Latter Day Saint views on Mary

In the first edition of the Book of Mormon (1830), Mary was referred to as "the mother of God, after the manner of the flesh," a reading that was changed by Joseph Smith to "the mother of the Son of God" in subsequent editions (1837–).

Latter Day Saints also believe that God the Father is the literal father of Jesus Christ, although how Jesus's conception was accomplished has not been authoritatively established.