It is a wonderful experience to do the work for family that you knew in this life - and feel their spirit with you in the Temple. But your right.. someone who is doing the work even though it is a first cousin once removed .. who never knew the person will get the same experience. Alan W. On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Kathy Scott <kathyscott1@ntlworld.com>wrote: > Dear All > With great understanding of all points of view hitherto mentioned here on > the subject of protecting one's own family ordinances, I agree with > Patricia > even though I have felt an initial resentment when I have found a > reasonably > close relative in my direct line has had the work done through the > extraction program. It is good that we should feel possessive of our > ancestors but we must not forget what this is all about. With the work > widening out across the world this is a great opportunity to 'meet up' with > others who are as passionate about the work for mankind as we are. > I love the enthusiasm of you guys! > Kathy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Patricia A. Crossett" <Patricia.A.Crossett@Dartmouth.EDU> > To: <lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 5:08 PM > Subject: [LDS-WC] stealing names thought > > > > Dear Brothers and Sisters, > > > > This conversation lately about stealing names has struck me significantly > > and > > I thought I would share a thought that has come to my mind. Over the > > years I > > have done a lot of research and also a lot of temple work. I considered > > the people > > I had researched as my property. Recently I have come to realized that > > they really > > are not "mine" but Heavenly Father's and His work needs to be done. > After > > submitting > > hundreds of names to the temple family files I finally realized that I > > could not > > possibly do all the work myself, even if I worked through the Millennium > > to do > > it...so I contributed the files to the temple. I am still doing research > > and > > trying to clean up my inaccuracies since we are on NFS but most of my > > researched > > names I am contributing to the temple because the important thing is to > > get the > > ordinances completed, even if they are close relatives. A mother, well, > I > > do > > think the daughter should have that option, but even if someone else > > unkindly > > stepped in and completed the ordinances, at least the work is complete > and > > the > > mother is now happy. > > > > Sometimes I think our need for "ownership" clouds our vision of what this > > work > > is about. I hope this does not sound too harsh, and that people realize > > it took > > me a while to get to this place, but I am happier and much more calmed > and > > relaxed > > about the work. The burden is being shared around the world by generous > > people > > who serve with joy in temples in many lands, for which I am extremely > > grateful. > > > > With best wishes for all, > > Pattie > > > > 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 > > > 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 >