Hi Mark LDS Members believe that Jesus died on the Cross for us, i.e., by proxy, so therefore if you belive that you believe in proxys. They believe that they may act as proxy for anyone who died without having been baptized either before the time of Christ, or by just not having the ordinance done. Sealing is another ordinance whereby you are "sealed" to your parents and/or spouse for time and all eternity. This can also be done by proxy. Their belief is that when you are sealed, you will be sealed as a family unit in Heaven. When a marriage is performed in a "Mormon" temple there is no "until death do you part". their marriages are forever. While I'm not a member, my parents were and I volunteer at a local Family History Center, so I know a wee bit about the religion. Hope this answers some of your questions. If you would like more information just let me know and I'll put you in touch with someone who can answer all your questions. Regards Bonnie in Idaho At 06:18 PM 4/2/99 -0800, you wrote: >COOK-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 100 > >Today's Topics: > #1 [COOK-L] Re: COOK, Bess or Bynum F [Cmcamidge@aol.com] > #2 [COOK-L] LDS genealogy web site-Of [Cherri White <clw2@yahoo.com>] > #3 Re: [COOK-L] LDS genealogy web sit ["Mark Cook" <cookm@psph.providence] > #4 [COOK-L] CHAT-LDS Church member (w [Cherri White <clw2@yahoo.com>] > >Administrivia: >To unsubscribe from COOK-D, send a message to > > COOK-D-request@rootsweb.com > >that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > >and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software >requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > >______________________________X-Message: #1 >Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 01:22:48 EST >From: Cmcamidge@aol.com >To: COOK-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <e6a3d2a1.2435bc38@aol.com> >Subject: [COOK-L] Re: COOK, Bess or Bynum FROM BESSEMER CITY, NC >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Hello all, > Please be patient with me - I really need to talk with any COOK >family member who is either related to Bess or Bynum Cook from Bessemer City, >NC - - OR - - who KNOWS OF Bess or Bynum Cook. Please e-mail me privately >at Cmcamidge@aol.com if you can help me. It is very, very urgent to our >family and I keep hoping someone will see this e-mail who has not yet seen >it. Thank you all for your patience. > >______________________________X-Message: #2 >Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 08:16:03 -0800 (PST) >From: Cherri White <clw2@yahoo.com> >To: COOK-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <19990402161603.12523.rocketmail@web119.yahoomail.com> >Subject: [COOK-L] LDS genealogy web site-Official Word >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >The following is the official word from those in charge of the LDS >genealogy web site. Hope we all find someone we are looking for! > >Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 07:11:10 -0700 >--------------------------------------------------------- >LDS Church Starts Test of Genealogy Web Site > > >The LDS Church has opened its new genealogical Internet Web site to >the public as part of a beta test over the next few weeks. No special >password or clearance is needed to access the site, located at the URL >address http://www.familysearch.org. As the site is tested, it will >occasionally be offline. At other times access will be slow, church >officials warned. > >A date for formal opening of the site has not been released. >------------------------------------------------ > >Cherri White >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >______________________________X-Message: #3 >Date: Fri, 02 Apr 99 09:45:52 PST >From: "Mark Cook" <cookm@psph.providence.org> >To: COOK-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <9903029230.AA923075970@PSPH.PROVIDENCE.ORG> >Subject: Re: [COOK-L] LDS genealogy web site-Official Word > > Hello, > > Would anyone, preferably an LDS churcmember, like to tell me about LDS > beliefs regarding ancestors; especially whether the purpose of the > research has to do with being baptized in proxy of them, or what > "sealing" is? > > Thank you, > Mark Cook > cookm@psph.providence.org > > P.S. I also would like feedback on whether I should have changed the > subject to "chat". This e-mail truly was in response to the LDS Web > Site message. >______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ >Subject: [COOK-L] LDS genealogy web site-Official Word >Author: COOK-L@rootsweb.com at INTERNET >Date: 4/2/99 8:21 AM > > > >The following is the official word from those in charge of the LDS >genealogy web site. Hope we all find someone we are looking for! > >Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 07:11:10 -0700 >--------------------------------------------------------- >LDS Church Starts Test of Genealogy Web Site > > >The LDS Church has opened its new genealogical Internet Web site to >the public as part of a beta test over the next few weeks. No special >password or clearance is needed to access the site, located at the URL >address http://www.familysearch.org. As the site is tested, it will >occasionally be offline. At other times access will be slow, church >officials warned. > >A date for formal opening of the site has not been released. >------------------------------------------------ > >Cherri White >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > >______________________________X-Message: #4 >Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:39:22 -0800 (PST) >From: Cherri White <clw2@yahoo.com> >To: COOK-L@rootsweb.com >Message-ID: <19990402223922.25003.rocketmail@web124.yahoomail.com> >Subject: [COOK-L] CHAT-LDS Church member (was LDS genealogy web site-Official Word) >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >For those interested I am a member of the LDS (Church of Jesus Christ >of Latter-Day Saints - aka Mormons) church. This is in response to >Mark's request for information. I have emailed him privately, but for >any others who may also have questions, but didn't know who to ask, I >am willing to answer them to the best of my ability. To do so and >keep the list members from wading through them please contact me >directly, unless otherwise told by our listmistress. > > >Happy Easter, or Passover depending on what you celebrate. > > > >_________________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >