Sara asks Katie Garner about her painting, "Mother to Mother." Katie tells about what inspired her to create the painting and describes the process of staging the photograph on which she based the painting. She discusses how creating "Mother to Mother" has influenced how she sees the world and others, and how it has shaped her view of herself in her motherhood. She also shares details about an exciting art show coming up this fall in Salt Lake City, with the theme, "Reflections on a Mother in Heaven."

Jess asks Amy how she accesses the power of God in her life as a woman, and what that looks like in her home and family. Amy shares tools for shifting our mindset to believe we have access to God's power, and how to go about tapping into it. She emphasizes having a personal relationship with God and shares how she came to rely on her Heavenly Parents more fully through an unexpected trial in her marriage. Amy can be found on Instagram at @amy.elysse, where she helps women overcome betrayal trauma and find healing. 

In this episode, Sara and Jess discuss how worshipping and adoring our Heavenly Mother enhances our relationship with both of our Heavenly Parents and our spiritual siblings.

Kathryn enlightens Jess on what led her to study landscape design and writing, and how a growing awareness of the feminine divine merged those two passions inspiring her poetry collection, The Tree at the Center. She describes some of the fruits of taking a more feminine path, and bestows words of wisdom for others just beginning, or anywhere along that path. Kathryn shares a few of her poems, and gives a glimpse into what her forthcoming book will be about.

Emily Baker talks with Sara about her journey of being found by Heavenly Mother. She tells her story of following God's plan for her life, even though it was very different than what she'd intended, and coming to better know her Heavenly Parents and Savior along the way.

In this episode, Sara interviews historian Patrick Mason, author of Restoration: God's Call to the 21st-Century World. They discuss the personal and cultural shifts towards talking more openly about Heavenly Mother and our partnered Heavenly Parents. They talk about leaning into our questions, and about how those of other faiths might view the doctrine of Heavenly Mother.

Sara and Jess met as BYU students embarking on an internship overseas to serve motherless children. Now, 10 years later, they reflect on the precious truths they learned from those experiences; and how those lessons can be applied when we find ourselves feeling "Motherless" as well. 

Angie shares the behind-the-scenes of writing and producing her song "A Mother There". She articulates how the song was inspired, what the lyrics mean to her, and her vision behind creating the music video. The art piece referenced near the end of the episode is "In Her Image" by Amber Eldredge. It can be found at https://thecoloramber.me. Subscribe to Angie Killian on YouTube for more of her beautiful music, and visit https://www.angiekillian.com to purchase her songs and sheet music!

In this episode, Sara interviews Sarai Lambert Pixton, who wrote her undergraduate philosophy capstone paper about Heavenly Mother and the importance of our language reflecting our belief in Her Divinity.

REFERENCES:

Paulsen, D. L., & Pulido, M. (2011). " A Mother There": A Survey of Historical Teachings about Mother in Heaven. BYU Studies Quarterly, 50(1), 7. https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/a-mother-there-a-survey-of-historical-teachings-about-mother-in-heaven/

Steenblik, R. H. (2017). "What Rosemary Taught Me," in Mother's Milk. By Common Consent.

Natalie describes her journey creating artwork of Heavenly Mother and how she was lead to depict Her. She shares her poem "Peeking Through Her Veil", the artist statement she wrote to go along with her corresponding painting. Natalie and Jess discuss the symbolism of veils. Natalie shares another powerful poem, yet unnamed, describing her experience being loved and nourished by our Mother. Natalie's artwork can be found at https://www.nataliejeanneart.com and on Intagram @nataliejeanneart.