Latter-day Sentinel adds new section to help with adoptions

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By Dennis West, Publisher
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July 13, 2009 —

Latter-day Sentinel is pleased to offer a new category in our Classified section - Adoption.

All of the couples listed have completed the application process and are currently approved to adopt through LDS Family Services. They are now at the point in the process in which personal referrals are an important part of finding a child to adopt.

In this day and age where it is increasingly acceptable for single parents to raise their children, childless couples are in need of additional assistance in finding birth parents willing to place their children for adoption.

The Proclamation on the Family declares:

"Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity."

The Family: A Proclamation to the World

Additionally, the First Presidency has recently stated the following on adoption:

"We … express our support of unwed parents who place their children for adoption in stable homes with a mother and a father. We also express our support of the married mothers and fathers who adopt these children.

"Children are entitled to the blessing of being reared in a stable family environment where father and mother honor marital vows. Having a secure, nurturing, and consistent relationship with both a father and a mother is essential to a child's well-being. When choosing adoption, unwed parents grant their children this most important blessing. Adoption is an unselfish, loving decision that blesses the child, birth parents, and adoptive parents in this life and throughout the eternities. We commend all those who strengthen children and families by promoting adoption."

First Presidency statement, Oct. 4, 2006

It is our hope by adding this section to Latter-day Sentinel that adoption awareness in the Spokane Temple District will be increased and individuals in the area will begin to look for opportunities to refer unwed birthparents to adoptive couples thereby aiding in the creation of eternal families.

To view the approved adoptive couples currently listed in our Classified section, click here.

To read more about the process of adoption, see "Why Adoption?" an article on LDS.org.

To learn more about the adoption services provided by LDS Family Services, see itsaboutlove.org.

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