| Robert Mendelsohn in his book,
Confessions of a Medical Heretic, claims the most political
thing one can do is to fall in love, get married and birth
the babies at home.
Patriarch Abraham was told in Genesis (Gen 22:17-18) "I
will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as
the sand which is upon the sea-shore…and in thy seed
shall all the nations of the earth be blessed."
I suppose if Satan wanted to frustrate Gods plans for the
House of Israel he would start by interfering with every aspect
of fertility.
And He HAS!
The spirit of child death - the spirit of Pharaoh and Herod,
is raging in our world.
In Malachi ch 4:5-6 it reads…"Behold I will send
you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and
dreadful day of the Lord: and he shall turn the heart of the
Fathers to their children and the heart of the children to
their Fathers, lest I come and smite the Earth with a curse."
How can the spirit of Elijah turn the hearts if Fathers
don't have children?
The question I was most asked while expecting my third child
was, "Are you done?" Even some of my Christian friends
assumed the only reason I was having a third child was because
I had two daughters and we wanted a son. Whenever our family
went out in public while I was pregnant with our fourth, we
were greeted with stupefied stares.
Now when I am asked, "Are you done?" I usually
reply, "Oh, I'd like to have 8 or 9 more children."
Silence.
"Why are billionaires like Ted Turner so interested
in population control?" In giving a billion dollars to
the UN population fund he has exemplified his antagonism towards
parents who desire large families. Why does he care? Is he
afraid there won’t be enough food for him?
Lack of food in our world is caused by ignorance, not overpopulation.
If we took all of the prime land that is used to grow tobacco,
coffee, drugs, chocolate (all of the alkaloid plants that
wreck so much havoc on our bodies), as well as the grains
used to make alcohol and fatten cattle, and used that land
to grow grains, beans, seeds, fruits, vegetables and herbs
for healing, we could, in one generation, change our farmland
from fields of death and disease to crops which promote abundant
health.
I have nothing personal against those who eat meat, drink
coffee or smoke cigarettes. I simply believe that it is not
little babies who are the cause of starvation and disease
in our world. Let's be honest about where the problem lies.
Monsanto, the huge agricultural company, wants to change
the face of farming. The terminator seed is potentially dangerous
to the ecosystem, yet an agricultural monopoly is all they
seem to care about.
In Genesis it reads: (Genesis 1: 28-29) “God said
unto them, Be Fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth,
and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the Sea
and over the fowl of the Air, and over every living thing
that moveth upon the earth. And God said, "Behold, I
have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the
face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the
fruit of a tree yielding seed: to you it shall be for meat."
A century of chemical farming has caused tremendous amounts
of disease. Those scientists who believe they can improve
on what God has provided for food are risking the gentle ebb
and flow that is the plant world.
I have learned that organic foods and natural healing offer
some extremely valuable tools that enable the family to heal.
Babies are not the problem, ignorance is.
Ted Turner, why don’t you offer your billions to the
organic farmers of the world?
Modern prophets have boldly declared that, “Gods command
to Adam and Eve, the same command given to all of us to multiply
and replenish the earth remains in force. God commanded that
the sacred powers of procreation are to be employed only between
men and women, lawfully wedded as husband and wife.”
(Proclamation on the Family)
Misused reproductive organs have a tendency to fill with cancer,
shrivel up and fall off the body. Those who misuse their procreative
powers in sinful ways have the most guilt, depression, cancer
and surgery. This is not some plot against those who reject
God’s laws for happiness; it is simply the way the body
works.
The happiest couples on the earth are those who save their
virtue for marriage, honor their marital vows with complete
fidelity, and claim the fullness of their reproductive powers
by quietly birthing their own babies in the sanctity and peace
of their own homes. “Happiness in family life is most
likely achieved and maintained on principles of faith, prayer,
repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work and
wholesome recreational activities.” (Proclamation on
the Family)
When parents relax and just let the babies come naturally,
(exclusive breast - feeding has given us 15 months of infertility
after each of our last three babies!), the ideal of replenishing
the earth is realized.
A great prophet has said that Motherhood lies at the foundation
of happiness in the home, and of prosperity in the nation...He
added that there can be no lasting happiness separate and
apart from the home, and every effort made to sanctify and
preserve its influence is uplifting to those who toil and
sacrifice for its establishment... There is no happiness without
service, and there is no service greater than that which converts
the home into a divine institution and which promotes and
preserves family life.
I grew up in a home where Mother was always pregnant and
nursing. The oldest girl in a family of eight children, I
know the joys of having many brothers and sisters to share
my life with, a loving nurturing stay at home mother, and
a kind and generous Father. I have always told people that
I was going to have twelve children when I grew up. As I entered
into my dating years, I quickly realized that most men were
not interested in having that many children. I married my
husband because he was the first man I dated who didn’t
RUN when I mentioned this desire. As we have struggled and
learned how to be parents together, I have been so grateful
to be married to a man who loves our children with all his
heart.
I meet so many spiritual women who would love to have more
children, but the husbands shy away from the expenses involved
in raising a large family. What these men don’t realize
is that having children in actually very inexpensive. It is
the doctor bills, the baby formula, the plastic diapers, the
name brand clothing, the junk food, the day care and the schooling
that is expensive.
I figure by the time we finish raising our children holistically
we will have spent about as much raising our brood as a two
income family spends in raising one mainstream child. We rarely
go to a medical doctor (usually just the E.R. for emergency
care.) We buy most of our clothing at thrift stores. Second
hand toys, shoes, and washing our own cloth diapers save thousands.
Breast - feeding saves about two thousand per child. I stay
home, so we don’t have day care costs. We drive one
beat up second hand mini van, and live in a small house. We
believe that if our children have the ability to read and
write well and excel in math they will be better educated
than 50% of the population. Internet schools and universities
will greatly reduce college costs for families and by the
time we are finished our children will be healthy, educated,
alive, (I think these recent school shootings are the tip
of an iceberg of violence in the public schools) and ready
to marry and start their own families. Which is what this
whole business is all about...grandchildren!
Fathers, what you need to realize is that home life can
be done very inexpensively and happily on one income and if
the desire is to have many children, it can be done!
This essay on Parenting was an excerpt from Jenny Hatch’s
book Elijah Birth, How to turn the hearts of the Father’s,
an E-book written for Father’s who are feeling pressured
to have an unassisted birth but don’t want to. Written
with the reluctant Father in mind, Jenny covers all of the
issues relevant to the home birthing family and gives parents
many practical tips and arguments in favor of Couples birthing
alone. Many wonderful birth stories and testimonials are shared
in this easy to read format on the web. Buy it now from her
web site - $10.00 – www.naturalfamilyco.com
Reader review for Elijah Birth
“I have tossed around the idea of unassisted birth now
for a few weeks but I never seriously considered it as an
option. Until now. I thought that unassisted birth was fine
as long as it was someone else taking part in it. But, me?
One of the books I read that helped to shape this idea is
called, "Elijah Birth- How to turn the Hearts of the
Fathers." The author of this account of birth experiences
is Jenny Hatch.
The set up of this book is incredible, a series of essays
for Fathers about unassisted birth. The essays are interwoven
with stories, experiences, and interviews with other LDS women
who have given birth unassisted and many are from an email
group called LDS-UC. It was so refreshing to sit down and
read something about birth from my own religious perspective
and realize that I was not alone in my crazy, alternative
birthing thoughts!
Many of the things I read in Elijah Birth has given me the
courage to really seek an unassisted birth for my next baby
and has prompted me in helping me decide what "method"
of childbirth that I really want to teach to women. We are
taught in our church that the Savior Jesus Christ is going
to come to reign on the earth once more and when that day
comes, there will be much despair and famine and drought.
Families will be in disarray because of the calamities that
will take place. We are taught in our church that we as families
need to be prepared and self sufficient for that time. In
other words, we need to know how to give birth to, raise,
and care for our children and families without the assistance
of the government or public and without technology. This book
was great in bringing across that point and it really has
prompted me to seek out knowledge in herbs and homeopathy
as well as essential oils and alternative healings.
But, it also talks about being able to birth our babies without
medical (or medwifery) attendance.
It seems so simple yet why is it so hard to do? Family Sovereignty
(or independant or self-governed) is what the aim is for and
that includes birth. It is not a new concept but for many
of us in this culture in this day and age when every one of
our needs are met instantly, I can see how this would be a
tough concept to grasp. But, it has helped me immensely in
understanding unassisted birth. There are so many other areas
of life that need to be "unnassisted".
The book focuses on such things as nutrition for pregnancy,
and quotes many reputable sources such as Dr Tom Brewer and
talks about cleaning and purifying our bodies, the dangers
of drugs and the pharmaceutical companies, and leaving materialism
behind. There are many stories and experiences throughout
the book that leave you wanting to experience your very own
"Elijah Birth." and the freedom that comes from
this type of birth. Many people say over and over that they
would never plan any other kind of birth except an unassisted
birth, there is no way you can go back after knowing what
you know.
This book has brought me much closer to that step and has
made me see it through the eyes of many who have experienced
unassisted birth and want to tell others about how glorious
it can be!
Oh I wish I had read this book sooner!”
Stephanie Coleman
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