How can I help my family become active in the Mormon Church?
With children approaching adulthood the power of example is much stronger than the power of words in effecting behavior.
What is the appropriate relationship between spouses and children in a second marriage?
In second marriages, if loving, accepting relationships have not been established between the new parents and their foster children, that marriage is headed for trouble.
How can I be with my children in heaven, if they have strayed from the Lord?
We must have faith in God that He can bring our wayward children back to us and the promises of the Mormon Temple mean that God will bring our children back to us if we are faithful.
In the celestial kingdom will my husband and I be part of his family or mine?
In the state of exaltation in the celestial kingdom the line of authority will descend from father to son and from mother to daughter-in-law.
Can an unborn child be sealed to its parents?
Mormons should consult with the temple president to find out if a stillborn child can be sealed by proxy to its parents.
Is Joseph Smith a direct descendant of Lehi?
Joseph Smith was of the blood of Ephraim, not through Lehi’s descendants, but from the blood of Ephraim scattered throughout the nations.
If a woman is remarried for time only and has children, who are the children sealed to?
The children of a woman who has been sealed in the temple and remarries for time only and remains faithful to her covenants will be considered to have been born under the covenant, and will belong to their mother in the eternities.
What happens to the sealing of my children if my husband leaves me?
The children sealed to parents whose sealing has been revoked still receive all the blessings of being sealed to worthy parents in the next life and inheriting the celestial kingdom.
Who will be sealed to whom in a broken home and remarried parents?
Those who have made sacred covenants in the temple and live righteously will remain as families in the eternities.
What does it mean if I come from a tribe other than Ephraim according to my patriarchal blessing?
Since the twelve tribes of Israel were divided throughout the whole earth, many people are descendants of one of the various tribes.
