History Museum Collection- Merit Award
- Merit Award
- Juror's Choice Award
- Juror's Choice Award
"We live simply in the Philippines, and my painting simply shows that youth should be nurtured and enlightened by the word of God. The symbols in the painting include the number 12 on the jersey, which represents the starting age of youth. The slingshot represents the worldly things that slow down the youth in remembering that we should look up to our Father in Heaven. The Book of Mormon is our guide. The missionaries represent two of my brothers who were serving missions at that time. I was inspired by their service and by the light they shared with others—especially the light they gave to me as a young person in our Church."