by Lesley A. Butterfield | Apr 7, 2019 | Activism, Agency, Apostasy, Authority, Belief, Body of Christ, Charity, Church, Compassion, covenants, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, faith crisis, Family, Featured, Fellowship, General authorities, General Conference, God, Goddess, Goodness, Humanity, Individuality, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Ordain Women, ordinances, parenting, Policy, Prophets, Radical Compassion, Religion, Righteousness, Savior, scripture, spiritual abuse, Spiritual Experiences, spirituality, the Spirit World, Theology, Theology, Truth, Why I Am Mormon, Youth |
I have a family. We are a family. I bore these children, made from my own flesh and blood. I labor for them. I love them. I nursed them. I nourish them. But, when I listened to President’s Nelson’s talk on the Sunday Morning Session of General Conference,...
by Michelle Wiener | Dec 20, 2018 | Agency, covenants, decisions, Empowerment, eternal progression, Featured, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, Jesus Christ, New Age, Symbolism, Temple Recommend, testimony, the Spirit World, Why I Am Mormon |
“and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven” – Jeremiah 7:18 Back when I was 17, I wanted more than anything to go to Bible college, so I went with my Baptist youth group to Columbia, South Carolina to visit the school. But my parents would...
by Michelle Wiener | Dec 27, 2017 | Apologetics, faith crisis, Featured, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, History, Jesus Christ, Mother in Heaven, New Age, Revelation, the Spirit World, Why I Am Mormon |
On a Personal Note: I am currently taking a fascinating course in Mariology through my PhD studies. This was a recent paper I wrote that you may find to be of interest. I hope you find this helpful in your own search for Heavenly Mother. – Sincerely, Michelle...
by Michelle Wiener | Sep 28, 2017 | Agency, Apologetics, Bible Scholarship, Book of Mormon, Empowerment, Faith, Featured, Feminism, Goddess, Heavenly Mother, Mother in Heaven, New Testament, Old Testament, Spiritual Experiences, the Spirit World, Theology, Theosis, Why I Am Mormon |
Excerpts from my most recent paper on Mother Mary, the Gevirah Role in Ancient Israel & the Heavenly Mother Connection….going beyond the apparitions to give a reason for my faith in our Mother in Heaven. by Michelle Wiener The Gevirah Role in Ancient Israel...
by Michelle Wiener | May 24, 2017 | Agency, Apologetics, Apostasy, Atonement, Bible Scholarship, Church, Church History, Corporate Church, Faith, faith crisis, Featured, History, Jesus, Jesus Christ, New Testament, Savior, scripture, Theology, Why I Am Mormon |
Recently in my doctoral work, I have been studying what Mormons consider part of the Great Apostasy- the first four ecumenical councils- which include the Council of Nicaea (325CE), the Council of Constantinople (381CE), the Council of Ephesus (431 CE), and the...
by Janan Graham-Russell | Aug 3, 2016 | Faith, Featured, Racism, Why I Am Mormon, Youth |
The following essay was written for a group of Laurels and Priests in Highland, Utah. It was created in regards to a discussion about the Priesthood and Temple restrictions set for black Latter-day Saints, racism and how to have a conversation about the restrictions...
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