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There shouldn't be any reason you couldn't be buried in your temple clothes after donating, any more than if there is an autopsy or if you had an amputation.

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Nighthawk... depends on what they take. If it is just internal organs then I do not see why not. It is interesting how the Church has changed its position over the years to be more 'flexable' if I may use that word on many of these kinds of issues. I have not read a discourse or statement other than what I said earlier from the CHI about donating organs, most likely because it is modern technology. I wonder if Brigham was alive what would he say about it?

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Since it is almost the ultimate act of service, I can't imagine him (Brigham) having anything negative to say about it.

As an example -
When the handcart companies (Martin?) were about to cross a stream in severely cold weather, three young men who had rushed to their aid from Salt Lake City carried many of the people across the river (probably the Sweetwater). They then turned around, crossed the river again, and carried more. They proceeded to do this over and over.

All three of the young men suffered severe health problems for the rest of their lives due to these actions. Brigham exclaimed, when he heard about it, that they had secured their place in the Celestial Kingdom by these selfless acts.

I see organ donation as being the same kind of service. Any of my organs that are in good enough shape to help someone else is readily available, at any time.

What is interesting about all that is that my organs are probably NOT acceptable now. I can't donate plasma, because I donated a kidney. I can't donate blood, because I lived in England for two years, and Germany for four years, after 1980 (the Mad Cow disease scare). So, I don't really know if any hospital would use my organs now. Ironic, right?

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I've always been in favor of organ donation, heck, if I could I would have them chop me up and use every last bit of my body when I died, then they wouldn't need to bury anything. But I thought I heard once, and I have no idea where, the council that endowed organs should not be donated. That has been the only thing keeping me from becoming an organ donar.

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I was endowed when I donated, and my brother was not when he received it. I have never heard about such a policy.

Hey, JB, is there nothing about it in the CHI? If not, then I can't imagine that there is any policy or teaching about it in case of endowed people. And, since donation is such a common event now, if there were any type of policy or teaching, I would expect to have heard it disseminated more.

That also doesn't square with the idea of surgery to remove damaged or diseased organs. If it isn't okay to donate, to serve and save lives, then it wouldn't be okay to do it to save your own life. Right? Or is my logic flawed?

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When the CHI was called the 'General Handbook of Instructions' I believe it was worded in such a manner so as to suggest that members should be buried rather than cremated and that burial was preferable over donations, but this based upon memory and years ago at that. However, like I mentioned before, the Church seems to be more accommodating of its members and has left it to prayer and the Lord rather than a firm decree.

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In my humble opinion knowing that I will be dead when my organs will be donated, it is obvious I will have not use for it (except, food for worms) do I rather feed worms than to help to save a life? heck no!. I think organ donation is a wonderful thing and I don't see anything wrong with it, but all the opposite, it is one of the most unselfish and charitable acts a person can perform, donate part of oneself to somebody you didn't even know.