It is important for researchers who are new to all this, to understand that their family members sometimes may have serious concerns about submission of family genealogy information to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the performance of temple ordinances. ("I think they'd rather stay Catholic.") Not to take sides on it, just to point it out to researchers for their own consideration. Tom In a message dated 13-Feb-02 00:15:58 Greenwich Standard Time, ljmasters@yahoo.com writes: > Subj: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Brill, Wright, Mead , Clyce and Related Families > Date: 13-Feb-02 00:15:58 Greenwich Standard Time > From: ljmasters@yahoo.com (Lois Masters) > Reply-to: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > > Valerie - > > Yes, your question is a valid one. I am a member of > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints > (commonly called Mormon). We believe that the family > unit is an eternal unit; that is, we are families in > this life and we will be a family in the next life if > we live worthily of that blessing. We believe we can > be reunited with other family members who live worthy > lives and continue as a family unit. We believe there > is still a parent -child relationship that continues > eternally....that family members are linked in an > eternal chain. However, we believe that some > ordinances are only performed on earth - like baptism, > endowment and the sealing which creates the eternal > link. These ordinances are done in temples and are > sacred to us. We do not believe that because we > perform these ordinances, that individuals are > compelled to accept them. Our right to choose is a > God-given right and we can choose to accept or reject > these ordinances as well. > > If a person does not believe in these temple > ordinances, then they would be meaningless. If a > person believes they are groundless, then these dates > attached to them are meaningless dates. > > For further information on our beliefs you might want > to link to familysearch.org - and then there are some > links from there about our beliefs. > > Hope this answers your question. > > Lois > > >

That is a good point. Not that I necessarily object but just don't understand it. Obviously Lois and I are related to one another yet I know my belief system is very different for I do not believe one can baptize one who is already dead. I know that the Wright family and Paxson family were strong Quakers and I honor them as of the faith they were when alive. This does not mean I condemn her beliefs for I am a very open person in religious matters. I appreciate her explaining her belief system to me. It helped to understand the dates in the materials. I realized afterwards that I did it to the list not her privately but turned out to be a good discussion starter. We all have so very much to learn. Thank you Lois for answering to the list too. Oh, Lois by the way.... I'm trying to figure out how we are related but still haven't placed you in the tree. Can you help me??? I guess we are probably cousins. Valerie ----- Original Message ----- From: <RepAlciere@aol.com> To: <VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:42 PM Subject: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Brill, Wright, Mead , Clyce and Related Families > It is important for researchers who are new to all this, to understand that > their family members sometimes may have serious concerns about submission of > family genealogy information to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day > Saints for the performance of temple ordinances. ("I think they'd rather stay > Catholic.") > > Not to take sides on it, just to point it out to researchers for their own > consideration. > > Tom > > In a message dated 13-Feb-02 00:15:58 Greenwich Standard Time, > ljmasters@yahoo.com writes: > > > Subj: Re: [VALOUDOU-L] Brill, Wright, Mead , Clyce and Related Families > > Date: 13-Feb-02 00:15:58 Greenwich Standard Time > > From: ljmasters@yahoo.com (Lois Masters) > > Reply-to: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > > To: VALOUDOU-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Valerie - > > > > Yes, your question is a valid one. I am a member of > > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints > > (commonly called Mormon). We believe that the family > > unit is an eternal unit; that is, we are families in > > this life and we will be a family in the next life if > > we live worthily of that blessing. We believe we can > > be reunited with other family members who live worthy > > lives and continue as a family unit. We believe there > > is still a parent -child relationship that continues > > eternally....that family members are linked in an > > eternal chain. However, we believe that some > > ordinances are only performed on earth - like baptism, > > endowment and the sealing which creates the eternal > > link. These ordinances are done in temples and are > > sacred to us. We do not believe that because we > > perform these ordinances, that individuals are > > compelled to accept them. Our right to choose is a > > God-given right and we can choose to accept or reject > > these ordinances as well. > > > > If a person does not believe in these temple > > ordinances, then they would be meaningless. If a > > person believes they are groundless, then these dates > > attached to them are meaningless dates. > > > > For further information on our beliefs you might want > > to link to familysearch.org - and then there are some > > links from there about our beliefs. > > > > Hope this answers your question. > > > > Lois > > > > > > > > > ==== VALOUDOU Mailing List ==== > Join the Rootsweb Genealogical Data Cooperative. > Rootsweb members & sponsors are who make this list possible. > http://www.rootsweb.com > >