Proverbs 6:20 - Preparing Her Son - Nauvoo, IL, USA
N 40° 33.162 W 091° 23.383
15T E 636341 N 4490350
This quote is attached to the base of the sculpture, titled, "Preparing Her Son", located in the Historic Nauvoo Visitors’ Center, Monument to Women Memorial Garden, in Nauvoo, Illinois.
Waymark Code: WMFAHB
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/20/2012
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This sculpture depicts a woman in a long floor-length dress, with long sleeves, standing behind her son, with both hands on his shoulders. The boy is dressed in pants and a short sleeve, button up shirt. He stands about shoulder height to his mother. His right hand is down at his side, with his left hand planted on his waist. From his look, and hers, she's done a fine job raising him. The plaque at the base of the statue reads:
Preparing Her Son
“My son, keep they father’s commandment, and
forsake not the law of thy mother.”
Proverbs 6:20
Dennis Smith, Sculptor
This is taken from the Old Testiment of the Bible, in Proverbs Chapter 6
Six things that the Lord hates are named—Those who commit adultery destroy their own souls.
20 My son, keep thy father’s commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
While the Historic Nauvoo Visitors’ Center has visiting hours, the Monument to Women Memorial Garden is always open - and free. There are thirteen life-size sculptures in the Memorial Garden.
"In an age of heightened interest in the role of women, the Nauvoo garden of sculptures is dedicated to women of the past, present, and future. The statues, which were dedicated in 1978, identify some of the significant dimensions of a woman’s life.
The memorial consists of a heroic central sculpture of a woman, enhanced by twelve life-sized figures expressing the widely varied nature of women’s vital roles in society. The display may well be the largest commissioned display of sculpture in the world dedicated to women." (
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