If this is the case, then I stand corrected. Thanks for your post, Robert. -Cloy "Robert L Quinnett" <rlq@mmcable.com> wrote in message news:<924j8.27334$q83.6424049@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com>... > It is my understanding that the LDS folks do not perform their "vicarious" > temple baptisms without permission from the closest relative for anyone > before 100 years after the candidate's birth. That tells me that after the > 100 year mark they do it for anyone they wish, which to me would be > everybody. This was told to me by an LDS Bishop who was a close friend of > my father and had asked me for permission to baptize my parents in the LDS > temple. > > This is all I care to add to this discussion since the above is all I know > about it. > > Lomfou > > Cloy Tobola <cloy@tobola.com> wrote in message > news:bd11c9dd.0203101653.375b9473@posting.google.com... > | Greetings! > | > | Although the following items are from an old thread, I just came > | across it and some clarifications are in order. I'd also like to > | continue this discussion, as I think it's imporant. > | > | The thread began discussing the fact that the French government was > | [supposedly] limiting access to some records because they objected to > | Mormon church's practice of performing a baptism ceremony on behalf of > | people (including non-Mormons) after they had died. > | > | On 27-Jan-2000, Sithgrani (sithgrani@aol.com) wrote in > | soc.genealogy.french: > | >Mr Bouvier: > <snip> > | >Some won't submit the names because of the fear that the Mormons > | >will "do temple ceremonies" on the names. They,(the Mormons) > | >of course won't do any such thing if the submitter doesn't > | >give them permission (at least the last that I knew). > | > | I don't know that the Mormon church has EVER asked permission before > | baptising anyone. This would be especially difficult since the people > | being baptized are deceased. The reason that the LDS church supports > | genealogy is to assist in the (vicarious) baptism of the dead. This is > | an important part of their faith, not some marginal practice. To my > | understanding, the only time they do not baptize a person, is if there > | is an objection. <snip>