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BahBlacki(not signed in)
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Date: November 20, 2012 08:33AM
Friend: I'm seriously considering being a surrogate mother...
Friend of that Friend: Well, here's what the Church has to say about that! (
http://www.lds.org/handbook/handbook-2-administering-the-church/selected-church-policies?lang=eng#214 ) <--very bottom
Friend: Thanks, but it's still something I wish to consider. I still don't have my special someone, and I'm not getting nay younger. I've been given two separate blessings about having more than one child, and I've been struggling with that, as those promises have not been fulfilled. But I know I need to pray more, and have more faith. I've just been waiting for so many years. And I do know that those children that were promised me could come through adoption, step children, or could even happen in the next life. It's just...something I'm struggling with.
Friend of that Friend: Well, I'm sorry. It can be pretty hard. Remember--patience and prayer! I'll put your name through the temple over here, if that's ok.
Friend: Appreciated.
The above was altered in name for Friend and Friend of that Friend, and the text is not a direct copy-and-paste, but slight altercations for their privacy as well. I've known Friend for quite some time now, and she has always wanted another child, and it was surprising she even got her first (her ex was seriously lacking downstairs, but she didn't know about that little detail until honeymoon night). She is obviously Mormon, as is her nosy friend. I saw this on FB and just felt my stomach churn in on itself.
The longer I find myself out of the church (wooo!), the more I understand just how awful it is. Especially after clicking that link and reading that sh*t. She's a great mother to her child, and if she wants another but has to find another way to do it, then fine. I just wish she would see this as not a punishment to her for her lapses in faith or prayer, but that priesthood blessings are nothing but empty promises and she is NOT to blame.