Information submitted to the Ancestral File is added to that file for anyone to use, no LDS temple ordinances are done for anyone submitted that way. It is a tool for bringing together those researching the same lines. Temple work is only done on files submitted to the Church by a totally different method. ---------- From: marcia collins[SMTP:mcollins@sfths.sft434.k12.ks.us] Sent: Thursday, June 18, 1998 6:04 PM To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Ancestral File (was: Re: FTM vs. Copyright) Well folks, at the risk of asking a dumb question, IF you submit a GEDCOM to LDS, Does this, or does this not then allow for them to be baptized or sealed? into the Mormon church. now, the reason I ask this is..I found an ancestral file via the LSD church. There is a date of Baptism into the Church, and the name of the submitted. I have made contact with the submittor, she is NOT Mormon, and had no idea how the sealed, baptized thing happened. ( the ancestor was a Baptist minister) While I am not unduly upset by this, and I do not want this to be a religious debate, the question remains? Who decides when or if a group of ancestors become sealed into the Mormon Church? Marcia -----Original Message----- From: Dolly Ziegler <dsz@mail.bcpl.lib.md.us> To: GenTips-L@rootsweb.com <GenTips-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, June 18, 1998 9:35 AM Subject: Ancestral File (was: Re: FTM vs. Copyright) >Hello to Linda and the list. Linda, you have hit a hot button with me. >Allow me to orate from the soapbox for a minute. I do not like the idea >of turning my research over to a company that is going to package it and >sell it. ==== GenTips Mailing List ==== Family Workings: http://www.familyworkings.com A site to help researchers break through those brickwalls.  Lots of links, subcatagorized, ancestor queries, tips, and cemetary research.  Looking for research donations of: Cemetaries, obits, volunteer researchers, and anything else that may be of interest to other researchers.  Submit links, ancestor queries and tips. Check it out