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    1. Re: [LDS-WC] Ordinances Done in Order Preferred
    2. Jill N. Crandell
    3. Nancy wrote: If you want to keep the B & C from being redone by anyone who sees it in NFS for now until it is straightened out, you could go to FS FamilyTree and enter the data yourself as having been completed at least for the women. I'm not sure if they are accepting this information as a validation of the work or not if it is entered into FS Family Tree? Jill or anyone else know the answer to that one? Or even have an idea where one should look to find the answer? Nancy and everyone interested, I have had this same problem. I had a full batch of sealings that were performed two years ago in the Provo Temple, and four of the ordinances have never shown up in NFS. I asked the temple with the cards in hand, and I believe in my case, the ordinances were recorded. I actually sent feedback this morning to ask again, and I'm hoping they will find the "lost" recordings. As for adding it to FamilyTree, there is actually a problem with that. If the work shows as "Ready," you can add the information and the program will then indicate that the work has been completed. However, if it says "In progress," you can't add the data because the option to add it is not available. So, mine shows in progress, when in fact it's completed, but I can't add the information myself because the button isn't there. Ain't it great!?!? Anyway, I'll let you know what I hear back. If you can't add the data on a "ready" ordinance for some reason, I would reserve it and don't print the FOR. If ordinance dates are added later, this will drop out of your reserved file without duplicating the work. At least, that is what has happened for me. Ordinances done out of order are valid, so even if you ended up redoing the baptisms down the road, you wouldn't have to redo ALL of the ordinances. Yes, we need to follow the rules, yes, we need to do them in order, but when we don't for some reason, it doesn't affect the validity of the ordinances. The point is that they are not in force until they are all done, and doing them in order forces us to be sure all of the work is done. As for recording ordinances by hand, I believe they are using that process to locate missing batches of ordinances. Anything we add by hand, they can then go find in the system and figure out why it isn't showing. Theoretically, the official recordings will be found and brought into the system, and then our hand entries will go away. So, our entries are not "official," but they are preventing duplication while glitches in the system are being resolved. Jill Crandell

    06/17/2009 06:14:03