Heavenly Mother

I went to an art exhibit dedicated to Heavenly Mother this weekend.  An idea I gathered from a few of the pieces that I loved was this: 

Here I am on my last pregnancy with Ty. While that little guy was growing, he had very little knowledge of who I was, despite being wholly reliant upon me for survival. Though he didn’t yet understand me or his family,  maybe he could feel this truth:

“Someone I do not fully comprehend loves me deeply and unconditionally.”

So it is with a Heavenly Mother.  Here in a temporary earthly womb, growing to a point where I'm ready to meet her, I am deeply and unconditionally loved, though I know little of her. In the exhibit, a lot of the art associated Mother in Heaven with Mother Nature- who we are fully reliant upon for our survival. The earth gives us everything we need to survive and grow, like a mothers womb does for a growing baby. 

In the womb, we don’t know why we needed eyes when we couldn’t see  or why we were growing arms and legs when we couldn’t move. Similarly, on earth we are learning  to function in families and communities, I think, to prepare us for the future. 

 

Another thought I loved was this:  “Once she is understood we can all know ourselves, but not until then.”

This abstract painting used bonds and structures that are somewhat ambiguous yet beautiful and foundational. 

For now, we have the foundational pattern of families to follow. That structure, to me, can feel like this abstract painting, ambiguous but beautiful. We don’t know details but we have a structural bond. I think our self discovery will broaden all the more when we can finally know Her. 

Lastly, I loved this: 

“Find the Savior,  He will guide you.

Find the Father, He will protect you. 

Then, find me, and come home.”

This piece was called “The Veil is Beginning to Burst” 

At some point, more knowledge will be revealed. I’m ready for it. Im ready to understand more than I do. 

It was a beautiful exhibit.