Permission to do ordinance
Hi, my cousin in Ontario, just sent me a Facebook message through messenger to give me permission to do the ordinances for her mother and father who have been deceased for many years. Will this be acceptable when I request permission on FamilySearch.org?
The consent is written as such: "I, Deborah XXX give Carolyn XXX permission to do temple work in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints temple, for Dorothy XXX and Roy XXX, they are my parents.
Signature: Deborah XXX"
Answers
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Thank you for your question about permission to do ordinances. The article below tells the process. We will add a link to the entire article at the end of this post.
Before you start
Make sure that you have signed, written permission from one of your friend's close living relatives. We cannot accept signed, written permission from yourself or your deceased friend, it must be from the closest living relative. Word the written permission this way: I, (name of person giving permission), give (your name) permission to do temple work in a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints temple, for (name of deceased), who is my (relationship to person giving permission). (Signature of person giving permission)
If your deceased friend has no close living relatives that can provide written permission, then a request cannot be granted.
Steps
- Add your deceased friend to Family Tree. For help doing this, please see the related article below, titled: How do I add an unconnected person to Family Tree?
- Note your friend's ID number in Family Tree.
- To request the ordinances, contact FamilySearch. Be prepared to provide this information:
- The Family Tree ID of the person for whom you want to do ordinance work.
- The full name of the person for who you want to do ordinance work.
- Your relationship to the person.
Wishing you success.
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Mod Note: One post has been edited to remove personally-identifying information.
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