Where do children go?

[Bini]

Hubby and I were not married in the temple. It is something we both want but we're just not at that point yet. Since we cannot enter the temple, we cannot be sealed together, nor can our child be sealed to us when he or she is born. Where do children go (in the after-life) that are not sealed to their parents in this life? Are they taken under the wing, so to speak, of a family that is righteous? Can sealings happen after a family member is deceased?

[estradling75]

All blessing of a temple sealing depend on personal righteousness. This includes husband, wife, and any children.

For example I am sealed to my parents. I am also sealed to my wife and my kids. If I fail then I am out of the picture for both groups but it remains intact for everyone else.

As for kids that are not sealed to their parents as they come of age they have the chance to create a sealed family of their own. If they pass on before they get the chance then there is work for the dead that could be done on their behalf.

[Dravin]

Hubby and I were not married in the temple. It is something we both want but we're just not at that point yet. Since we cannot enter the temple, we cannot be sealed together, nor can our child be sealed to us when he or she is born. Where do children go (in the after-life) that are not sealed to their parents in this life? Are they taken under the wing, so to speak, of a family that is righteous? Can sealings happen after a family member is deceased?

Yes, sealings to parents (or children) can be performed to/on behalf of the deceased whether it be parents being sealed to a deceased child or a child being sealed to deceased parents. As far as what happens if say a set of parents didn't receive exaltation but a child did, I don't think we know.

Edit: One thing to keep in mind that while you'll think of your children as your babies they won't always be that way, particularly in the Celestial Kingdom. So it's not like adoption would be needed because they need something to make them a PBJ for school or what have you.

Edited March 29, 2011 by Dravin

[Blackmarch]

Hubby and I were not married in the temple. It is something we both want but we're just not at that point yet. Since we cannot enter the temple, we cannot be sealed together, nor can our child be sealed to us when he or she is born. Where do children go (in the after-life) that are not sealed to their parents in this life? Are they taken under the wing, so to speak, of a family that is righteous? Can sealings happen after a family member is deceased?

They can be sealed to the family after death. I don't think there is not any necessary ordinance that cannot be done by proxy for those who have passed on.

[Bini]

Thanks for your input.

And Dravin, you've given me additional food for thought. It's crazy to think that my adoptive parents (whom I'm sealed to) will be right around the same age as myself in the next life. They won't look like my mummy and daddy that I know of now! Makes me a bit sad.. :[ But happy that an eternal family is possible!

[jlf9999]

I have been told that children who die before the age of accountability are still part of your extended eternal family. Just because the parents are not there does not mean they have no one else. Another worthy family member will take the place of the parents.

Edited April 8, 2011 by jlf9999

[Blackmarch]

I have been told that children who die before the age of accountability are still part of your extended eternal family. Just because the parents are not there does not mean they have no one else. Another worthy family member will take the place of the parents.

The only way I see that happening is if they werent born into the covenant, or never had ordinances done to seal them to the family if the parents weren't part of the covenant at the time of birth.

[jlf9999]

The only way I see that happening is if they werent born into the covenant, or never had ordinances done to seal them to the family if the parents weren't part of the covenant at the time of birth.

The question as I read it had to do with absent parents of a deceased child who had not been sealed. BIC kids will be assigned in their infant state to a worthy family member on the other side pending the arrival of worthy parents. At that time, they will continue to raise the child. Worthy parents will naturally want to have their deceased children sealed to them as soon as possible.

Edited April 8, 2011 by jlf9999