Can I act as a stand-in for my sister to be sealed to her (our) parents?

dachautchu1

I saw that my sister has not been sealed to our parents since 2003, 18 years now. Can I be the substitute to stand in as being sealed to our parents on her behalf?

CDBurk

Hi @dachautchu1

Because you are a sibling, you will not need to get permission to request the SP for your sister, Da-Thao Thi Chu LCRX-GPV, who has been deceased since 2003. You will, however, need to merge the duplicate record that exists for her before the request button will be activated.

The system shows that Da-Thao Thi Chu LCTZ-W1J is a duplicate record. If you review the LCTZ-W1J record and don't believe it is a duplicate that needs to be merged, you must still mark it as Not a Match. Until all duplicate records are removed either by merging or by marking as Not a Match, you will not be able to reserve the SP for your sister.

If you are not familiar with merging duplicate records, please review the following knowledge article which explains how to merge by ID number

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-merge-duplicates-in-family-tree-by-id

Because this question is related to completing temple work, we will be moving the discussion to the Temple Help Center Category. Please don't be concerned when you see that it appears as Closed in the Other Category after it has been moved. Click the title and you will be directed to the discussion in the Temple Category where you will see it is still open and active.

Teresa Winterton

If you are a female and have a temple recommend, yes, you may.

How do I request ordinances for an ancestor who was born in the last 110 years?

Article Id: 858

April 20, 2020

When you reserve ordinances for your ancestors, you can come across a warning that reads, "Permission Required." This means that the ancestor was born within the last 110 years. Because of this, you must receive permission from a close living relative before you can reserve the name for temple work. Verbal permission is acceptable.

The close living relative can be an undivorced spouse (the spouse to whom the individual was married at death), an adult child, a parent, or a sibling.

If no close living relatives exist to grant permission, you can still request permission to do the ordinances. Please be prepared to provide evidence that no living close relatives exist. 

For more information on this topic, please consult the Church’s General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 28.1.

Note: Grandchildren can request the ordinances for their deceased grandparents. They should still get permission from a close living relative. However, they do not have to fill out the permission form.

Before you start

• To request permission, you need an email account and a phone number. 
• Make sure that the person who gave you permission appears in Family Tree as a close living relative of the deceased person.
• If no close relatives are alive, make sure that Family Tree contains their death information. Attach sources as evidence. 

Steps (website)

1. In Family Tree on the FamilySearch.org website, navigate to the person page of the relative whose ordinances you want to request. 
   1. Sign in to FamilySearch.
   2. At the top of the page, in the menu bar, click Family Tree. 
   3. From the drop-down menu that appears, click Tree. 
   4. Your family tree appears. Locate the correct relative, and click his or her name. 
   5. A name card appears. Click the relative's name. The new page that appears is the person page. 
2. Answer the question, "Is the spouse alive?"
3. In the Permission Required box, click I Have Permission.
4. Click Request (Permission Required).
5. On the person page, a series of tabs appears directly below the relative's name. Click Ordinances.
6. Fill out the information, and click Submit.
7. A message lets you know you submitted the request and provides a case number. Write down this case number in case you need to contact FamilySearch about your request. 

Steps (mobile app)

1. In the Family Tree mobile app, navigate to the person page of the relative whose ordinances you want to request. 
2. Beneath the name banner, tap Ordinances (you may have to scroll to the right to find this).
3. Tap Request Permission. 
4. Beneath the policy statement, enter your email address and phone number. 
5. Enter your relationship to this person, along with your reason for the request. 
6. Enter the name of the person who gave you permission. 
7. Identify the relationship between the person who gave permission and the deceased relative. 
8. Enter contact information for the person who gave permission. 
9. In the top right corner of the screen, tap Submit. 

Steps (Family Tree Lite)

You cannot request this permission in Family Tree Lite at this time.

After you finish

You receive an email about your request no matter what the decision is. FamilySearch Support does all they can to reply in a timely manner. Be sure to check your junk mail folder when you look for this email.

• FamilySearch approves your request. The system adds the family name automatically to your family name list. From there, you can print the family name card. If the name does not appear on your family name list, reply to the approval email you received.
• Your request requires further information. Please respond with the information.
• FamilySearch declines your request. You cannot repeat the request process. Instead, you can reply to the email you received.