[JcDean78]

This might seem like a silly topic but I have never heard about a position from the Church on what happens to animals when they pass on.

Are animals,like dogs, simply organic machines that are here to be with us while on earth only or since they are alive do they too continue on in some way?

I ask because we recently lost a very beloved dog who was very much part of the family. My mother, who is a non member, was asking about going to Heaven and if our dog would be there waiting for us.

Personally, I would like to think the answer is yes but I have absolutly no understanding of how animals fit into any sort of plan nor do I know if such answers have ever been given to us.

Does anybody have any insight into this or perhaps some opinions for discussion?