Karen, There are really two items in your question. The first, the difference between contributing genealogical information and the submission for temple ordinances, and secondly the notation of who does both. FamilySearch does track who the submitter of temple ordinances is separately from contributors of genealogical data. And that submitter should abide by the instructions just republished by the First Presidency, regardless of who contributed the data. The non-listing of submitters is a matter of policy at present, and has its roots in the previous temple systems. Contributors of genealogical data "agree", by virtue of abiding by the terms and conditions of FamilySearch, that their personal information can be shared, and have done so since the days of Ancestral File. This is necessary under rights of privacy current statutes in US, Canada and EU Nations at present. Therefore, the Church is free to share their personal information publicly. Temple Ordinance information, including the submitter information, has had no such agreement in a long-standing fashion. Therefore, since the temple submission information could theoretically stretch back to the days of Nauvoo, it has only been recently that the terms and conditions would allow such treatment of the data, if at all. Therefore the past policy of not sharing the info is still in force and will be until it is determined how to better address that issue. While it inhibits potential research ability and even correction of issues with ordinances, the current rights of privacy laws trumps that. Additionally, there is also the matter of those who don't want their information shared, regardless, and still want to participate in ordinance work, which must be respected. The issues are known and are being work on actively. There should be NO assumption, only the possibility, that the contributor of genealogical information is also the submitter of the temple ordinance work. I hope that helps explain why things are the way they are. Best regards, Randy Bryson Area Family History Adviser Utah South Area -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Karen Jorgensen Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 9:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LDS-WC] contributing information / submitting temple ordinances An issue that I have not seen addressed is one about contributing an individual and their info, but not submitting the individual for temple ordinances. If I contribute an individual into NFS because I am connected to them, (not related by blood) and I don't submit them for ordinances, someone else can come along and submit them (on-line) but the submitter is not listed in NFS, just the contributor of the info. So after the ordinances are completed, it *appears* as though I not only contributed information about that individual, but since there is no submitter listed, it looks like I had the ordinances completed. I don't understand why NFS doesn't list who actually submitted the names for temple work, and only lists contributors. Is NFS just assuming that if you contribute a name with the info necessary to perform the work, that you are the one who also submitted the name for the temple work? Karen Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message NOTICE: This email message is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message.