Mormon Mother in Heaven
This Mother’s Day, give Mormon women the gift of Heavenly Mother
By Jana Riess — May 10, 2019
"Experiences with Heavenly Mother in prayer and in poetry are an important part of me accepting and gradually coming to love myself," says guest blogger Mette Harrison.
Mormon apostle urges teachers to address controversial topics like polygamy and seer stones in class
By Jana Riess — March 3, 2016
Race? Seer stones? Polygamy? Mormon apostle M. Russell Ballard says the church's seminary teachers should address controversies openly to "inoculate" students.
5 key takeaways from the new Mormon essays on women, priesthood, and Heavenly Mother
By Jana Riess — October 26, 2015
New LDS Church statements on women clarify that belief in Mother in Heaven is official doctrine, and acknowledge the historic role that Mormon women have had in healing by the laying on of hands.
5 reasons why conservative Mormons would win from having Heavenly Mother be the Holy Ghost. Wait for it.
By Jana Riess — February 27, 2015
Today on Speculative Theology Day: Having Heavenly Mother and the Holy Ghost be one and the same isn’t some left-wing feminist program to empower women. It's actually a brilliant conservative strategy. Here are five semi-serious reasons why.
Mormons for a platitude-free Mother’s Day
By Jana Riess — May 2, 2014
Well-meaning people, in the face of the pain that litters the minefield that is Mother’s Day, often resort to generalities and platitudes. But this is a mistake. What can save the Mother’s Day church experience are flesh-and-blood stories of broken people doing their very best.
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