The site, itsaboutlove.org, replaces the previous LDS Family Services Web site, a "significant enhancement" from the first site launched in 2002, said Steven A. Sunday, manager of adoption services. The new site allows people to communicate 24/7, and is more exposed to adoptive parent and expectant parents than before, he said."The Web site has been much more friendly and informative," he said, as far as letting prospective adoptive parents and women in crisis pregnancies learn more about their options.In an effort to make it a "non-threatening" environment, Sunday said the new Web site features real stories from real adoptive parents and birth mothers, making it less canned."Their stories are emotional, powerful, from the heart," he said. They also had past parents and mothers answer frequently asked questions and forward questions received from their "Contact Us" section to them. Sunday said it is important for people to realize their questions are being answered by real people, not by someone behind a curtain.Brad and Brenda Horrocks were two of the adoptive parents who helped on the Web site. While contacting LDS Family Services, Brenda Horrocks said she was given a questionnaire to answer commonly asked questions and found it a great opportunity to help other prospective parents."We were able to hopefully help some of those couples just starting out [in the adoption process]," she said.See the full story on ldschurchnews.com.
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