What do we know about Heavenly Mother?
A Cherished and Distinctive Belief
The doctrine of a Heavenly Mother is a cherished and distinctive belief among Latter-day Saints. The Church’s essay on the topic can be found here. Based on that essay, we have published the following videos, podcast episodes, and articles you can peruse as you study this cherished doctrine:
Heavenly Mother 101
Lots of people have questions about Heavenly Mother. Is She our doctrine? Where can we learn of Her? Is She essential? And, the most important— Does teaching of Heavenly Mother actually matter?
In these videos, Bethany and McArthur give a resounding “Yes! She matters!” In General Conference of April 2022, Elder Renlund taught the LDS doctrine on Heavenly Mother can be found in the Gospel Topics Essay. Watch to learn how revolutionary the doctrine truly is… we think it can change all of our lives and bless the whole world. Celebrate the joy of a Mother in Heaven!
Kathryn Knight Sonntag: The Mother Tree
Who is Heavenly Mother, and do we have an individual imperative to seek Her as we do the Father and the Son? If so, how do we come to know Her?
In The Mother Tree, poet and landscape architect Kathryn Knight Sonntag addresses the rising world-wide hunger to know a Mother God by asking these and other stirring questions. What follows is an exploration into the symbolic realm of the tree of life, Mother’s chosen metaphor in scripture, to discover Her regenerative powers in root work, the sturdy now of Her trunk, and the divine wisdom of the heavens in Her leafy crown.
The Mother Tree presents a generous new framework for spiritual ascent—the feminine path of transformation through the archetypal tree—as a complement to the more familiar masculine way, pointing ultimately to the harmony of feminine and masculine wisdom; it is a balance needed for the healing of the soul and the world.
McArthur Krishna and Michal Thomas: The Cherished Doctrine of Heavenly Mother
The Gospel Topics essay titled “Mother in Heaven,” on churchofjesuschrist.org states “The doctrine of a Heavenly Mother is a cherished and distinctive belief among Latter-day Saints.” It’s with this in mind that three Latter-day Saint women — McArthur Krishna, Ashli Carnicelli, and Trina Caudle, have curated a new collection of writing, poetry, and art called Cherish: The Joy of Our Mother in Heaven.
McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding: Celebrating Our Divine Mother
For today’s conversation, and on this Mother’s Day weekend, we’re releasing a classic episode that was done with McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding. They’re the authors of several incredible books, including The Girls’ Guide to Heavenly Mother, The Boys’ Guide to Heavenly Mother, and the Girls Who Choose God series.
Finding Mother God - Carol Lynn Pearson
In this episode, we got to speak with Carol Lynn Pearson about her new book, "Finding Mother God: Poems to Heal the World."
Women Creating Sacred Spaces — Carol Lynn Pearson, Jana Spangler, and Becky Edwards
This is an episode we’re really excited about. When we heard Terryl’s conversation with Claudia Bushman a few weeks ago, it sparked some ideas that we thought really needed to be explored further, particularly around what Latter-day Saint women can do here and now to vitalize the feminine divine in their own lives and in the lives of their daughters.
McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding: Equal Partnership in Marriage
This week, we’re bringing back a couple of our favorite guests and close friends, McArthur Krishna and Bethany Brady Spalding. McArthur and Bethany have just released a new book titled: In the Image of Our Heavenly Parents: A Couples’ Guide to Creating a More Divine Marriage.