I believe that the temple can look at their own database and know exactly who did the original submission. A few years ago I wanted to know who did the submission for someone and they looked it up. Unfortunately the person did not want to be contacted so they could not share any contact information with me.   The support staff for NFS has told me that they doubt the submitters information would ever be permanently attached to the temple ordinances on NFS for everyone other user to see. As was mentioned, the researcher who reserves the name has their contact name attached to the ordinance until it is completed and then it is dropped.   Still, never doubt that the Church knows (or can find out) who is submitting and clearing individuals and families for temple ordinances. They know far more than we may ever realize.   When New FamilySearch was first introduced, I noticed that some contributors had added the fictitious sibling characters from "Little House on the Prairie" as though they were actual people. The temple work was then completed for these fictitious individuals. I added notes and disputes and explained that these people had never lived but were merely creations for the television series.   I bring this up because there are a lot of situations which we might never consider but that the support staff has to deal with regularly. The fictitious characters are only one example.   The support staff told me that they would not remove the information for the "Little House" characters from New FamilySearch because they feared someone else would just come along and put it back on the system in order to clear the ordinances again.   I have also had submissions of Dutch relatives who died in World War II and the support staff thought they were Jewish. They removed the ordinance information for the two men but never contacted me. One man was part of the Dutch Resistance. The other relative was a career army officer for the Netherlands and died in a prison of war camp near Berlin. When I noticed what had happened and explained that these men were not Jewish but patriots fighting for the Netherlands (with documentation to prove it), the support staff revealed the ordinance dates on NFS again. They also told me that they would add an "internal note" to the records for each man to explain that they were not Jewish but Christian.   At the same time I added notes to the individual detail screens for the two individuals so that it was visible for other researchers to see.   It helped that I was able to document their direct ancestors were ministers in the Dutch Reformed Church and also that there were many christening records available for the older family members in the Netherlands.   These are some of the situations which I have experienced. I probably have shared some of these situations previously but our list always has new people so I thought I would share it again. Please pardon me if you feel I am repeating myself.   Mary Scott  

Mary Scott, thanks for telling me about this because I have German cousins who were killed in World War II. I know who they are. Will add to notes for them when they are ready for temple ordinances. On 5/24/2012 10:41 PM, Mary S. Scott (Michigan) wrote: > I have also had submissions of Dutch relatives who died in World War II and the support staff thought they were Jewish. They removed the ordinance information for the two men but never contacted me. One man was part of the Dutch Resistance. The other relative was a career army officer for the Netherlands and died in a prison of war camp near Berlin. When I noticed what had happened and explained that these men were not Jewish but patriots fighting for the Netherlands (with documentation to prove it), the support staff revealed the ordinance dates on NFS again. They also told me that they would add an "internal note" to the records for each man to explain that they were not Jewish but Christian.