I have a question. If we see temple work done for our ancestors, but the information is not correct such as wrong birth date or place and we have the correct...
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Russell Houlton
russellhltn
Nov 3, 2002 2:22 pm
Correct. The point is to do work for each person, not to make the IGI (I never did like that name - it doesn't reflect it's true mission) an accurate source...
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Gary Templeman
gtempleman97330
Nov 3, 2002 9:49 pm
I basically agree. I believe the general principle is that the person must be uniquely identified. So if there is a slight change in date or place (such as...
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Dana A. Repouille
drepouille
Nov 3, 2002 10:25 pm
From: "Gary Templeman" <gtempleman1@...> ... Consider the case of my wife's grandfather: Joel Philbrook Wooster b. 26 Jun 1908 in North Haven, Knox,...
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Leta Denny Christiansen
letasf
Nov 3, 2002 10:33 pm
According to the Recorder in the Oakland Temple, Bro. Didier, yes he is a brother to the Gen. Athority, The Ordinance is still Valid. It is not productive to...
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Dana A. Repouille
drepouille
Nov 3, 2002 10:39 pm
To which ordinance are you referring? I can't believe the proxy baptism performed before his death was valid. I believe the endowment and the sealing to...
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Gary Templeman
gtempleman97330
Nov 4, 2002 12:24 am
Which brings up some interesting things. 1. For someone born in 1908, isn't a date of death is mandatory to clear the name? 2. If proxy work performed on...
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Sue Barnsley
sbarnsley@...
Nov 4, 2002 12:27 am
Aren't people supposed to be dead one year before the work is done in the Temple? If the work is done before that time, is it still valid? ... From: "Leta...
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Russell Houlton
russellhltn
Nov 4, 2002 4:02 am
I've seen this figure batted around in a few messages. Can someone tell me the source and/or how it was calculated? I can only assume that it included the...
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cswensen
cswensen8494
Nov 4, 2002 4:03 am
Help! My Bishop has asked me to talk to our youth about Family History and Temple Work. They are going to the Washington DC Temple the end of the month to do...
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Unclefred
unclefred2
Nov 4, 2002 4:39 am
My best experiences are talking about people, select a few ancestors, and make them live... Regards, Fred http://home.att.net/~unclefred ...
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Chris and Tom Tinney,...
vctinney@...
Nov 4, 2002 5:23 am
In my opinion, the Quality Control must be built into the computer system itself. That is, whenever a submission is made for Temple Ordinance Work, there must...
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Anita Clayton
rclaytonsr@...
Nov 4, 2002 6:04 am
When I did something like that I brought pictures of my ancestors and told the most interesting of the stories that I had. I brought articles they owned like...
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Paul Starkey
StarkeyPD@...
Nov 4, 2002 12:59 pm
Occasionally proxy work is performed for an individual who is still living. This occurs usually because the submitter was assuming the person was dead, and...
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singhals
singhals@...
Nov 4, 2002 2:16 pm
... baptisms >and he is hoping that I can make it more meaningful for them. ... The Temple staff and the next-door FHC *beg* you to be certain before you leave...
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Leland Sevy
annettesevy@...
Nov 4, 2002 2:33 pm
Please tell your sisters to take care where they store the discs in their purse.....we were told that if the purse has a magnetic closure it could "delete" the...
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Russell Houlton
russellhltn
Nov 4, 2002 2:33 pm
... center. We don't give them a choice to stay behind the times. <<< How much of a problem is this? Some patrons don't have newer computers. After helping...
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Gary Templeman
gtempleman97330
Nov 4, 2002 3:25 pm
So now we have two conflicting opinions, a temple recorder and brother of a General Authority, and a member of the Family History Department. Perhaps one of...
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Leta Denny Christiansen
letasf
Nov 4, 2002 3:52 pm
I was told the only time someone could be endowed in less than a year was when they are active temple worthy members and die unexpectedly. It is in a ...
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Russell Houlton
russellhltn
Nov 4, 2002 6:56 pm
The old 5.25" disks were easy to erase, but in the past I've found it tough to do damage to 3.5". Still, better to be safe then sorry. ... From: ...
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Steve Fox
FoxSJ@...
Nov 4, 2002 9:26 pm
Extracted names are sent to a temple by the Family History Department when requested by the temple. They are checked against the Ordinance File at the time...
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Donna
angel_canuck
Nov 4, 2002 9:26 pm
Monday, Hello from Canada, Regarding the Mr. and Mrs. showing on the IGI....it is not always the patron's fault. In the 1970's when we submitted names...
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Joan Raney
raneyj@...
Nov 4, 2002 9:36 pm
... The Columbia SC temple does it too. I found a couple names that had already been done. I went to the office and told them what had happened; they took...
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Sue Barnsley
sbarnsley@...
Nov 5, 2002 12:46 am
Brother Fox, When I initially asked the question about the names in the temple I was referring to both Extracted names sent by the Family History Department...
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Sue Barnsley
sbarnsley@...
Nov 5, 2002 12:48 am
Yes, I have to agree that during the 1970s this may have happened, however, if you check the IGI now you will see that a great many of the now MR. and Mrs have...
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James W Anderson
genealogy248
Nov 5, 2002 1:20 am
What makes matters worse is the fact that I heard about one done just two months ago that had just Mrs. (Smith) (name not known), with 1860 for the date and ...
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Paul Starkey
StarkeyPD@...
Nov 5, 2002 1:16 pm
With a large department like Family History, it is a challenge to always be consistent in the message. Let me assure you in this case, that Steve is correct. ...
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Janet B. Broadbent
j.broadbent@...
Nov 5, 2002 3:20 pm
During the last month I have been adding ordinance dates on some of my
families by checking all known OIs including the IIGI. I'm finding such
things as...
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Snow, Donald R.
snowdr01
Nov 5, 2002 3:29 pm
I'm not with any authority, but if I remember correctly, the First Presidency sent out a letter 15 or so years ago stating essentially that for extracted names...
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Joan Raney
raneyj@...
Nov 5, 2002 3:51 pm
... I remember a sealer told me (can't remember which temple) essentially the same thing--that for the living, ordinances have to be done in the proper order,...
