“Let’s Say Prayer” is a critique on Mormon culture and a reflection of my own experiences as a queer individual seeking reconciliation with my queerness and heritage. My father was born and raised in Mexico. As a young adult he converted to the Mormon Church, emigrated to the United States, and married my American mother. During my childhood, he refused to teach us our heritage, and subsequently cut off his family in Mexico. This series focuses on the ‘assimilation to whiteness’ in Mormon culture, and like many christian denominations, the homophobia that is integrated within the doctrine. Each composition was a combination of inkjet image transfers, fabricated candle wax, and jamaica de agua adorned on porcelain plates. The candle wax was made from lard, a common hispanic cooking ingredient, and paraffin wax. Jamaica de Agua, a prominent sweet tea in Mexican culture made from hibiscus flowers, was applied to each work. This series is a story of transformation. Each piece of media represents different facets of the Mormon church that I was taught as a child. Every plate is physically broken, fracturing my understanding of my morality and identity within religion. It is a narrative of deconstruction and reconstruction of my identity as a Mexican American queer individual. The use of Jamaica de Agua and candle wax are symbolic of my attempt to reconnect to my heritage and the loss of the relationships on my father’s side.