Heavenly Mother (Mormonism)
In Mormonism, Heavenly Mother or the Mother in Heaven is the mother of human spirits and the wife of God the Father. Those who accept the Mother in Heaven doctrine trace its origins to Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. The doctrine was not widely known, however, until after the movement's succession crisis upon Smith's death in 1844.
The Heavenly Mother doctrine is mainly taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ and branches of Mormon fundamentalism, such as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The doctrine is not generally recognized by other faiths within the broader Latter Day Saint movement, such as the Community of Christ, where Trinitarianism is predominant.
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she is sung about in one church hymn and briefly discussed in church teaching manuals and sermons.
Read more about Heavenly Mother (Mormonism): Origin of The Theology, Worship and Prayer To Heavenly Mother, Acknowledgment By The LDS Church, Controversy Around Sacred Silence
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