Hey #LDS #Mormons quick question. Our doctrine says our souls existed before we were born, before the earth was created, before our parents ever had sex. But we have no doctrine on when the soul enters the body. When do you personally believe the soul enters the body?
I'm especially interested in hearing from those of you who are #LDS and believe the soul enters the body at conception. If that's the case, then what's your take on the body + soul in a miscarriage? Was that their shot at a body?
Like, a soul is waiting in the pre-existence, their parents have sex, they are officially conceived, and then the pregnancy miscarries at 12 weeks. Is that tough luck for that soul? That was their experience with a body? Or do they get another chance with another body?
And if that *was* their chance at a body, then why aren't we keeping track of those bodies, and make sure we give them names and genealogical records so we can give them saving ordinances like baptism?
But of course, that begs the question: What about the millions and millions of miscarriages that happen each year that no one knows about? Women frequently miscarry before they even know they were pregnant. How can we give saving ordinances in those cases?
#LDSWomen, since we have no official doctrine on when the soul arrives, what's your personal experience with this? I know the soonest I felt my own children's spirits/souls near me was when I was in labor and they were about to be born. But I never felt them earlier. You?
P.S. — Did you find this thread and think it's a perfect opportunity to talk about how dumb you think LDS doctrine is, or how glad you are that you're not a Mormon anymore? Super cool. Take that shit to another thread or you'll be blocked. Deznats are also an instant block.
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