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  • #16
    Originally posted by Sparko View Post
    Which heavenly mother? I thought God had a whole harem of them?
    Maybe they haven't decided that yet....

    Source: Fair (same article)


    Eliza R. Snow, a Church leader and poet, rejoiced over the doctrine that we are, in a full and absolute sense, children of God. “I had learned to call thee Father, / Thru thy Spirit from on high,” she wrote, “But, until the key of knowledge / Was restored, I knew not why.” Latter-day Saints have also been moved by the knowledge that their divine parentage includes a Heavenly Mother as well as a Heavenly Father. Expressing that truth, Eliza R. Snow asked, “In the heav’ns are parents single?” and answered with a resounding no: “Truth eternal / Tells me I’ve a mother there.”45 That knowledge plays an important role in Latter-day Saint belief. As Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote, “Our theology begins with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them.”

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    So, maybe the REASON that Mormons who pray to "Heavenly Mother" are considered "misguided", is because they've been learning MORMONISM!!!!

    And --- think about this --- you have a Father and a Mother, but you must NEVER SPEAK to your Mother!
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
      Maybe they haven't decided that yet....

      Source: Fair (same article)


      Eliza R. Snow, a Church leader and poet, rejoiced over the doctrine that we are, in a full and absolute sense, children of God. “I had learned to call thee Father, / Thru thy Spirit from on high,” she wrote, “But, until the key of knowledge / Was restored, I knew not why.” Latter-day Saints have also been moved by the knowledge that their divine parentage includes a Heavenly Mother as well as a Heavenly Father. Expressing that truth, Eliza R. Snow asked, “In the heav’ns are parents single?” and answered with a resounding no: “Truth eternal / Tells me I’ve a mother there.”45 That knowledge plays an important role in Latter-day Saint belief. As Elder Dallin H. Oaks of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles wrote, “Our theology begins with heavenly parents. Our highest aspiration is to be like them.”

      © Copyright Original Source



      So, maybe the REASON that Mormons who pray to "Heavenly Mother" are considered "misguided", is because they've been learning MORMONISM!!!!

      And --- think about this --- you have a Father and a Mother, but you must NEVER SPEAK to your Mother!
      Because absolute silence IS honoring her...
      That's what
      - She

      Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
      - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

      I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
      - Stephen R. Donaldson

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      • #18
        Originally posted by Bill the Cat View Post
        Because absolute silence IS honoring her...
        Must be why my mom used to tell me "I'm changing my name, and I'm not telling you what it is!"

        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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        • #19
          It's official. She's been axed.

          http://abcnews.go.com/US/mormon-woma...ry?id=24264440

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          • #20
            A cowardly move on the church's part.
            I am Punkinhead.

            "I have missed you, Oh Grand High Priestess of the Order of the Stirring Pot"

            ~ Cow Poke aka CP aka Creacher aka ke7ejx's apprentice....

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            • #21
              Originally posted by foudroyant View Post
              It's really no big loss though. Hopefully she will now be able to come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.
              That's what
              - She

              Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
              - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

              I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
              - Stephen R. Donaldson

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