The light of clear direction didn’t come all at once, but Morgan Choi found comfort by studying the Book of Mormon.
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The topic and reality of infertility among families worldwide is not lost on Church leaders. Here‘s what leaders have actually said about infertility.
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When we long for blessings that seem to come easily to others, we can find peace by better understanding exactly what the Lord has promised.
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Hannah’s story represents the feelings of many couples in our own day who suffer similar concerns.
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This week is National Infertility Awareness Week in the United States. We didn’t know this when we planned this week’s episode of “All In”—where Cathy Burningham shared her family’s decade-long struggle with infertility. But we like to believe that God knew and made sure that those who are struggling with infertility know that He is aware of them.
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When most people think of Mother’s Day, they think of cards and flowers and declarations of gratitude. But, for a large population of women, Mother’s Day can be a day of discouragement.
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If you or a loved one feel isolated in battling infertility, it’s important to know that you are never alone. Here is some advice from one Latter-day Saint on the topic.
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Julie and her husband Dave once thought they would never be able to have children because of fertility issues.
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Sister Ardeth Kapp was never able to have children, but she recalls how a prophet’s blessing setting her apart gave her peace about her situation.
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Despite whatever heartaches and trials we face, we can find comfort and personalized answers through the scriptures.
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Although having children had never been a priority for her, Carena Kastello was devastated when she was faced with infertility. Becoming angry and resentful, Kastello felt like she couldn’t fulfill her duty as mother as was discussed in “The Family: A Proclamation to the World.”
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“My most painful experiences so far in mortality are centered around the struggle to grow my family.”
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Twenty-two years ago I lost a baby that I had carried through the sixth month of pregnancy. This was a long-awaited baby for whom my husband, three young children, and I had prayed earnestly.
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After Alo Moli shared the story of how he and his wife, Ashley, overcame the heartbreak of infertility by adopting six foster siblings, four of whom have special needs, theirtouching story and testimonies went viral.
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Infertility is a hard subject for couples in the Church, where the family is the focus. It can cause tremendous stress in a marriage, pain, and questioning. Recently, Alo Moli shared his story on Twitter about his family's struggle with infertility and faith. The following story has been edited for length and clarity.
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“I feel very grateful for my experience with infertility and with fertility," LDS artist Caitlin Connolly says. "My chapter of infertility was both difficult and very refining, and it prepared me for motherhood in a way that was very important and necessary for me.”
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The Mormon Women Project recently published a podcast with Julie Bradshaw Grygla. Julie didn't always want to be a mother, but now she has six kids all under the age of five. When Julie's triplet boys were just five months old, she found out she was pregnant with twins. Just four months after her twins were born, God told her she'd be having one more. Julie shares what it's like, how she got here, and how she relies on God and the Spirit to get through this crazy adventure. You can listen to the podcast here or read the whole story here. We've included a sneak peek below.
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Mormon couple and YouTubers Ellie and Jared know what it feels like to be heartbroken.
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"I still have my moments where I feel bitter and I feel frustrated that this is a part of my life, but when I remind myself to bring the Savior back into it and put my trust in Him, I am always given that peace," Monica shares in a beautiful new Mormon Channel video that shares the story of her struggles with infertility and loss.
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Ellie and Jared are a couple of regular Mormons. They're married with two kids, but what isn't so typical about them is they document their daily life and share it on YouTube.
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After struggling with infertility, LDS mom Lizzie McGee became the first woman to become pregnant using a "fertility Fitbit."
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After four rounds of in vitro fertilization and five years of struggling to get pregnant, Josh and Cara Barnett experienced their own miracle. A family reached out to them, offering to give them their remaining frozen embryos from IVF treatments. On Facebook, the family posted,"Each pregnancy of Cara's has been a miracle. This pregnancy is truly unique!!!"
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"By the grace of God and through science, I now have these five little miracles. And I feel like this gratitude undergirds my real philosophy on mothering, like the fact that I am here, and I have such gratitude to the Lord for blessing me with these children,” Natalie Kjelstrom says.
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“I have sat in Relief Society, looking around at the sisters, certain that none of them knew how I felt. I was sure that they had no clue what it was like to feel the deep sorrow and grief caused by infertility.”
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Hope and infertility. Two words that don’t always go together in this world. But, for one couple, hope came at the end of a long struggle with the dark cloud of infertility. And for them, it brought with it peace and a strengthened testimony of Jesus Christ and the hope He gives to all who seek it. It was the kind of hope that gave Sally and Ryan Paskins new life, literally and figuratively.
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"The financial part of in vitro is actually the place where people stop," Jared Mecham told KSL. "It is expensive and we hope that just by doing something like this, that we'll be able to change someone's life."
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Recently, Today featured an LDS couple, Whitney and Spencer Blake, who have been able to find a bit of humor in their heartbreak. After seven years of infertility, they decided to create fun "infertility announcements," just like the baby announcements you see so regularly on Facebook and Instagram.
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I believe that generally people don’t mean to be unkind, to say hurtful things, or to offend. I believe they say these things through lack of understanding, not being in the situation before, or being uneducated with all things infertility/childless. Should we not be sensitive to them?
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