Are we sure we know who Mary is?

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Are we sure we know who Mary is?

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Hello fabulous members of the board,

Are we sure she isn't Heavenly Mother? Is there a chance she is sitting up there on her throne next to Heavenly Father, equal in power and might?

Has this idea been considered by Mormon scholars?

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Re: Are we sure we know who Mary is?

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Have you tried praying to Mother Mary? Behold, her glory!

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Re: Are we sure we know who Mary is?

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zeezrom, did you attend mass this week?
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sock puppet wrote:zeezrom, did you attend mass this week?

No I'm afraid I didn't. But I watched the BYU - U game with some ward members last night!
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zeezrom wrote:
sock puppet wrote:zeezrom, did you attend mass this week?

No I'm afraid I didn't. But I watched the BYU - U game with some ward members last night!

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Polyandry. Sealed to god, just married to Joseph. He will only get to be an attending angel in the ck.
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I suppose we could fix the Joseph problem by making him heavenly father in the flesh. Sort of a disguise?
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Re: Are we sure we know who Mary is?

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:arrow: Mary is not a goddess.
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Re: Are we sure we know who Mary is?

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madeleine wrote::arrow: Mary is not a goddess.


But you can address prayers to her, right? (latria, dulia, hyperdulia and so on, but basically you can pray ...).
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Re: Are we sure we know who Mary is?

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zeezrom wrote:I suppose we could fix the Joseph problem by making him heavenly father in the flesh. Sort of a disguise?

That was the tendency at the time.

Heavenly Mother was based on a misunderstanding of Catholicism. That is why Heavenly Mother became Eve.
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