I just read this for the first time. Thank you Erika, for your well-researched, thoughtful, and eloquent tribute to our Heavenly Mother. I've pondered on the commandment "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother that thy days may be long on the earth...". In a loving earthly family with two parents, do children go home and only talk to one parent, not even acknowledging the other? Of course not. Would I do that to my Heavenly Mother? I can't bear the thought of such disrespect. And so, for many years, my personal prayers have been addressed to My Dear Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. I'll be 60 this year. I feel closer to God. And I wonder if our world condition will improve, and indeed our days may again be long in the land, as Heavenly Mother is honored as we've been commanded by our Heavenly Father.
This was so beautiful and poignant. Thank you so very much!!
I just read this for the first time. Thank you Erika, for your well-researched, thoughtful, and eloquent tribute to our Heavenly Mother. I've pondered on the commandment "Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother that thy days may be long on the earth...". In a loving earthly family with two parents, do children go home and only talk to one parent, not even acknowledging the other? Of course not. Would I do that to my Heavenly Mother? I can't bear the thought of such disrespect. And so, for many years, my personal prayers have been addressed to My Dear Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. I'll be 60 this year. I feel closer to God. And I wonder if our world condition will improve, and indeed our days may again be long in the land, as Heavenly Mother is honored as we've been commanded by our Heavenly Father.
Beautiful thoughts and movingly written. Thank you for sharing such deeply personal feelings on this topic.