LDS Woman's Charity Transforms Wedding Dresses into Burial Clothes for Infants
Jeff Hampton - The loss of a child is a devastating experience for a mother and father, particularly when that child has only lived a short time. To make matters worse, parents are burdened with other concerns that make bearing the grief nearly impossible. Arranging funerals can take exorbitant amounts of time, energy, and money, all of which are usually in short supply for these young, grieving families. One LDS woman is seeking to lighten the load. Melody Penrod, a resident of Springville, has created a non-profit charity organization called Tender Mercies, which repurposes donated wedding dresses into appropriate burial clothing for infants. In...
