Cremation:dun dun dun! replied by LdsGal202 @ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0000

LdsGal202 — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0000

hahaha, that’s true about christ. I’m sure he would of too ;)))

Cremation:dun dun dun! replied by kookookachoo @ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:54:15 -0000

kookookachoo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:54:15 -0000

Hi BenjaminB!

Thank you for joining GSLU website! I see your profile, but why not also introduce yourself in the Introduction forum http://godstilllovesus.org/forums/7/topics/20

We are glad that you’re here!

Best regards,
Kookoo

Cremation:dun dun dun! replied by BenjaminB @ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:01:54 -0000

BenjaminB — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:01:54 -0000

Personally, I think that, religiously, it doesn’t make a difference. Many martyred saints in the past were burned at the stake and therefore cremated. It doesn’t make one bit of difference what state our body will be in when Christ returns. We were created from dust and to the dust we return. Plus Christ will give us new bodies when reach heaven so the state of our old one doesn’t matter. But neither of you really were arguing that point. I was just puting in my two-piece so you see where i am coming from.
I think the both pts for burial and cremation were good. I think that either option would be fine with me. Burial benefit man because it helps people remember. Joshua erected many monuments throughout Judges to help man remember what God had done in the past for Israel. Cremation on the other hand benefits the earth which we were called to be stewards of by God.
The only person who absolutely might have a problem religiously with being cremated would have to be Jesus… but I think he might worked around it… :)

Cremation:dun dun dun! replied by LdsGal202 @ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:15:42 -0000

LdsGal202 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:15:42 -0000

Yeah I could see why you’de like a grave, I mean it’s nice to go visit the deceiced. I visit my grandmothers grave almost weekly. But we’re living in a fast paced world. Especially being from South FL it’s just hectic. I go to the cemetary and see graves literally sinking in the ground covered in grass cause of the rain & stuff. And people just neglect them & don’t have time. I don’t want to be forgotten, so thats why I choose cremation as of now. I’ll probably end up changing my mind in the future…lol :)))

Cremation:dun dun dun! replied by kookookachoo @ Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:00:06 -0000

kookookachoo — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:00:06 -0000

OK, gal, I will! I like the idea of being buried myself. Most of my friends and family that have passed on are buried, some have been cremated, yet have their ashes buried in a grave (you’d be surprised at how many people that are cremated have gravesites, since you already own the gravesite, what an ideal place to fling the urn into! lol) No need to pay for a vault, either, in that case. And some have been cremated with ashes scattered, placed in mausoleums or placed privately. My friend Tom’s ashes are still in an urn on the top shelf in the front hall closet of his family home after 13 years (!) You can do a lot of things with the ashes, but a whole body pretty much has to be buried…lol

My best friend Ned died on July 4th in 1996. Every few years, we have a picnic at his grave on that date. I like to visit the graves of my friends and family. So, I think that I would like to have a grave that my friends could visit, a nice shade tree for them to sit beneath so they can talk to me (Hey! I talk to my friends and family when I visit their graves, OUT LOUD, too! I don’t care much about appearances, you know…)

From your link, your faith doesn’t seem to have a prohibition on cremation, just not something most of them want to do, though. You should do whatever you like, my dear, I really have no preference either way except for what I would like for myself. I’ll let you know where I’m at so you can come and talk to me, too, OK? Great topic, great post, gal! Thank you, as always! Love, Koo

Cremation:dun dun dun! replied by LdsGal202 @ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:22:08 -0000

LdsGal202 — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:22:08 -0000

I’ve been looking into this topic a lot lately, NOT because I think I’m going to die anytime soon,lol. But because I want to be cremated & people were telling me that the LDS church doesn’t believe in that. I’ve actually heard people say that the reason is because It’d be harder to resurrect ashes then bones. I think that’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. How can God, the creator of the universe & all mankind, have trouble with restoring our bodies whether it be dried bone fragments or whole bones? Whoever believes in God and agrees with that is a hypocrite. I had never heard this before in my life so I decided to look into it. Cremation, throughout the centuries, has had a lot of spiritual meanings to it & is a common costum by buddhist,hindu’s, & jainist. They believe that burning the body by fire cleans the soul. That’s just one example I find intresting…

The reason I want to be cremated is firstly because of the environmental impact it has. I’m a nature freak and burial is known as a source of certain environmental contaminents.Embalming fluids, for example, are known to contaminate groundwater with mercury, arsenic and formaldehyde. Yet another environmental concern, of sorts, is that traditional burial takes up a great deal of space. In a traditional burial the body is buried in a casket made from a variety of materials. In America the casket is often placed inside a concrete vault or liner before burial in the ground. While individually this may not take much room, combined with other burials it can over time cause serious space concerns. Many cemeteries, particularly in Japan and Europe as well as those in larger cities, have run out, or are starting to run out, of permanent space. In Tokyo, for example, traditional burial plots are extremely scarce and expensive,] and in London, a space crisis led Harriet Harman to propose re-opening old graves for “double-decker” burials.However, there is a growing body of research that indicates cremation has a significant impact on the environment as well. On the other hand, the major emissions from crematories are: nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate matter, mercury, hydrogen fluoride, hydrogen chloride, NMVOCs, and other heavy metals, in addition to Persistent Organic Pollutants .According to the United Nations Environment Programme report on POP Emission Inventory Guidebook, emissions from crematoria contribute 0.2% of the global emission of dioxins.

Secondly I agree with this chick:
All of us need to realize that there are Latter-day Saints around the world who prefer cremation to burial. Here, for example, is the view of a young Japanese Latter-day Saint, a returned missionary who is now at BYU, a top student and respected Church member.

“In Japan we often cremate the remains of our dead and I definitely feel that this practice is cleaner than burying someone’s dead body under the ground. After cremation only dust and some small bones remain. But just imagine the decay of dead bodies that people put under the ground for the worms and bacteria to eventually take care of. That seems very unclean to me. It is probably a matter of how I was raised. But after the spirit is gone, the body is lifeless material. This material will come back in the resurrection no matter whether you cremate it or bury it underground. So far as Church doctrines are concerned, I don’t see anything wrong with cremation. I would rather see cleanliness for the living than sentimental feeling for the dead.”

Also something really cool I found out is that you can get cremated & get your “ashes” compressed into a diamond. And they can put that dimond on a ring or w/e you want. I think that’s sick! Anywhoo, tell me your thoughts yall :)))