As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I feel I must address this post. I do so without flaming, with all humility and no desire to stir the pot with rancor. I am not an official representative of the church and these are MY opinions, not formal opinions from the church. I do not presume to speak for them in any way. I think the genealogical files that the church maintains (microfilmed data of actual records that is) is unsurpassed in the world and is of priceless value to researchers, REGARDLESS of their religious affiliation. The records found in the ancestral file are not as reliable as the research is often sloppy but, I would also like to say that even that research can be valuable if one can contact the submitter of the information. I, too, have relatives who have had work done on their behalf and I have no clue who the submitter of the information is, even when the name and address is listed! Credit should be given where credit is due. The records submitted by researchers can be SPECIFICALLY submitted FOR RESEARCH ONLY and then the information from that submitter does not go into the temple files for temple work to be done for departed relatives. HOWEVER, since there is much duplication in research and one never knows how many other people are working on the same line, there is no guarantee that at some point the research with be submitted without being marked for research only and temple work WILL be done for those individuals who have been dead for more than a year. Simply because the work has been done for an individual DOES NOT make them a Mormon. Mormon was a man, a prophet, and a derogatory nickname for early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am a member of the church, but I am NOT a Mormon, I am a latter-day saint. I have never understood the animosity against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This country was founded on the principle of religious freedom, yet members of this particular church were driven from their homes into the mountains of Utah to find peace and sanctuary from the neighbors. A sad chapter in our country's history, but one that is not taught to our children in their history classes in school. The church does maintain an official website to answer questions that non members and interested parties have about the church. It is http://www.lds.org/ Perhaps you would feel better about the situation if you did some research on it? The church does NOT force itself on anyone, alive or dead. The choice is with the person to accept or reject the message. Even though I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I have not yet submitted my database to the church for inclusion in the Ancestral File database. When I do submit it, it will be submitted FOR RESEARCH ONLY to avoid the situation you have described. This I will do out of respect for those who would not want their research used for temple purposes, even though I believe the work is of supreme importance. It should also be noted that the data contained in the Ancestral File and the IGI has not all come from members of the church. Many of the submitters of information I have contacted are not latter-day saints and have no connection with the church at all. What they do have is a love of genealogy and a desire to share the information that they have compiled. Actually your question was answered. You said you found the information at ancestry.com and wanted to know how to change it and the response from FamilySearch was that you would have to contact ancestry.com. FS cannot go in and change information on a website that they do not own. It really distresses me when people decide NOT to share their information with other researchers. We all have so much to learn from one another and it makes it difficult to fill in the blanks when doors are closed for whatever reason. I hope you will change your mind about sharing your research one day. Thanks to Derre and Juana for their input on this situation also. I hope everyone will have a great week and learn much about the lines they are researching! Dianna Gilliam justpeachy@greenhills.net