Today’s episode is with Bethany Brady Spalding, co-author of the bestselling Girls Who Choose God series and the Guide Books to Heavenly Mother. In this episode, she tells Sara how each of her children’s books came to be. Originally inspired by an inquisitive 3 year old, these books portray a healthy balance in the male and female divine. The purposeful order and progression of the books, culminating in the Girl’s and Boy’s Guides to Heavenly Mother, is absolutely fascinating to hear spelled out. Bethany shares her wisdom with fellow pioneers blazing the trail in uncovering Heavenly Mother, inspiring persistence and faith in positive changes to come.

As we mentioned in episode 28 with Bethany’s co-author McArthur Krishna, A GIrl’s Guide for Heavenly Mother and A Boy’s Guide to Heavenly Mother are now being sold through Deseret Book! If you, like us, appreciate these books being carried by a church-owned bookstore, please send an email to Deseret Book [email protected] letting them know.

Unfortunately, the article Bethany mentions that she wrote for Exponent II about her daughter's entrance into young womanhood is not accessible without a subscription, but we hope the ideas she shares here help spark your own meaningful rituals and traditions.

Bethany's children's books can be found at Deseret Book through the following links:

A Girl's Guide to Heavenly Mother

https://deseretbook.com/p/girls-guide-to-heavenly-mother?queryID=4044744900145169cc4429b8b0864511&variant_id=194661-hardcover

A Boy's Guide to Heavenly Mother

https://deseretbook.com/p/boys-guide-to-heavenly-mother?queryID=4044744900145169cc4429b8b0864511&variant_id=194660-hardcover

Our Earthly Family, Our Heavenly Families

https://deseretbook.com/p/our-heavenly-family-our-earthly-families?query=earthly%2520family%2520Heav&variant_id=135731-hardcover

Girls Who Choose God

https://deseretbook.com/p/girls-who-choose-god-mcarthur-krishna-92526?queryID=b6c17c97bc556b69abb82724a7e24b65&variant_id=3041-hardcover

Sara is on Instagram as @my.mother.is.the.queen, and her co-host Jess is @her.scriptures.