Mom ... she likes to hear from me

ortigia...just got to see it...here let me add some photos.

okay the first one is the duomo. its built on and with the remains of the temple of athena....ya....got to love catholics. this place was pretty much and old greek fortress

the next is in the same courtyard...piazzo we say here...and its a smaller church that was pretty beautiful.

the next is the arm of the patron saint of siracusa...gotta love catholics. her whole body is somewhere up north. i really want to see a saint parade. its...ya. then the next is a secret library built by some bishop...and its very hidden and very beautiful.

the last is a canolo which is my favorite thing here since the pizza isnt the best. its like a waffle cone with sweetened ricotta cheese on the inside with a nut that i can spell. pistascio...i cant spell it in either language.


so i read our search for happiness and i came across something talking about our heavenly mother. i know i asked you once about this a long time ago. i tried searching for her on my ipod through all the churches stuff and through all the standard works...there is nothing. dad. what is the churches view on her? i have been thinking a bit about it...and well with my own mom..i know how much she likes to hear from me...i assume my heavenly mother might be the same way...but i dont know how to approach it.

We do believe in heavenly parentage. Our creeds include a Heavenly Mother. Read the lyrics to the hymn "O My Father". However, the scriptures instruct us to pray only to Heavenly Father. We do not pray to Jesus Christ, the Savior of all men.

The truths and the purposes of our divine parentage will be revealed to us in time, most likely after the cleansing of the earth. But our Heavenly Mother loves us unconditionally as well. We strive to live worthy so we can gain eternal life through with all our Heavenly Family.

Those communications began as prayers to Heavenly Father. Christ or other messengers appeared to deliver messages to Joseph Smith on His behalf.

We all have roles to fulfill in the kingdom of God, including Heavenly Messengers. These callings and assignments are given to his messengers based on their keys, gifts, talents and experiences.

Think of the angel Moroni delivering the plates to Joseph Smith, multiple times.

The angel Gabriel that visited Mary, was Noah. Joseph Smith had visitations from Peter, James and John; John the Baptist; Moses; Elias and Elijah and others Most of these visitations were initiated through prayers to our Heavenly Father.