Trib Article re: Heavenly Mother

[Tacenda]

16 minutes ago, Durangout said:

I missed something.  When / where did The Church walk back it’s stance on HM?  

Recent stake president training meetings about this topic with Elder Holland and Christofferson, so word of mouth. But thinking the opening topic lends to it's credibility. 

[JLHPROF]

1 hour ago, Tacenda said:

 

Here's a wonderful conversation with Carol Lynn Pearson and her readings of her poems about Mother in heaven. 

It's sad to me that the church is walking back it's stance on Mother in heaven. The church was quite unique about it's openness of even having a Mother in heaven. They should stand firm on that, and enable men and women to embrace Her and commune more readily. 

I guess to other faiths or men in those faiths, they just can't have a woman be on the same level, sadly. 

Time stamped: All of it, haha!

Here's a written poem that is a favorite:

Carol Lynn Pearson

I live in a Motherless house, A broken home. How it happened I cannot learn.

When I had words enough to ask "Where is my Mother?" No one seemed to know, And no one thought it strange That no one else knew either.

I live in a Motherless house. They are good to me here, But I find that no kindly Patriarchal care eases the pain.

I yearn for the day Someone will look at me and say, "You certainly do look like your Mother."

I walk the rooms, Search the closets, Look for something that might Have belonged to her - A letter, a dress, a chair. Would she not have left a note?

I close my eyes And work to bring back her touch, her face. Surely there must have been A Motherly embrace I can call back for comfort. I live in a Motherless house, Motherless and without a trace.

Who could have done this? Who would tear an unweaned infant From its Mother's arms And clear the place of every souvenir?

I live in a Motherless house. I lie awake and listen always for the word That never comes, but might. I bury my face In something soft as a breast.

I am a child - Crying for my Mother in the night.

Ironically for writers like Pearson it was under the polygamy years that more doctrines on Heavenly Mother were taught and discussed (although mostly now disavowed).

It was during the plural marriage era that women participated in blessings, mother's blessings, were taught of Queenhood and Priestesshood.
It was during the practice of plural marriage that women like Eliza R. Snow, Zina D. Huntington and Bathesheba W. Smith and others taught on our Heavenly Mother, Goddesshood, exaltation, women and the priesthood.
It was during plural marriage that women in Utah became the first in the nation to vote, and they lost that right due to plural marriage.

It's probably no coincidence that women's roles in the Church were deemphasized after plural marriage was ended.  The 1930s/40s/50s etc were a very different time and stepped backwards.

[Tacenda]

9 hours ago, JLHPROF said:

Ironically for writers like Pearson it was under the polygamy years that more doctrines on Heavenly Mother were taught and discussed (although mostly now disavowed).

It was during the plural marriage era that women participated in blessings, mother's blessings, were taught of Queenhood and Priestesshood.
It was during the practice of plural marriage that women like Eliza R. Snow, Zina D. Huntington and Bathesheba W. Smith and others taught on our Heavenly Mother, Goddesshood, exaltation, women and the priesthood.
It was during plural marriage that women in Utah became the first in the nation to vote, and they lost that right due to plural marriage.

It's probably no coincidence that women's roles in the Church were deemphasized after plural marriage was ended.  The 1930s/40s/50s etc were a very different time and stepped backwards.

Yes, kind of ironic for sure.

[Orthodox Christian]

On 3/27/2022 at 6:21 PM, Teancum said:

Eternal pregnancy.  How exciting... 🙄

Could you explain please?