Leaders and prophets who had the most children

[Guest]

The commandment given to Adam and Eve and to us is to multiply and replenish the earth. I think the greatest joy would be having lots of children and a continuation of the seeds forever in the spirit world. Here is a list of the prophets and apostles who followed that commandment and had the most children. My source is this wikipedia site: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_with_the_most_children I'm actually jealous. Here's from the list:

Heber C Kimball- 65 children

Brigham Young- 57 children

John Doyle Lee- 56 children

Joseph F Smith- 48 children

Orson Pratt- 45 children

Jesse N Smith- 44 children

Lorenzo Snow- 42 children

John Taylor- 34 children

Wilford Woodruff- 33 children

Miles Park Romney- 30 children

I'm jealous of these men. I have 0 children and can't even afford to take financial care of 1 child.

 

[Guest]

How many children do you have and how many do you want in this life? In eternity I want an infinite posterity like is promised for exaltation.

[zil]

Personally, I think you're jealous because you're skipping over mortality (with it's missions, weddings, and college) and jumping right to the Celestial Kingdom when all of that seems mildly amusing anymore...  That or you're still stuck on lots of wives...

[Guest]

1 hour ago, zil said:

Personally, I think you're jealous because you're skipping over mortality (with it's missions, weddings, and college) and jumping right to the Celestial Kingdom when all of that seems mildly amusing anymore...  That or you're still stuck on lots of wives...

I'm over a lot of wives and realized I only wanted that because I want a lot of children and never have been able to have children. Since I lost my cat I want children of my own now badly. I got baby fever and no wife.

[askandanswer]

I can envisage a situation, and I'm not suggesting that this is in any way likely, but it is possible, whereby, after experiencing the reality of the first six, or ten or twelve children, and what its really like being a father, you might suddenly find yourself wishing for just 3 or 4.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, askandanswer said:

I can envisage a situation, and I'm not suggesting that this is in any way likely, but it is possible, whereby, after experiencing the reality of the first six, or ten or twelve children, and what its really like being a father, you might suddenly find yourself wishing for just 3 or 4.

Possible. I just don't want to be alone.

[pam]

You have to remember in looking at that list that every single one of those men had multiple wives.  If they had had just one wife they wouldn't have had nearly the number of children that they did.

[estradling75]

Also remember that Daughters of God will very likely run away from you if you get the impression that their main value to you is as your own personal Brood Mare...  Which post like this tend to reinforce.

While it is good to have goals and know what you want...  But there comes a time stop dreaming about the future and to start doing the steps you need to be doing right now to get you there.  And right now that means less focus on polygamy and quivers full of children.  And more on how to you become a better priesthood holder, a better provider, a better Son of God.  So that when you do met that special Daughter of God she is willing to marry you and bring kids into the world with you.

 

[Guest]

13 hours ago, Zarahemla said:

I'm over a lot of wives and realized I only wanted that because I want a lot of children and never have been able to have children. Since I lost my cat I want children of my own now badly. I got baby fever and no wife.

Children are not an end, but a result.

Love between man and wife is the goal.  The product of true love is a loving family of however many children you both agree upon.

ANALOGY: If you focus on a satisfying and meaningful career, the money will come.  But if you simply focus on the money, the career will not satisfy.  And most of the time, money never comes.

[Guest]

2 hours ago, Carborendum said:

Children are not an end, but a result.

Love between man and wife is the goal.  The product of true love is a loving family of however many children you both agree upon.

ANALOGY: If you focus on a satisfying and meaningful career, the money will come.  But if you simply focus on the money, the career will not satisfy.  And most of the time, money never comes.

Great points.

[NeuroTypical]

18 hours ago, Zarahemla said:

How many children do you have and how many do you want in this life? 

2, 2.

[askandanswer]

10 hours ago, NeuroTypical said:

2, 2.

The above ^^ is one of those answers where its important to get the comma and the full stop in the right order