I remember being told (when I was about 8) that people would rise from their graves (by my mother), when I asked her what about people that were cremated? she answered that that was why JW's did not get cremated. She became ill about a year ago and we almost lost her, my dad said that if she passed she wanted to be cremated. I told him that I was told JW's couldn't get cremated and he said "new light" was given on that matter and that changed, (it's been 24 years since I even discussed JW issues) so what do I know.
Anyway, he couln't give me a straight answer about the whole cremation and resurrection issue so I just dropped it, doesn't really matter to me at this point.
So, now that I'm trying to understand this whole thing, do JW's believe that the original body will be resurrected or that just memories, personalities and traits will be recreated in another body, that looks different? And if they are recreated in another body how will loved ones reconize that person? How will you know that it is your loved one if they don't look the same?
It's a shame that after being out of this cult for 24 years, being 42 years old, and having my own children, JW issues still confuse the H*** out of me.