A grandmother whose daugher placed her child for adoption
“I have seen my daughter grow into a mature and lovely young woman with strength of character and maturity beyond her years. I have come to appreciate the correctness of the decision made by a . . . girl who followed the prompting of the Holy Ghost and the advice of Church leaders as she made a wise and eternal decision in a difficult situation.”
—Name Withheld, “But What Was Best for the Baby?” Ensign, July 1999, 63

A mother who placed her child for adoption
“It was so hard to see my baby go, but through the comforting strength of the Spirit of the Lord, I found the courage and strength to entrust my child to a couple who had waited and prayed for him for such a long time.

“I learned that the impossible is in fact possible if one turns to the Lord for help. I had done what our Father in Heaven wanted me to do. I was so grateful for [my baby]; his strong spirit helped me through many long months. I helped give him life, but he helped give me a second chance at life.”
—Name Withheld, “Could I Let My Baby Go?” Ensign, February 2002, 62

A mother who placed her child for adoption
"I knew that my baby would have good parents to love him and teach him the gospel, and that they could give him much more than I could as a teenage mother. . . .

“I am grateful that I was able to gain such a strong testimony of faith, repentance, fasting, prayer, and our Savior’s love for me and for all his children. I could not have accomplished all that I have without my Heavenly Father by my side, guiding me with his wisdom and mercy.”
—Name Withheld, “My Decision,” Ensign, August 1991, 29

A mother who adopted a child
"As we knelt across the altar in the sealing room, it was hard to contain our tears. We felt so thankful for the love and mercy we had been shown. We felt again the sure knowledge that this adoption was right before the Lord. [Our daughter] was sealed to us as surely as if she had been born to us.”
—Karen B. Thompson, “Not of My Blood but of My Heart,” Ensign, April 1991, 52

A woman who was adopted as a baby
“After experiencing the pregnancy and delivery of my own four children, I appreciate even more deeply the gift [my birth mother] gave me. When you carry a baby for nine months, that baby truly becomes a part of you. To give up that life so selflessly in order to allow that baby to have a complete family and the opportunity of temple blessings takes a deeper kind of love. It is true charity.”
—Eve Burch, “A Greater Love,” Ensign, June 2006, 60

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