I know this may be getting a little afield of the original question, but as I've studied over the last few years about marriages, it seems that in many cultures -- some in modern times and some anciently -- there was no such thing as a marriage as we think of it, with an official ceremony and license. In some societies, people just paired off and started raising a family together. I used to think that our Judeo-Christian view of society must permeate all societies. But apparently it does not. People could have paired off, raised families, and were doing nothing "immoral" in their societal views. I would think that such families are just as valid for being an eternal family as those that are formed in our society by marriage vows. Gaylon susanne@katskraft.com wrote: > Such a quick response, thanks. I am a faithful follower of the conversations on this forum and consider all who participate far more knowledgable than me.I get so much out of the information here.. > > Regards, Susanne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: susanne@katskraft.com > To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > Cc: susanne@katskraft.com > Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 5:04 PM > Subject: Sealing question... > > > Hello, > I have a sister whose deceased father has been baptized and endowed...His parents had never married but did live together so can he be sealed to them as their son? His parent likewise have been baptized and endowed.. > > contact susanne@katskraft.com > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >