What does the phase "furnace of affliction" (verse 10) mean to you?
How have you seen in your life the truth of the statement “None other has had so profound an influence upon all who have lived and will yet live upon the earth.” “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles”(Ensign or Liahona, Apr. 2000, 2)
One person's life on who Jesus Christ had a profound influence was the woman at the well. The woman at the well was a Samaritan; before going any further see Bible Dictionary, “Samaritans” and Guide to the Scriptures, “Samaritans” for a historical setting of who were the Samaritan people.
As you read the meeting of Jesus and the woman at the well ask yourself, "what did Jesus do to change the woman's perspective of him from a Jew to Sir to Prophet and finally to Christ?"