Adoption and Foster Care
There are many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who choose to adopt and/or to be foster parents. The choice to adopt is one that has blessed many the lives of many families.
One of the reasons adoption is embraced by many Mormon couples is not just because they care about helping children in unfortunate circumstances, but because of the core belief in Mormonism about the eternal nature of families. You will hear many Mormon adoptive couples talk about when their children are “sealed” to them — in temples, priesthood ordinances are performed that bind families together beyond death, into the next life. Suchh eternal marriages are performed in temples (children born to a couple who is sealed are “born in the covenant” which means they are already sealed). Couples who adopt children and/or who are sealed after having children can have their children sealed to them through another temple ceremony.
You can read about some experiences with adoption and foster care here on Mormon Women: Who We Are. For example, see the following stories:
News story about a relief trip to Haiti leading to adoption for a Mormon couple
For more information about LDS adoption and foster care, see the following links.
Real Life Stories – Read experiences from people who have been adopted, from birth mothers, and from adoptive couples.
Video: Trusting in the Lord — a woman shares her experiences with secondary fertility, and the journey of adoption
Filed under: Basic Mormon Doctrines, What We Believe
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