FamilyHistoryWannabe
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No, they do not have to be separated. Ours have been combined for years.
Same here.
And in the last ward I was in, and the one before that... I can't think of a ward I've been in with seperate classes for that age
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I tried that; the delay of giving her 48 hours to respond cost me the chance at almost all of the ordinances. When I contacted FHC, they jumped on it right away and actually got temple workers on two continents to pull the participants doing his and his father's endowments out of their sessions within minutes of my call so I would at least still have that one for each of them. I still haven't heard a word from the woman who reserved and submitted them, and everyone closer than third cousins has been accounted for, so she's certainly not close family.
Frankly, that example of "temple worthy" behavior has cost me any chance I might have had of getting that side of the family interested in the Gospel.
I had similar results: I emailed the guy who submitted my Grandma's name and got no response. Talking the FHC got the remaining ordinances stopped.
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Good news!
So I emailed the familysearch people they were able to halt the rest of my Grandma's ordinances!
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I can see where this response is coming from, but if I were in the same shoes I would have to say yes, I am upset. First of all, knowing that my grandma that recently passed was a deeply rooted Catholic, she nearly went ballistic on me when I mentioned that some of our ancestors converted to the church in England because she was convinced they were Episcopalian (they were...after they immigrated to the United States).
I hope I'm not stepping on the OP with my opinion, but I would be upset that the rules and regulations that pop up every time you submit a name for temple work were being blatantly ignored. I would be upset that the saving ordinances were being performed without the permission of her husband or her children or grandchildren.
And, on a very selfish note, I have found great joy in being able to perform those saving ordinances for my ancestors. To lose the chance of doing such for my grandmother, or someday watching my children (that I hopefully have) be able to do such for her, in the future would be heartbreaking for me.
Thank you for your words, they make e feel better.
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Does Grandma have any living siblings? If yes, then it could have been one of them who did her work. Since Grandpa is not living, Grandma's living siblings trump Grandma's living children.
Somewhere in the family tree there is a LDS member. You need to check that out. FamilySearch.org along with Ancestry.com will help you to find that member cousin.
Grandma has no living relatives besides her daughter (my mom) and son, both of whom are firm Baptists. Grandma has NO LDS descendents besides myself. We have big family reunions every summer, including even the third-cousions. It was a HUGE scandal when I joined the Mormon church.
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If FamilySearch will let you, reserve her name for ordinances yourself (you don't actually have to do the ordinances; just reserve the name). If her name is already showing "reserved", I would contact the FamilySearch customer service desk at 1-866-406-1830. They'll probably have to transfer you a few times; but eventually they should be able to get you to someone who can solve the problem.
Thank you for this. I will get in contact with them.
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It's not that simple. What if you had to take a business trip, returned home, and discovered that your wife had had your recently-turned-eight-year-old child baptized in your absence?
This is a very good analogy of how I feel.
My grandma's endowments have not yet been done (the cards were just print yesterday) nor have her sealings. Is there anything I can do, or do I just have to watch some stranger do it? I tried emailing the submitter, but haven't gotten a response.
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My mom and my grandparents spent their lives building up their local baptist church. I remember going there as a child and my grandma telling her testimony with such power. Recently their local church has had to dissolve-- it's been a very trying time for my mom. She would be brought to tears at the news that someone baptized her mom Mormon without her permission.
I'm also upset... because I loved my grandma so much and was looking forward to one day (after my mom passes) to being able to be able to do her work myself, not by some stranger in Nigeria/Peru/New York.
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Hello all,
I recently stated working on my family history. I was building my family tree in FamilySearch and I noticed my grandmother's temple work was actively being done. This makes me very upset, as my mother is still alive and a staunch Baptist who would totally not approve her mom's work being done (she still not comfortable with my own conversion).
Is there anything I can do?
I don't know how to tell who submitted the names, and my grandma has no LDS relatives besides myself. Best I can tell someone submitted the names in a mass group and aren't doing themselves (baptism, confirmation, and initiatory were done on 3 different continents). If this were some long dead relative I won't be bothered as much, but it's my grandma...
New movie "Meet the Mormons" coming out
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If you want to meet Mormons, I would recommend "Meet the Mormons". It's about the life story of a few Mormon folks, a general feel-good movies. It doesn't really talk theology at all (talks a lot more about football actually).