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Hey, everybody. This is Aubrey Chavez from Faith Matters. With Mother's Day coming up, we're

so honored to be bringing you this conversation with MacArthur Krishna about her new book, Mother in Heaven, a gospel topic essay study guide.

The doctrine of a heavenly mother is one of the most beautiful and distinctive Latter-day Saint

teachings, but for many it's still unfamiliar territory.

MacArthur and her co-authors created this study guide as an invitation to engage with

this doctrine more deeply.

Drawing on the church's gospel topics essay, the book explores each point through art,

rich personal reflections, and theological insights, with contributions for many people whose names you may recognize.

Melissa and Patrick Mason, Tom Christofferson, and Bethany Brady Spalding, to name a few.

What emerges is a beautiful tapestry of reverence, curiosity, and lived faith.

In this conversation, we explore how the simple truth that we are beloved spirit children of heavenly parents

carries profound implications for how we understand the nature of God.

It suggests that divinity isn't

solitary or hierarchical, but relational, that we're not mutual subjects of a distant king, but members

of a divine family. And that shift transforms the way we see God and one another and ourselves.

MacArthur highlights how essential it is for women to have a divine role model.

Becoming like her means using our agency with wisdom and courage. It means aligning with God

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