Pregnancy
I am 43 Years old. A member of the LDS Church. I was told by my doctor that it wasn’t likely that I would be able to ever become pregnant. However, we were told last week that I am pregnant. Five years ago I would have been thrilled. I am very unhappy. I would...Will a stillborn baby not sealed to us still be ours in heaven?
Dear Gramps, My husband and I became pregnant before marriage. We went through the proper repentance and were sealed in the temple a year after we were married. The baby was stillborn (I was full term). She was not sealed to us in the temple sealing, will she still be...Regarding stillborn children, will be able to parent that baby after the resurrection?
Dear Gramps, I have seen Q&A’s in your column dealing with still born children, and the family keeping their own records of the children with names. Does it apply to children who were determined to be lifeless early in the pregnancy, thus resulting in a...If one has a miscarriage, does that spirit stay in heaven to wait to be reunited with its parents?
Question Dear Gramps, If one has a miscarriage, does that spirit stay in heaven to wait to be reunited with it’s parents and family later or does that spirit have the opportunity to come down and gain a physical body again with another pregnancy?...Stillborn
Gramps Is there any scriptural information on parents being able to raise their still-born babies? O, from Washington State Dear O, I know of no specific scriptural information on this subject. But the Brethren have commented on it as follows: Elder Bruce R....What does Mormonism teach about lost embryos and fetuses?
The Lord has not revealed when the spirit enters a body, but parents of lifeless children can be comforted through their faith in and knowledge of the merciful Lord omnipotent.
Why doesn’t the Mormon Church keep records of stillborn babies?
The Mormon Church makes membership records only for living members, but families are encouraged to record stillborn children in their own records.
Does Mormon temple work need to be performed for stillborn babies?
No membership records are made in the Mormon Church for stillborn babies, so temple work cannot be done until the Millennium when those people are resurrected.