Our Divine Identity
We are all spirit children on Heavenly Parents- a Heavenly Father and a ________
Heavenly Mother
Which prophet is credited with the first teaching the doctrine of a Mother in Heaven?
Joseph Smith
What is the title of the famous hymn that says "Truth is reason-truth eternal/ Tells me I've a mother there"?
"Oh My Father"
According to the essay, what do our Heavenly Parents provide a "divine pattern" for?
Marriage and the Family
Which Apostle stated that "our theology begins with heavenly parents"?
This 1995 document states that our "divine identity" comes from being spirit sons and daughters of Heavenly Parents.
The Family: A Proclamation to the World.
Did Joseph Smith leave a recorded formal revelation on this topic, or did he tech it privately?
He taught it privately and personally
Who was the woman and poet who wrote the words to "O My Father"?
Eliza R Snow
Which Apostle said that our Heavenly Parents "collaboratively" designed the plan of salvation?
Elder M. Russel Ballard
The essay describes this doctrine as "cherished" and what other "D" word (meaning unique)?
Distinctive
What is our "highest aspiration" or ultimate goal as children of God?
To become like our Heavenly Parents
This daughter of Brigham Young said that Joseph Smith's visions revealed the truth of a Divine Mother.
Susa Young Gates
The hymn says that "Reason" finds it strange to think of a "Parent" in heaven as being what?
Single
True or False: The essay teaches that men and women cannot be exalted without each other.
True
Roughly how many historical mentions of Mother in Heaven did researchers find in Church records?
Over 600
True or False- Knowing about our Mother in Heaven is essential to understanding the nature of God
True
This 1909 First Presidency statement was the first to formally use the term "Mother in Heaven".
"The Origin of Man"
Besides "Truth," what other word does the hymn use to say that a Mother in Heaven makes sense?
Reason
President Harold B. Lee said that our Heavenly Parents are "even more concerned" about us than who?
Our earthly parents
Prophets have taught that our Heavenly Parents work together for the ________ of the human family.
Salvation
According to the essay, our divine nature and destiny are rooted in being ________
Spirit children of our Heavenly Parents
Early members of this specific group recalled Joseph Smith teaching them about Heavenly Mother personally.
In the hymn, Eliza R. Snow addresses her "Father" and "Mother" and asks to meet them in what specific place?
"Your royal courts on high"
According to the footnotes, what three traits did Elder Melvin J. Ballard say "trail down" from a Divine Mother to women?
Charity, love, and obidience
True or False: Church leaders have always been silent about Mother in Heaven throughout history.
False (The essay notes she has been mentioned hundreds of times by many leaders).