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Monday, April 19, 2010

Tears For The Children

I know that this graveyard is located in Hildale/Colorado City but have yet to find its exact location.  It is the Baby Cemetery.  After doing some research in to why there is a separate cemetery for the babies, I was filled with sadness.  The FLDS will only place the bodies of active members into the city cemetery and because the babies have not been baptized and  are not active members, they have no place to rest with the "righteous" of the community. 
It really hit me hard to think that people can be so narrow minded in their beliefs.  I have always felt that babies were the purest of spirits, special gifts, and the closest to the Father having just left his presence.  Instead of being treated as such special beings, they are discarded into a piece of ground that is neither marked or cared for by the community.  They are not mourned, they are not visited, and there is barely any recognition that they were here on earth.  There is a song called "Cry for the Children".  I can only believe that it is applicable here.  Bless these children Father and take them sweetly home to your loving care.

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