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Who is Lucifer Really?: A Rebuttal

As Mormons, we believe that Heavenly Father presented a plan for his spirit children in the preexistence.  In this great Council in Heaven, Jesus was selected to be the one through whom redemption...

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Found Among the Wise Women

Recently a Facebook meme caught my attention. You may have even seen it yourself. It said…  Three Wise Women would have asked for directions, arrived on time, helped deliver the baby, brought practical...

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Tainted Eternal Love

“I know that love eternal will not be denied…” – the Moody Blues In honor of Valentines Day being last week, I would like to reflect on my marriage. First, let me make it clear that according to the...

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The Consolation of Boethius

Sometimes in your studies, you run across pleasant surprises. Recently this happened to me.  As I was studying medieval church history, I ran across the name Boethius. I learned that Boethius was a...

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Prayers to Mrs. God

In October 1991, Gordon B. Hinckley, then First Counselor in the LDS First Presidency, delivered a General Women’s Meeting talk entitled “Daughters of God” in which he made the following declaration,...

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An Uneventful Apparition

Holy Thursday, April 2 2015 – Michelle Wiener’s account Previously in a post entitled “On Yom Kippur” (2015), I wrote about a sacred experience in which I encountered three mysterious Hispanic women by...

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The Virgin Mary: Goddess Imagery Revealed

Excerpts from my most recent paper on Mother Mary, the Gevirah Role in Ancient Israel & the Heavenly Mother Connection….going beyond the apparitions to give a reason for my faith in our Mother in...

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My Sacrament Meeting Prayer

Recently, I was asked to give the benediction in Sacrament Meeting. So, what is the real meaning behind this prayer, and to whom (within the Godhead) was it directed? What about the biblical imagery...

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More Mariology from Michelle Mormon

On a Personal Note: I am currently taking a fascinating course in Mariology through my PhD studies. This was a recent paper I wrote that you may find to be of interest. I hope you find this helpful in...

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Heavenly Mother

Heavenly Mother, are You really there? I have an aching heart and I need You here. Some say Your name is too sacred to say, But still my soul, it seeks You anyway. Heavenly Mother, I can sense You...

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The Consolation of Boethius

Sometimes in your studies, you run across pleasant surprises. Recently this happened to me.  As I was studying medieval church history, I ran across the name Boethius. I learned that Boethius was a...

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Prayers to Mrs. God

In October 1991, Gordon B. Hinckley, then First Counselor in the LDS First Presidency, delivered a General Women’s Meeting talk entitled “Daughters of God” in which he made the following declaration,...

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An Uneventful Apparition

Holy Thursday, April 2 2015 – Michelle Wiener’s account Previously in a post entitled “On Yom Kippur” (2015), I wrote about a sacred experience in which I encountered three mysterious Hispanic women by...

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The Virgin Mary: Goddess Imagery Revealed

Excerpts from my most recent paper on Mother Mary, the Gevirah Role in Ancient Israel & the Heavenly Mother Connection….going beyond the apparitions to give a reason for my faith in our Mother in...

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She Lives

Imagine what it would be like to hear as much about Heavenly Mother as we do Heavenly Father. Imagine if we spoke of Her as often as we do of Him. Imagine if we worshiped Her as vocally and immersively...

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Apostasy and the Occult

When many consider the Temple Recommend Interview “apostasy” question, we automatically think of Ordain Women and other “apostate” groups, or perhaps even holding opposing (political) views from that...

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God’s Gender Identity Crisis

Recently it was announced in a news report that the Episcopal Church is considering going gender-neutral when it comes to God.  A committee was formed to review the best way to amend the Book of Common...

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God as a Mother

Dear Heavenly Mother, Today, two of my children fought. As one physically injured the other, my primitive instincts kicked in to protect the injured child with any force necessary. However, before I...

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Bread for Asherah

“and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven” – Jeremiah 7:18 Back when I was 17, I wanted more than anything to go to Bible college, so I went with my Baptist youth group to...

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The Mormon Rosary

This is the Mormon feminist version of the Rosary that I wrote back in 2019, after struggling for several years to come up with a version that worked. It was only after studying the Temple, with its...

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