The letter restates the 1995 policies that everyone agrees to when they submit names for the temple. There is nothing new, just a reiteration that people comply with the guidelines. This is what the letter said: Subject: Policies for Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances Recently, the First Presidency of the Church reiterated the policies, first stated in 1995, concerning the submitting of names for proxy temple ordinances. As a user of the system (new.familysearch.org) where temple ordinances are cleared and submitted, you should follow these important policies. You will find the policy letter attached to this e-mail. In a related Church News article, Brother Dennis C. Brimhall, managing director of the Family History Department, reported that “the searching out of our family and preparing the names for the work to be done in the temple is . . . a responsibility, but it is also a privilege. That privilege is extended to the members by those who hold the keys to [do] the work. The[se] keys . . . are held by the First Presidency of the Church” (Sarah Jane Weaver, “Family History—Church Asks Members to Understand Policies,” Church News, Mar. 1, 2012). (Click here to see the article.) The First Presidency set these policies. Accordingly, the Conditions of Use for users of new.familysearch.organd familysearch.org require compliance to the policies before you can submit names to the temple. Noncompliance by a user could mean the loss of his or her privileges to use the system. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask your local family history consultant or anyone serving at a family history center. You may also e-mail questions directly to [email protected] On Tue, May 22, 2012 at 10:13 PM, DORIS BATEMAN <[email protected]>wrote: > > I got an email from a friend asking if I had seen a message from > FamilySearch regarding a new statement on temple policies. I did not get > one, and I usually do. Can anyone give me more info about the following: > She stated, "they are telling members that they can no longer submit for > ordinances anyone who is not on your direct line and especially spouses and > their lines......There has been a lot of discussion online about it and > many people are upset....My husband got the message on his computer this > morning and deleted it because he thought I would be getting it. It > started out as a small item in a newsletter: You can continue to work > collateral or descendant lines. Just be sure that you are staying in your > own family line. For example, once you cross over a spousal line, you are > no longer related. That family is the family of a spouse. The key to almost > every policy is that you be related. If you stay within that guideline, you > will be fine. but drew so much attention that the First Presidency had to > come out and put this in a special message and that’s what I wanted to see." > Doris Bateman > > 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 >