The person the gave the names to the church should be on the file. At 10:14 PM 11/11/98 -0600, you wrote: >Tracy, the only way would be if they track that a name was specifically >sent to a specific temple. Then it would be more than likely that a family >member did the work. Do not know if this is tracked. Does anyone know if >this information is possible? > >They do temple work is mass quanities, so it is more than likely that the >work was done by just about anyone. > > >---------- >> From: Thomas Enterprises <hogwild@i1.net> >> To: TNMCNAIR-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [TNMCNAIR-L] Re: "Sealed" marriage records >> Date: Wednesday, November 11, 1998 9:18 PM >> >> >> >> It took a while but I found my answer on what it means when records >> at the Family History Centers are marked "sealed". I was almost >> right but not quite. >> >> Source: Global Media Guide/Temples and Families on the LDS website >> http://www.lds.org >> >> It is according to LDS teachings that marriages can last for >> eternity but the marriages must be performed or "sealed" (if they're >> already married) in a temple by the authority of the holy priesthood. >> These temples are specifically for family-centered ordinances. In a >> case (such as my great grandparents) where the couple has already >> passed on, Latter-day Saints stand as proxies for their own ancestors >> in sealings for husbands and wives, parents and children and baptisms. >> There is great emphasis placed on performing these temple ordinances. >> In fact, members are taught that they have a religious obligation to >> trace their own genealogies and perform temple ordinances for their >> ancestors. >> Now, I'm wondering what my chances would be of finding out which >> descendant of my great grandparents perfomed the sealing ordinance. >> That info, I would think, would be private since it has to do with a >> religious ceremony. Any ideas? >> >> Thanks. >> Tracy >> >> >> ==== TNMCNAIR Mailing List ==== >> We are our ancestors. >> Pat >> pwjones@centuryinter.net >> > > >==== TNMCNAIR Mailing List ==== >We are our ancestors. >Pat >pwjones@centuryinter.net > > vgr@mindspring.com Researching; Church, Aday, Eakin, Vaughan, Vaughn, Ellis, Mitchell, King, and Norwood, that is all for now!!!