This artwork celebrates the virtue of Fides (Faith) through the legacy of Arizona's earliest Spanish missionaries, who journeyed Southwest to share beliefs, foster community, and cultivate the land. A poised young woman sits cradling a candle to symbolize the steadfast light of faith carried by the missionaries. Her traditional Spanish gown and cross pendant honor Catholic heritage. Around her the desert is alive with wildlife: blooming cactus flowers, a swift roadrunner, the tiny elf owl, and a desert spiny lizard. A lemon tree grows at her side, a nod to the agricultural legacy of the missions. Above, white doves take flight, while the mission San Xavier del Bac stands behind her, affectionately known as the “White Dove of the Desert.” The scene is bound together by a guiding principle drawn from Psalms 27:1: “The Lord is my light.”