People always wonder how a book like this comes to be .
We.
We organized the contributions around the Gospel Topics Essay Mother in Heaven, to support study of that vital document.
If our Heavenly Parents are infinite beings, then there are infinite touch points to honor Them.
Every person is a beloved child of Heavenly Mother and Father, and that means something different to each of us! The mediums of poetry and art are just two of many ways for us to communicate spiritually.
Everyone was welcome to contribute.
This is a book of musings of the soul.
This is not a book intended to answer all, or any, spiritual questions.
This is not a book of speculation.
Joined together, we asked: What does Heavenly Mother mean to each of us? What does Heavenly Mother mean to others? This is not a book of doctrine.
In a few more minutes, my phone rang and that was that.
Within minutes, I sent McArthur a message.
I\'m not a poet or an artist, but I can organize the heck out of manuscripts.
And I am restless until I follow through.
Right now.
Go.
It was a prompting I\'ve had before: the Spirit points and says, There.
But this time felt different.
I\'m a writer and editor so that\'s a typical reaction to seeing book proposals.
Let\'s get to work! Trina: I saw a social media post from McArthur and Ashli asking for contributions for a new Heavenly Mother book, and immediately wanted to be part of the project.
I got the same revelation.
She went quiet for a few moments, then replied, Wow.
I called McArthur from the car and shared this revelation.
Just make sure you are still pointing people to Christ.
Write the book.
This is our work. yes, Ashli! This joyful doctrine is true.
As I entered the Celestial room and sat down to pray, the revelation came.
I fasted and went to the temple.
We spoke on the phone and gave ourselves twenty-four hours to pray about it.
For months, the Spirit prompted me to reach out to McArthur and I finally sent her a message.
I felt inspired to create a book of poetry about Heavenly Mother that included the stunning artwork of Latter-day Saints who are inspired by this doctrine, a sort of Grown-Up Girl\'s Guide to Heavenly Mother.
Ashli: I had a project on my heart.
Women get lit on fire! I was thinking about what Mother in Heaven means to every single person, and I wanted to hear their voices.
Every single time, I see the Spirit move women with such power.
McArthur: I have spoken of Heavenly Mother to thousands of women. . .
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