Mormon Land podcast: Could Heavenly Mother doctrine attract more converts?
September 10, 2026 at 7:02 AM MT · via The Salt Lake Tribune · Summarized by Mormon News from original reporting

The Salt Lake Tribune's Mormon Land podcast examines whether greater emphasis on the Latter-day Saint belief in a Mother in Heaven could help attract female converts, drawing parallels to Catholicism's focus on Mary. The discussion explores how women's conversion patterns differ across religious traditions and whether LDS teachings about a divine feminine figure remain underutilized in missionary work and member retention.
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