------=_Part_460_1933473.1041793061418 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Janet, I know that it is not very easy to understand, but I guess first things first, you need to understand that Endowments for the dead, baptism and confimation are part of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. Then you need to understand the religion. Being LDS, we believe that we "go through" the Temple, making sacred promises to Heavenly Father, and keeping the beliefs we do, second, we believe that not only do we make these promises for ourselves, but we can be proxy for those ancestors that have passed on. So the Endowment for the dead simply means that your relative is a Mormon, thats all :) If you have any other questions please feel free to email me [email protected] Amanda ------=_Part_460_1933473.1041793061418--