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Gramps,
What is the church’s position of the disposition of our earthy remains,
i.e. organ donation, cremation vs. burial, etc.? David, from Virginia |
Dear
David,
Here is the answer to a similar question with respect to cremation that was posed a short while ago,
“Although
the Church takes no official position on the manner of the disposition of the
body after death, the Brethren counsel that consignment to the earth is proper
and appropriate. The body, of course, is a sacred vessel, being formed in the
very image of God, and as the tabernacle of the spirit, which is a child of God.
“The
following counsel is given in the Priesthood Bulletin, 1980—
“The
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints counsels its members to bury their
dead in the earth to return dust to dust, unless the law of the country requires
cremation. However, the decision whether to bury or cremate the body is left to
the family of the deceased, taking into account any laws governing the
matter.”
With
respect to organ donation, my understanding is that the Church takes a similar
position; this is a matter that is left strictly to family of the deceased.
Gramps