by Michelle Wiener | Aug 24, 2016 | art, Featured, Feminism, harmony, Heavenly Mother, Humanity, Hymns, Interviews, Mother in Heaven, Music, Natural Theology, restoration, Symbolism, Theology |
er Restless Weaver by Ola Harrison It seems everyone in the LDS world is familiar with the hymn “Oh, My Father” by Eliza R. Snow. For Mormons, this hymn is unique in the sense that it both mentions Heavenly Mother and functions as a prayer in its own right: In the...
by Michelle Wiener | Jul 27, 2016 | Activism, Apostasy, Corporate Church, Faith Crisis, faith crisis, Featured, Feminism, Heavenly Mother, Mormonism, Mother in Heaven, Ordain Women, Worthiness |
A couple years ago, I began assisting as a moderator for the Finding Heavenly Mother Project, a Facebook group devoted to seeking out Heavenly Mother. It was an honor to have this special “calling” extended to me by my friend who founded the group. Over time, however,...
by Michelle Wiener | May 23, 2016 | Activism, Agency, Church, Corporate Church, covenants, Disagreement, faith crisis, Featured, Feminism, Heavenly Mother, Leadership, Mother in Heaven, Priesthood, Relief Society, restoration, spirituality, Temple, Worthiness |
Recently, I got called “Pastor” at work, and since I teach religious studies at the local community college, it makes perfect sense. Sadly, I had to correct my colleague and explain to him that women in my denomination cannot be ordained, but I thanked him for the...
by Michelle Wiener | Feb 24, 2016 | Activism, Agency, Apologetics, Atonement, Bible Scholarship, Book of Mormon, Charity, Church, Church History, Compassion, Corporate Church, covenants, decisions, Disagreement, Education, Faith, faith crisis, Faith Crisis, Family, Featured, Fellowship, Feminism, General authorities, Heavenly Mother, History, Honesty, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Leadership, Mormonism, Mother in Heaven, Old Testament, Policy, prophecy, Prophets, Relief Society, restoration, Revelation, Savior, scripture, spirituality, Symbolism, The Holy ghost, Theology, Truth, unity, Why I Am Mormon, Young Womens |
To Presidents Oscarson, McConkie, and Marriott of the General Young Women’s Presidency: Once a month, the Young Women join us at the beginning of Relief Society, as we all recite in unison the Young Women’s Theme; which begins, “We are daughters of our Heavenly...
by Michelle Wiener | Nov 25, 2015 | Atonement, Compassion, Faith, faith crisis, Featured, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mother in Heaven, New Testament, Savior, Theology, unity, Why I Am Mormon |
John 17: 21 “That they all may be one; as thou, Father art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.” Unity in Christ is essential to the Gospel message. However, Christian unity as it is understood in...
by J | Nov 2, 2015 | Charity, Featured, Feminism, Homosexuality, Mother in Heaven, Politics, Racism, Sexuality, unity |
The World Congress of Families is setting up camp in Utah, marriage equality is the law of the land, the Church’s new essays on Mother in Heaven and the priesthood are still hot off the presses, and the 2016 presidential race is officially under way. This means...
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