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Heed Them Not (1 Nephi 8:34)

Sarah Merkley (1980– )

Medium

United States
ca. 2006
Oil

“The woman sitting amidst the roots of the tree represents Zion as a whole. We are all familiar with her position. We sit within the security of a tree we know to be real, holding its fruit in our hand, and yet we can still be distracted by the world’s allurement and mystique. This piece describes the personal inner battle we all face in the latter days.”