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Three Thirsty and One Quenched

Wilson Jay Ong (1958– )

Medium

United States
ca. 2009
Oil on linen

"This is an image of four people and their relationship to water. I have defined the water as in 1 Nephi 11:25—“living waters.” The child drinks fully, while the other three react to the water differently. The pitcher in the center of the table is indicative of the Savior’s promise in John 4:14, that those who drink of the water “shall never thirst.” While the little child is drinking, one can see her peering at the viewer, indicating that she knows something the other three do not."