Mother in Heaven

One of the many truths of the restored gospel is that we have a Mother in Heaven. We sing of Her in the hymn "O, My Father."

In the heavens are parents single?

No, the thought makes recent stare!

Truth is reason. Truth eternal

Tells me I've a mother there.

When I leave this frail existence,

When I lay this mortal by,

Father, Mother, may I meet you

In your Royal courts on high.

It is written in The Family, a Proclamation to the World "All human beings - male and female - are created in the image of God. Each is a beloved Spirit son or daughter of Heavenly Parents.

The new Young Women Theme begins "I am a beloved daughter of Heavenly Parents, with a divine nature and eternal destiny."

If you look under gospel topics in the library app you will find the following:

Mother in Heaven - the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints teaches that all human beings, male and female, our beloved Spirit children of Heavenly Parents, a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother.

If you do a search on the church's website for "Heavenly parents" you'll find 88 references in General Conference. Most of these are found in the last 10 years. It seems that we are finally comfortable with speaking about our Heavenly Mother. It seems She is becoming more prominent in our thoughts as Her daughters are taking a more prominent role in the church.

All I can say is hooray! It makes me happy to acknowledge the woman who birthed me spiritually and for whom I pattern my life. How do I do that? By following Jesus Christ - Her Son.

Assumptions often lead us into trouble but this one will not:  it is safe to assume that all godly attributes apply to our Mother in Heaven. It is beautiful to think that I am trying to become like Her!