I am a new visitor to your website. I found your Belief site to be very interesting. First, let me say, I am not Mormon, but my beloved cousin is. Usually, I bounce my questions off her, but this is one she has wondered about also. So I thought I would give it a whirl and see if you might know the answer. My cousin told me that we were somewhere else before here before we came to this planet and we pick the family down on earth we want to be born into (I am using my own words). Well it turns out that my parents were very physically and emotionally abusive. I asked my cousin, since these are her aunt and uncle, knowing how they are, why would I put myself through such a horrible situation. My cousin, said 'GOOD QUESTION'. My parents do not have a heart after God, they are very evil. If they want to really get to me in the old days they would quote the only scripture they knew... "obey your parents". I did not follow their evil ways nor do evil to others as they wanted me to. They do not want the name of Jesus even mentioned in their house. So if you can answer that question, I would appreciate it very much. Then I will pass it on to my cousin also.

I hope for you, that as you seek diligently, you will know the total truth about Jesus Christ and His gospel, and what it will mean in the lives of others. Someday, if you have the opportunity to be a mother, you may be able to help a friend who may have tendencies toward meanness with their children. You can stand as a witness of Christ by your positive example and sweet spirit.

As to your question regarding where we came from, the answer is that before we came to this earth we lived with our Heavenly Father as his spirit children. We were taught by Him, guided and prepared by Him to come to this earth and gain a physical body and learn to keep His commandments and to experience life and overcome the trials of this world. By proving ourselves faithful and worthy we can return to live with Him again after we leave this life. In order for you to have a complete picture and full understanding of all of this I would be grateful for the opportunity to send a couple of representatives from our church to explain exactly all that we believe and why. Once you have had a chance to hear that message, you will be able to determine for yourself whether it would be worth pursuing. There are great blessings in store for you if you will.

If you would like me to do this for you, please send me your address and I’ll take care of it.

[Bev's response: I have not found any official doctrine that states that we each chose our parents.]

Sincerely,

Donny Osmond


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