Essays – Seeking Heavenly Mother

A family walks away from the camera on a path near trees. A red-haired woman wearing a dress and a man in jeans and a t-shirt hold hands with a toddler between them.

By Charlotte Scholl Shurtz

09 Jan: We all need our Heavenly Mother

Girls need to know they are made in Her image. Boys need to know their Mother. We need Her in our church meetings, in our songs, in our art, in Her rightful place next to our Father. We need to speak of Her, teach of Her, and remove the superficial veil we have placed between Her and ourselves.

This photo is a closeup of about a dozen peonies in colors ranging from very light pink to dusty rose.

By Charlotte Scholl Shurtz

23 Jul: A Hungering for Her

Hunger. Hunger is a funny thing. Do you ever get busy doing something for a long time and you just forget to eat? You’re so consumed in the task at…

The snow on the ground appears blue-gray in the low light coming from the right side of the photo. A frozen bubble sitting on top of the snow fills most of the frame.

By Charlotte Scholl Shurtz

23 Jul: Their Priesthood

We learn in D&C that the mysteries of God can be revealed to us, but I feel like when there are mysteries we seek that aren’t sought out by the…

By Guest Post

25 Jul: A Vision of Heavenly Mother

From Friends of Other Faiths Greetings!! I’m Bob Koenig, of Levittown NY. I’m a lifelong Christian (Protestant), but also a seeker and reader into many things. However, I had a…

Women dressed in white walking in line along horizon

By Guest Post

09 Apr: The Book of Women

As a young girl, I created a story in my mind that explained the silence of women in scripture and the absence of The Mother. I had read The Book of…

By Guest Post

27 Oct: Heavenly Mother is Packing a Suitcase

She sniffles, and wipes her nose with the back of her hand before folding up the rest of a gossamer sheet. “MoOoOom,” I whine. “I’ll be fine. There will be…

White paper snowflake on blue background

By Guest Post

14 Jun: Frozen II and the Divine Feminine

You know those people who stand up in sacrament meeting and give a talk or testimony where they basically give a synopsis of a movie you’ve never seen and then…

Smiling woman standing in front of green door

By Guest Post

26 May: Heavenly Mother (Mother’s Day talk)

Knowing I have a Heavenly Mother is important to me. It is important to me because it means I am created in the image of God the Mother. It is…

delicate-flowers-on-white-marble-background

By Guest Post

20 May: Heavenly Mother Talk

I appreciate the opportunity to speak today. I got this assignment the same week as I was asked to be the new primary president and I’m not sure which I…

Sun rising through fog over land and sea

By Guest Post

15 May: Heavenly Mother in the Creation Story

If we follow our Latter-Day Saint theology that men and women are eternally equal partners, then, at least I believe, Heavenly Mother is just as equal a creator in the…

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