[JJemail1]

We just adopted our daughter (fostered her from infancy) and need info. on the requirements to be sealed. Please PM me if you've been sealed to your adopted child before.

Thanks!
Jennifer

[megara]

Hi Jennifer,
Congrats! We adopted three girls after fostering them - we adopted Oct 1 and went to the temple that month. All you need is the final adoption paper from court. Special Day!
-Meg

[rottymom]

You only need the court order...many people I know seal the child the same day of adoption. We decided to have the sealing on the child's birthday to make it special and easy to remember.

[myangels]

what is sealing a child?

[JJemail1]

Thanks, everyone, for your PMs and posts. We're set!

A sealing is an ordinance that seals families for time and all eternity. In The Church of Jesus Christ, we believe relationships are perpetuated beyond the grave (not "'till death do us part) and couples may be sealed when married. Children born to a sealed couple are born within the covenant (automatically sealed). Adopted children are sealed to parents via a temple ordinance that is much like the marital sealing. In short, we believe being sealed, coupled with enduring until the end and trying each day to emulate Christ, is a necessary part of God's plan for us to live together forever.

For more info., visit mormon.org (which probably explains it better than I did).

Thanks, again evewryone!
Jennifer

[JJemail1]

Correction: "The Church of Jesus Christ" should have read The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Sorry--I typed it from my mobile device while on the train to work this a.m.)