Jana Riess: Heavenly Mother, are you really there?

I worry that apostle Dale Renlund’s advice not to speculate about her will result in some Latter-day Saints thinking that it’s not permissible to speak of her at all.

By Jana Riess | Religion News Service

| May 7, 2022, 12:00 p.m.

By Jana Riess | Religion News Service

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