Might I add, use the feedback to let them know of the problems. It is just a beta test yet and if the developers don't think about a problem it is up to us to let them know. Happy Easter everyone Jean ----- Original Message ----- From: "Whitcomb" <hwhitcomb@gmail.com> To: <susanne@katskraft.com>; <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:20 AM Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Reserving ordinances > Susanne brings up an interesting point. I remember going with the youth > in > my Ward and watching (and crying a bit) as a proxy was baptized for my > grandmother. It was a great experience for me.. and for the other youth > I > later did the confirmation. It's a shame that I did not think ahead and > reserve the work for my grandmother's siblings. > > There will have to be some controls in the software in nFS in the future > to > prevent such family squabbling (in this case between me and some distant > cousins).. Until then.. (1) trick the system - but do the work after > waiting > one year or (2) don't submit to nFS until ready to do the work yourself. > > Alan W. > > > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 11:01 AM, <susanne@katskraft.com> wrote: > >> My Father died during WWII and I had hoped that I would have been able to >> do >> his temple work. I worked very hard, especially not knowing his family, >> to >> bring this about. It took years. When I was finally ready to submit his >> information I found out that his baptism and endowment was already >> completed. I was crushed...However, I assembled my mother's info and many >> of >> her relatives and took them to the temple. A few years ago we traveled to >> Nauvoo and sealed my parents and myself to them. It was a marvelous >> experience >> . My point is that with disappoint can come great joy. We loose track >> sometimes of how wonderful sealings can really be for the living as well >> as >> the dead. >> >> Just my little take on what's been discussed. >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Mary S. Scott (Michigan)" <mscscott28@yahoo.com> >> To: <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 10:38 AM >> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Reserving ordinances >> >> >> Please do not misunderstand me. >> >> I wasn't condoning what the cousin had done and hope someone doesn't >> think >> I >> was. >> >> I was just reminding us that the mother's work would have to be added by >> the >> daughter or the cousin into NFS if the mother was not a member. >> >> The daughter still has the rights of precedence. >> >> Sister Davis then related to us that the mother was NOT a member and that >> the cousin had indeed entered the information into NFS. >> >> The cousin's entering of the information does NOT give the cousin the >> right >> to reserve the work. The mother's work should not be reserved by the >> system >> until after the one year period. >> >> I am not in favor of putting information into NFS to fool the system. >> >> I am in favor of following the counsel of the Savior who challenged us to >> go >> to the person we are struggling with about a matter. >> >> We can go to these other submitters as much as possible. If we cannot >> work >> it out, then it is probably good to contact the family history and temple >> department as soon as is practical. If the daughter is too upset, perhaps >> another person could review the letter so her feelings and ideas are put >> forth in a compassionate and logical way. >> >> Sometimes a person with such a heartfelt concern should write a letter to >> her bishop or stake president. The priesthood leader will then forward >> the >> letter to the appropriate priesthood authorities in the area presidency, >> the >> presidency of the seventy, or wherever necessary. >> >> In addition, I would not be above contacting the cousin's bishop and >> asking >> if there is someone who can explain the rights of precedence to this >> cousin. >> >> Another thought: the one year waiting period is also a good time for the >> person who should be doing the ordinances to prepare for that >> opportunity. >> Be sure that there is a valid temple recommend for instance -- so that >> there >> isn't any need to put off the ordinance one more day than necessary. >> >> Mary Scott >> Northville Ward >> Westland Michigan Stake >> >> Detroit Michigan Temple >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Jorge Todeschini <jorgetodeschini@hotmail.com> >> To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com >> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 8:15:15 AM >> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Reserving ordinances >> >> Oh, please! >> >> I would NOT appreciate someone trying to jump in front of me to do temple >> work for my own mother (or father). 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