Heavenly mother

“The doctrine of a Heavenly Mother is a cherished and distinctive belief among Latter-day Saints,” the Church’s gospel topics essay “Mother in Heaven” reads.

I've been on a quest as of late to (re)connect with my Heavenly Mother. Can I say, first of all, how grateful I am to be part of an or...

Included in this series by Rose Datoc Dall are images of heavenly beings, including Heavenly Father, Heavenly Mother, the glorified Savior and angels.

Mormons believe in a Heavenly Mother, but are not allowed to pray to or even speak about her. It's very strange to have a part of your dogma that is taboo to speak about. And it was painful for me, to have the possibility of communion with the Divine Feminine open and shut to me in one movement.

Creating an image to represent our Heavenly Mother is a daunting task. I wanted so badly to do her justice, but I knew I could not. I did hope, however, that I could create something that might convey to the hearts of her children at least a small portion of how much they are loved by her. I sketched out various poses and ideas but nothing was feeling right. As I pondered how I could portray her Love, my 9-year-old daughter came to my room crying. I instinctively drew her to my chest and…

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If you have ever felt Heavenly Father’s love, you have felt Heavenly Mother’s love.