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Mark & Jill are hopeful adoptive parents from Utah waiting to adopt a baby.

If you are pregnant and considering placing your child for adoption, please read the following Dear Birthmother Letter.

This is about you. Dearest Birth Mother,

We want to express our deepest feelings of gratitude and appreciation for you. That you are considering adoption shows what a courageous and strong woman you are. We know that you will experience many emotions as you search out what is best for your daughter and for you. Be good to yourself. Be kind to yourself. There will be ups and downs, but you are loved. God loves you. As you read about our family on these pages feel free to ask us any questions. We would enjoy getting to know you as well. If you feel inclined please feel welcome to share your interests and hobbies with us. There may be many things that we will have in common. One thing is for sure. We love children and hope to have another one in our home.

We have a great appreciation for birth mothers. Six years ago we were blessed by the gift of adoption for the first time. After we were married we experienced several years of frustration and sadness due to infertility. A wonderful woman came into our life who changed our course forever. She placed her daughter with us, and then eighteen months later she placed her newborn son with us as well. We honor and love her more than words can express.

We know that not a day will go by that you won’t think of this little girl. There is not a day that goes by that we do not think of our birth mother. We feel an overwhelming love and gratitude for her and how she has blessed our lives. We are changed because of her.

We have a great desire to include another child in our family. We will always love and cherish your daughter, letting her know of the special sacrifice that brought her to us. Our children love to hear their adoption stories told over and over again. Dear birth mother we hold you in the highest regard. Thank you for taking some time to read more about our family. Our hearts are open.

~ Jill ~ Mark ~

PS. We are also able to communicate in Spanish. (Tambien podemos comunicar en espanol)

About Mark Mark was born in Ohio, his parent's only child. He was raised in Florida where he grew up swimming in pools and attending many Florida State football games. After Mark graduated from college with his Bachelors degree in Business Administration Management, he chose to serve a mission for his church. He was hoping for a foreign assignment, but Utah is where he discovered Jill!

Mark is a loving and loyal husband. He has endless energy and a great sense of humor. Mark is an organized hard worker, who helps in the house with anything from cooking to cleaning toilets. He hired on with a successful company in our community and has been working there for ten years now. Mark is very ambitious and outgoing, which helps him to succeed at anything he puts his mind to. Mark works hard so that Jill can stay home with the children. He is a fun dad and committed husband.

Mark enjoys all kinds of sports, although he doesn't let them dominate his life. He likes playing volleyball and basketball, and he goes skiing once a year when his parents come into town from Florida. Mark enjoys the great outdoors and family camping trips. As a young person he played the drums in a marching band. He also has a great voice, which he uses to sing bedtime songs to our children. He also reads them stories every night. Often times he makes up his own stories and songs, which the children love even more.

There are many people who have expressed their gratitude to Mark for sharing his knowledge on emergency preparedness and many other topics where he excels. Together we enjoy growing a large garden. Our children love to help plant, eat and harvest the things that grow in our own backyard. Gardening brings a lot of satisfaction to our whole family. Mark takes his role as husband and father very seriously. He is a lot of fun when the children coax him into playing "tea party" and silly dress up.

As a young boy, Mark traveled the world with his parents. Those are good memories. Mark has been in many different countries, but home is what he loves best! Being an only child can be lonely. Mark wishes that he had brothers and sisters who could share the memories of his history and childhood. Mark loves his children! He is really looking forward to another baby joining our family circle.

About Jill Jill was born the oldest in a family of six children. She knows the value of sibling friendships. Jill grew up in a very musical home. She enjoys singing, dancing, playing the piano, gardening and sewing. After serving a year and a half mission to Spain, Jill graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish education and minored in dance. Her favorite dance styles are Salsa, Merengue and folk.

As a young girl Jill enjoyed taking care of a large group of pets. Looking back, her parents were kind and patient to allow this. She had two dogs, one cat, one baby lamb (that she trained like a dog) and 24 bunny rabbits. All of them were kept outside. Jill never missed a day of feeding and watering each one. This hobby fizzled out with teenagehood, and Jill began an interest in dance and singing in the high school show choir.

Jill taught Spanish at the university, the junior high and the elementary school before staying home as a full time mom. She has also had opportunities to teach folk dance to community youth groups. Jill loves reading books and sharing them with others. Her priority is teaching the children to have faith in God and to treat others with kindness and love. She knows that her greatest responsibility is being a mother and nurturer to her family. Classical reading is also a part of our home. Jill has always read to the children since they were babies. She loves to sing with them daily. Both children have expressed an interest in playing the violin and piano. Jill has read 5 volumes of “Little House on the Prairie”, “Heidi”, “Charlotte’s Web”, and many other books to the children. They love reading time.

Jill is a very kind, sensitive, and committed wife and mother, who is attentive to the children and their needs. She is dedicated to helping them discover their talents and gifts. The hope is that they will share these talents with others and find joy and satisfaction in their individual abilities. Jill loves planning and going on field trips and excursions with the family. She also has a knack for painting and decorating beautiful rooms in our home.

Jill's parents always grew a large and lovely garden that produced wonderful food for the family. Jill seems to have inherited this family trait. Our children love to watch the plants grow so they can pick and eat their own snacks whenever they choose. Often when something new has grown on the plants, the children run to tell us. Jill continues year after year to perfect her gardening skills, and loves the summertime season. She has also given effort to organize an emergency preparedness storage for our family. Jill spent last year sewing warm clothing for each member of our family. Jill has been home for six years now and it's the best job ever! Jill would love to welcome another child into our home.

Our Family We want to make sure that there is no misunderstanding about our request for a little girl. We love boys and girls equally. Our reason for petitioning a BABY GIRL is this. Our Janie was born the first girl in the middle of 7 boy cousins. While she gets along beautifully with all of them and often leads the way, she has begged for a little sister of her own these last four years. Brother Jack is sympathetic to his sister's plea. He now prays that he can have two sisters. He is a four-year old boy with a man's determination and spirit. He will be a perfect protector for any younger sibling.

We are each other's best friends. Family is very important and dear to us. Mark's parents visit once a year and send several packages for birthdays and holidays. We travel out there when our schedules allow. Jill's parents, and most of her family live close by. Supportive extended family is a blessing and they greatly enrich our lives.

We believe that relationships matter more than things. We do our best to provide wholesome, enriching experiences for our children. We also know that the greatest things in life aren't THINGS. They are PEOPLE! People matter more than things to us. A favorite quote of ours is, "Every man I meet is in some way my superior, and in that I learn of him."

We love each other and our children more than life. We have a great desire to include another child in our family. Your daughter will have a sister and a brother who will love her very much. Janie and Jack are kind and gentle children. Please know that we are thinking of you. Be of good cheer. Thank you for taking the time to consider us as potential parents for your little girl. May God be ever with you!

Our love and gratitude,
Mark and Jill

Please feel free to contact us through LDS Family Services: 801-240-6521
Ask for Tammy Squires (approximately 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.)

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