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The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles have declared: “The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. 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,” Ensign, Nov. 1995, 102).

When birth parents decide not to marry, adoption offers the best way to give their child the opportunity to be raised by both a father and a mother. LDS Family Services, under the direction of the priesthood, has been given the stewardship to provide licensed adoption services to qualified Latter-day Saint couples. Every effort is made to ensure a successful adoption experience, including the temple sealing of the child to the adoptive parents.

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Featured articles:
"Adoption and the Unwed Mother - LDS Family Services"
Information regarding the crisis helpline, internet Web site resources, counseling and other services through LDS Family Services. President Gordon B. Hinckley provides counsel to those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. 		Magazine Staff, Article
"Adoption: A Gift of Life, a Gift of Love"
In a devotional address given at Brigham Young University, Elder Peterson speaks of adoption in both the literal and scriptural sense. He discusses his academic pursuits in researching and understanding Korean adoption which subsequently led him to complete his own family through adoption. In this address he states, “Adoption is truly a gift. It is a gift from our Heavenly Father. It is a gift of life, a gift of love.” 		Peterson, Mark A.
"Our Struggle to Be Fruitful"
After seven years of disappointments, we began to wonder if we could ever have children. Brother Harrison gives insight into the struggles of inferitility and how adoption blessed their lives. 		Harrison, Alan D.


Additional articles:
"A Real Family for Patty Lou" Boynton, Lisa Passey
"A Special Child" Burton, Theodore M.
"Adopted" Steed, Jana Jones
"Can You Take Another Child" Hallock, Anita
"The More the Merrier" Johnson, Lisa A.
"Unable to Have Children" Kapp, Ardeth G.
"Who Will Adopt a Dying Child?" Hankal, Carole W.
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