Unheld Babies
Aborted Innocents
by Cherie Logan

The Church has declared that abortion is, "'like unto murder."  It can be repented of.  To understand this sin, one should understand what is considered the most serious of sins besides that against the Holy Ghost.  Murder is most serious.  Murder is not war, self defense or accident.  Adultery, which is sexual contact with anybody a person is not married to, comes next in seriousness.  In between these two lie abortion and rape.  Rape because something most precious is attacked by force and abortion because something even more precious is taken by force.  I believe, personally, that the reason it is considered, "like unto murder," rather than murder is because the spirit and or Heavenly Father can still choose for that spirit to obtain another body or await the resurrection.  Even so, the willful action holds more eternal consequence then almost any other willful act.

We are to liken the Book of Mormon to our day because the prophets who wrote the various records and again when Mormon compiled them into book form, had seen our day.  They knew what we will go though and wrote that which we will need to know.  At the very end of the Book are a few verses that cause the mind to ponder the severity of abortion when the scriptures are likened to today's happenings.

Mormon in writing to his son, Moroni:

Mormon was talking about the Nephites.  What circumstances would bring a Prophet of God to not even be able to pray for a people?  We find the awful state of the Lamanites described as such:

When a President of this country approved the research of fetus tissue to aid illnesses such as Parkinson's' disease, he approved the taking of a body part (the brain) of a living baby.  The medical and political goal is to eventually approve the use of that tissue in some form to be ingested for benefit of the living.  This is so much like eating the flesh of those tortured as a token of bravery, which bravery benefits the abuser.  Yes, this is a horrid, "likening to our day," but it can't be denied that it is appropriate.

Partial birth abortion comes about because the cry was that a woman not only had a right to an abortion, but a right to a dead baby as a result of that abortion.  There was a court battle over this and the abortionists lost because once born, the baby has legal rights.  Because that battle was lost, a medical staff needed to be present to save the baby during third trimester abortions just in case the baby made it through alive.  With this appalling technique, death is assured before birth so the question of a baby's legal rights can be avoided.  But, I digress.

I was once asked if Satan was being tricked into hurrying up the Lord's work through abortion.  Was the incredible number of innocents being refused birth building an army on the Lord's side?  Is abortion really part of the Lord's design for the last days?

Absolutely not!  It is very important that we not present the possibility that through this sin, we are bringing about goodness.  When the Lord turns bad things to good it is most often through our coming to depend upon his mercy, comfort, teachings and those things that bring us closer to him.  He can turn bad things good by other events happening that we could not foresee.  However, it is Christ who does the good, not Satan.  Satan may have tempted, but man chooses.  In choosing wickedness, man reaps the fruit of wickedness.  By again choosing Christ and all that entails, man reaps the fruit of righteousness. So I don't believe that Satan rushes us towards the Millennium, but rather that the Lord and his faithful people encourage its unfolding.

I have known a few woman who have aborted their babies.  The feelings of grief and anger were tremendous when they learned of the Lord and his Gospel.  How grateful I was on their behalf that abortion is considered 'like unto murder' and not fully murder.

Certainly there is wisdom in the Lord for this.  That in no way detracts from the seriousness of the sin and the depth needed for true repentance.  But it can happen, and when it does, the peace must be beyond belief.

I was talking with a friend in my living room and when she became quiet.  Then she said, "Cherie, there are spirits here." I turned and saw my son, Marshall, who had died.  With him I also saw my children who had not yet been born.  I had seen these children before.  Then, Marshall introduced me to a child I had never seen.  This child begged to be a part of our family.  I agreed.  He asked three times and each time I agreed.

On the third time he mentioned that he was, "a Cast Off One," and begged entry into our family.  My friend saw all of this experience up to this point.

A path opened before me and among other things I saw the Lord standing in this field of white cradles.  In the cradles were babies and many but not all of them, held ia fistful of white papers.

The Lord looked at me and said, "These are the Cast Off Ones.   Their blood cries to me from the earth."  I clearly knew he meant that they were aborted babies.  I was so very grateful that I had never been part of that sin!

Then he said, "My presence is all that keeps grief from overcoming them.  The Willingness of Mothers is what they hold in their hands and gives them Hope."  I understood in that instance that The Willingness of Mothers is a title given to those women who would have more if they could, the elderly, the barren, the ones who have had as many right now as the Lord says, all of us who would if we could.

Then I saw that scene close and this young boy was again in front of me saying, "I am a cast-off one and I beg entry into your family."   Once again I consented, and then I saw that he held that white paper in his hands.  He said "My name is Joshua, I am the last and I bring with me an extension of your life."

Over the years I have discovered that this young man will be one of my grandchildren.  I wonder how many children will come to loving families after having that first heart-breaking experience.

This vision was mine.  I do not claim it for any other.  I know, not believe, not hope, not speculate, but intensely know that these children, all of our children, are alive before they come to us and continue to live once they leave us.  Nothing is lost.  They are first the Lord's and he watches over them and fiercely guards them from the darkness that would try to erase all the Children of God.

We must not allow our faith to be shaken in these fearsome days, but rather we must stand firm in that knowledge that will make us free.  There are many, many children who will need parents who stand in Holy Places in the times ahead.  Many little angels who await the Millennium to be raised by gentle, loving parents who truly know the Lord.