Pregnancy Over 40 / Lloyd

In our earlier posting, The Law of Sarah -- Option B, we noted:

Today, as the Lord hastens his work in a darkening and dangerous world the need is more critical than ever for faithful women to bring children into the world and nurture them in the faith, righteousness, and courage.

The mothers of the stripling warriors had demonstrated remarkable faith in their own lives. The women were among the CONVERTED Lamanites who made a covenant to never take up arms even in their defense rather than risk a return to shedding innocent blood and the eternal loss of forgiveness.

 
And God tested that resolve when the CONVERTED community prostrated selves on the ground and their enemy slew over a 1000 of them where they lay. These surviving tried and tested mothers understood that resolve and desire to obey are weighed by level of sacrifice.

Now when the people saw that they were coming against them they went out to meet them, and prostrated themselves before them to the earth, and began to call on the name of the Lord; and thus they were in this attitude when the Lamanites began to fall upon them, and began to slay them with the sword.

And thus without meeting any resistance, they did slay a thousand and five of them; and we know that they are blessed, for they have gone to dwell with their God.

Now when the Lamanites saw that their brethren would not flee from the sword, neither would they turn aside to the right hand or to the left, but that they would lie down and perish, and praised God even in the very act of perishing under the sword—

Now when the Lamanites saw this they did forbear from slaying them; and there were many whose hearts had swollen in them for those of their brethren who had fallen under the sword, for they repented of the things which they had done.

And it came to pass that they threw down their weapons of war, and they would not take them again, for they were stung for the murders which they had committed; and they came down even as their brethren, relying upon the mercies of those whose arms were lifted to slay them. (Alma 24:21-25)

 

Judy and I have decided that if ever there were women who demonstrated faith like the mothers of those stripling warriors, it would be faithful women who DESIRE children so much they would be WILLING to accept pregnancy and motherhood late in life -- even beginning in their 40's. This is true both for women who undertake live birth and those who battle for adoption.

These would be seasoned women who could coach their children in living true values. Judy and I recently found a Wikipedia article entitled Pregnancy Over 50. And all such women of record are listed. Overall, there aren't many on the list. 

How would the Lord approach an older couple about having children late in life, especially those who thought they already had their family or who were never able to have children themselves? Could that not be occasion for having one's Calling and Election Made Sure and a renewal of their bodies - the Lord selectively adjusting the laws that affect fertility and interceding for them to have the energy and ability to raise those children?

Surely husbands would need such a heavenly endowment to be able to support their wives emotionally and provide for them materially. It would require a level of faith and consecration practically commensurate to that of their wives.