Temple Work for Direct Line Ancestors

Gayle Wilson Viera

I have a question-- Can a person initiate temple work for deceased direct line grandparents if there are living children of grandparents?

CJTobler

@Gayle Wilson Viera

The answer to your question depends on when your grandparents were born. If your grandparents were born before 1911, you can initiate temple ordinances for them.

If not, there is an article in the Help Center titled: How do I request ordinances for an ancestor who was born in the last 110 years.

Here is a paragraph from that article: "When you reserve ordinances for your ancestors, you can come across a warning that reads, "Permission Required." The message means that the ancestor was born within the last 110 years. 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, an adult child, a parent, or a sibling.

You can find this article in the Help Center by typing the search terms, 110 year rule. It should be the 3rd link. You will find more instructions and information in the article.

We hope this information helps. Best Wishes.

Sanra

@Gayle Wilson Viera

Thank you for posting in the Community about direct line grandparents.

You can do ordinances for a deceased person who was born within the last 110 years. But you must meet certain requirements:

• The person must be deceased for at least one year and one day.
• You must be one of the close living relatives, or you must obtain permission from one of the closest living relatives.
  • If you are not the spouse or a child, parent, or sibling of the deceased, obtain permission from one of the close living relatives.
  • The close living relatives are an undivorced spouse, an adult child, a parent, a brother, or a sister.
• Permission granted by a deceased person before death does not qualify. Permission must come from a close living relative.
• You need to be related to the deceased person. You can use the View My Relationship link on the Person page to confirm your relationship. (See the related article below for additional help with this feature.)

You may also wish to know the following:

You are responsible to submit names of the individuals below:

1. Immediate family members (spouse, children, siblings, and parents).
2. Direct-line ancestors (parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on, and their families).

You can also submit the names of the individuals below:

1. Biological, adoptive, and foster family lines connected to your family.
2. Collateral family lines (uncles, aunts, cousins, and their families).
3. Descendants of your ancestors.
4. Your own descendants.
5. Possible ancestors, meaning individuals who have a probable family relationship that cannot be verified because the records are inadequate, such as those who have the same last name and resided in the same area as your known ancestors.

Hope this answers your question.