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I renewed my TR. Half way through the questions he stopped and asked what my first spiritual experience was. It came off the top of my head in an instant – my first connection to Heavenly Mother. He was stunned. He said he’s asked that question a thousand times and never heard the answer. We had a nice chat about her, about my first impressions and how she has been apart of my life since I was 4. I don’t usually enjoy impromptu questions, but this one went well. I really felt like a bore a solid testimony of my conviction of her.
That’s pretty cool. What is she like? At 4 years old, she just was. I was sitting outside on a grassy hill, the mighty Utah mountains jutting up behind me, and it came to me suddenly. In earth life I had a father, a brother and a mother. In church life I had a father, a brother, and a mother. It was clear, solid, yes. No images. Through out life I have had unique sense’s of a woman present, I’ve attributed those to her. I told the SP tonight she is for me a combination of Joan of Arc, Mother Teresa, and a bit of Carol Burnett on the side.
She isn’t a substitute for any matriarchs I might have been missing. None of them were. I had a life full of women. She is unique unto herself and has been good to me.
That’s awesome! What a great testimony! As a college student I went to a bible study with some other kids on campus. After a few sessions someone brought a book that bashed Mormon beliefs. It was explaining HM in very disparaging terms. e.g. How could anyone believe something so blasphemous? I felt the spirit testify to me that she was real. One of the students turned to me with curiosity and asked me if this was true. I bore my testimony that I knew that she was. HF is not alone. mom, I’m glad you had a good experience. I hope the essay, short as it was, functions as a starting gun. Kind of, “Go! Find her.”
This is wonderful. Thanks for sharing it.
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I hope the essay, short as it was, functions as a starting gun. Kind of, “Go! Find her.”Me, too. If we are going to be peculiar lets own it.
The part about last night that keeps rolling in my head is that I didn’t plan to mention anything outside of answering the questions. I was actually focused on not discussing the new policy if anything should come up. I am still hot about it. When he began to ask the question, which is out of character to stop an interview mid way but he did, I just had it dropped into my brain. He even mentioned I knew my answer before he finished. I keep thinking maybe I needed to remember my feelings for her more than I have. I didn’t need an essay to bring her back, but it does help and it does give leverage to those of us who believe in her. I even mentioned to him that we have a hymn that mentions her, but we only sing it at funerals, he nodded in agreement, then added he hasn’t even heard the hymn at any recent funerals.
I don’t expect a lot to come from it, but it took me by surprise in a good way and maybe he will think of her more often, too.
I received a blessing once from Heavenly mother. She cut heavenly father off mid senstence lol She is courageous and strong, fortified but loving, soft and gentle all at the same time. She spoke of our times together in the pre-existence when we would just sit and chat and how much her and father missed that and me dearly. They longed to have me home but were so proud of me here. She told of the relationship I would have with my own children and to always remember I am more like her than I am my earthly mother. When she finished heavenly father bore testimony of his love and respect for her, how he would lost without her, for she is his strength. He testified that she had spoken the truth and commanded me to remember all she had said and to trist in her wisdom as there is no wiser woman than her. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
That just gave me goose bumps. I love it.
My mother is as orthodox as it gets in most ways. She always prays to Heavenly Father, but she told me once she often tells Him to wait for a few minutes while she talks with Heavenly Mother. She then gets back to Him, to pray some more or just to end the prayer in the name of Jesus Christ. I think that is a wonderful way to approach Her, since it’s impossible for even the most orthodox members to argue it is heretical, without sounding stupid.
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