Missing ordinances
My distant ancestor, James Theodore Elliot (LYQZ-29R) was sealed to his spouse in 1995. However, the rest of his ordinances are not shown in Family Tree. To be sealed to his spouse, I know that the rest of his ordinances must have been completed. I would like the rest of his ordinances to be added to his tree.
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Hi Nicole,
Giving you here, the same response provided for a previous same issue because the reason and resolution are the same:
I checked the ordinances for James Theodore Elliot (LYQZ-29R) and could not find that his other ordinances had been completed.
I could not find any merges that may have obliterated previous ordinances
So I don't think James' Baptism, Confirmation, Initiatory or Endowment have been completed.
Things to remember regarding ordinances
· Whenever possible, a couple should be endowed before being sealed to each other. However, it is not required in order to perform the sealing to spouse.
· When vicarious ordinances are performed out of sequence, they become effective only after the prerequisite ordinances are completed.
This article has further information:
https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/correct-order-of-temple-ordinances
How did this happen? It could be that the Sealing to Spouse was gained through Ordinance Ready. (See https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/where-does-ordinances-ready-get-names for details).
Also likely - perhaps more so is - this was an ordinance which was completed from the old extraction program. I think the reservation was on the Temple List for a long time, and has only just now been completed.
So please go ahead and complete the remaining ordinances for James Theodore Elliot (LYQZ-29R)
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