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The process by which this spirit came into being is called a spirit birth, for “the spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God” and joint heirs with our elder brother, Jesus Christ. (Rom. 8:16-18). As with our natural birth, two parents were involved—our Father in Heaven and a lesser-known but vital Mother in Heaven. As one Mormon writer noted, “Latter-day Saints believe that all the people of the earth … are actual spiritual offspring of God the Eternal Father (Num. 16:22; Heb. 12:9). In this perspective, parenthood requires both father and mother, whether for the creation of spirits in the premortal life or of physical tabernacles on earth. A Heavenly Mother shares parenthood with the Heavenly Father. This concept leads Latter-day Saints to believe that she is like him in glory, perfection, compassion, wisdom, and holiness.”Share
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