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My two baby boys are buried at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Oakland and I think I would find it comforting to be able to zero in on their little graves.

Saundra, I'm sorry you had to suffer this in your life. It must have been difficult to go through.

"Lord Living God of the Ages, the God who has always been God and always will be the Only God of all universes, I pray for Saundra...for you to continue to heal any emotional scars from that time in your life...any "what ifs" that may have wandered through her mind...comfort her with the comfort of Your Holy Spirit..."

"And if she has never had 100% peace over that part of her life, provide it for her now with a peace that transcends all understanding."

"Give her that personal hope of being reconciled with her little ones again. Give her the grace to simply receive heaven as a 100% gift -- no "to do list" conditions. More importantly, give us all that assurance of salvation NOW due to what Jesus Christ has ALREADY accomplished for us...so that we WILL be reconciled with the Father forever no matter what church membership we hold."

"Bring us to that devoted commitment to Your Son Jesus, so that we have eternal life now & forever. In Him we pray."

Saundra the Lord doesn't always respond to my prayers right away. This time He did.

He reminded me to share this verse with you. His personal promise to you from His Word, spoken through His spokesperson, David, after David lost his infant son:

22 He answered, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, ‘Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.’ 23 But now that he is dead, why should I go on fasting? Can I bring him back again? I WILL GO TO HIM, but he will not return to me.” (2 Samuel 12:22-23)

Saundra, these boys performed no checklist of spiritual duties. They were never members of the Mormon church. They were never ordained priests of any kind. They never entered a Mormon temple. Alas, they never married.

Yet, what overwhelming grace and mercy is at the heart of our Lord. Perfect beings don't die, Saundra. They died because they inherited the same "wretched body of death" we all do (Romans 7:24). We all die. In our Lord Jesus who has always been divine, we live.

May His life be celebrated in us all; and may 2 Samuel 12:22-23 be the hope that rests in you for your sons...Don't place your hope in a ritualistic proxy ceremony that happened in some Mormon temple for your sons; place your hope in the proxy death on the cross that occurred on behalf of your sons -- and for you and me.