December 2004 Ensign - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

I never expected
my teenage daughter
to become pregnant.
Nor did I expect
to learn so much
about love and sacrifice.
This will be the hardest thing your birth mother has ever
done. I know because I see the love that she has for you.
She loves you so much that she is willing to make this sacrifice
in order that you might be brought up now by a wonderful
couple with the blessings that a temple sealing can
bring.”
I added that I was
writing the letter to
help him understand
why his birth
mother made the
decision she did. I
wrote that while my
daughter had made
some mistakes, the
best decision she
had made in this situation
was to allow
him to come into
the world and to
place him in the
care of his adoptive
parents.
The letter continued:
“This decision
was made entirely
on her own. ‘Why?’
you might ask. Because she knew in her heart that there
were some things that she could not yet give you. She
could, of course, provide you with food and shelter.
Nevertheless, she could not give you a father worthy
to raise you. She could not give you the blessings of the
temple covenant, as your parents will be able to do.
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