Ordinance Ready
I have done many ordinances for my family names on my tree. I am doing many names for sealings. My concern is when I go to the Ordinance Ready site and request "sealing to parents" I get sons (I know that the system defaults to sons because I'm a male) I wish there was a consideration for people to take any family names to have sealings done. With all my effort on doing sealings for my ancestors, I feel I'm turning my back on the daughters in my family tree because the system doesn't let me choose female family members to take to the temple and have their sealings done.
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What I would suggest, is that you use Ordinances Ready as a quick way to find some men that need to be sealed to their parents but just to use those names to find entire families that need sealing.
For example, if I use Ordinances Ready right now, I get ten male names. I can click on the first name or on the "Learn more about..." to go to his person page. First I double check that he really is a relative, and he is. Then, looking at the family, I see that he has five brothers and six sisters. Clicking through them, I see that all of his sisters have been sealed to his parents, that one brother needs all of his ordinances done, and three brothers need to sealed to the parents. I can reserve all these needed ordinances and get them done.
Checking the second name in Ordinances Ready, that is the only child out of four than I can reserve the sealing for, there is nothing else to do there.
For the third name, I see eight other children in the family. There is a bunch of ordinance work needed for those children that I can reserve and complete.
I now have more than enough to do, so I can just close the Ordinances Ready page without proceeding any farther on it.
Ordinances Ready is designed to quickly give one person the names for one temple trip for that one person. The assumption with sealings appears to be that that person intends to be the proxy for the children.
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Roger
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
[ And, I happen to be a Member of the Church ... ]
Just in passing ...
And, please do not take umbrage at my response ...
I am sorry ...
Short Answer: "OrdinancesReady" is NOT be the answer ...
You are not alone ...
The desire, that we be able to "Print", the "Temple" Cards, for the opposite "Gender", from ourselves, through "OrdinancesReady", is a FEATURE that MANY (Member) Users/Patrons have yearned for and requested.
Now ...
That Said ...
We can ALREADY, "Print" the "Temple" Cards, for members of the opposite "Gender", to ourselves.
We can do that ourselves, in "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch", in the "Ordinances" 'Tab', of our Ancestors.
We can (both, "Reserve"; and,) "Print", the "Temple" Cards for whichever "Gender" we desire, Male; or, Female; as, there is NO restriction.
So ...
That Said ...
What you desire is SOMETHING that "OrdinancesReady" was SPECIFICALLY designed, NOT to be able to do.
Please let me explain ...
Please be aware that the "OrdinancesReady" feature/function/facility is ONLY, really, for a quick; and, easy, process of, FINDING; and, PRINTING, the "Temple" Cards, when one is going to visit the "Temple", that day or the next, when one DOES NOT have ANY "Temple" Cards, 'on-hand', available.
The "OrdinancesReady" feature/function/facility is certainly NO substitute, for doing one's due diligence, well IN ADVANCE of visiting the "Temple" of, FINDING; and, PRINTING, the "Temple" Cards, for one's Ancestors, to have 'on-hand', available, through one's "Reservations" List; and/or, normal research.
Hence, the reason, that we ONLY get "Temple" Work, for people, of the SAME "Gender", as ourselves, is a DESIGN Feature of "OrdinancesReady".
Plus ...
As, "OrdinancesReady" is ONLY, a quick; and, easy, process of, FINDING; and, PRINTING, the "Temple" Cards, when one is going to visit the "Temple", that day or the next, when one DOES NOT have ANY "Temple" Cards, 'on-hand', available ...
I would humbly suggest that, your desire, may not be considered as appropriate, in view of the intended Design.
Here are some "Knowledge Articles", in 'FamilySearch':
How do I find family names for the temple with Ordinances Ready?
Where it states, among other things;
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Ordinances Ready is designed to provide family name cards for the person signed in to the website or the Family Tree app. For example, if you are female, it only searches for ancestors who are likewise female so that you can perform their ordinances.
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And ...
Where does Ordinances Ready get names?
https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/where-does-ordinances-ready-get-names
Where it states, among other things;
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Ordinances Ready finds names for you that are your [ Gender ] (that is, male names for male users and female names for female users).
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Unfortunately ...
In this day and age, it appears that many Users/Patrons, consider that "OrdinancesReady" is the way to go; as, "OrdinancesReady" is such, a quick; and, easy, process.
We never had, "OrdinancesReady" up until a few Years ago.
"OrdinancesReady", is simply helpful/useful for those, that are 'caught in a bind'; when, they have a "Temple" visit scheduled (or, are notified of one, scheduled by, a Ward/Branch/Stake/District); but, unfortunately, do not have any "Temple" Cards, for their Ancestors, 'on-hand', available.
Just my thoughts.
I know, that this certainly does not help/assist; but, I hope, this provides you with some additional, insight; and, perspective.
Whereas ...
Who is to say things will not change in the future ...
Brett
ps: Again, please do not take umbrage at my response, no offence was intended.
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What @Gordon Collett suggested is a good idea. It can bridge the gap, so to speak, but it won't find families of all one gender that is the opposite of what someone is searching for. (all brothers or all sisters) I sometimes want to print sealings for myself and my wife, so it would be handy to select what gender to do the work for.
On the other hand, if someone messes up the settings and prints cards for the opposite gender, there could be two problems: the person might be frustrated when they get to the temple and can't do the work, or worse, the work gets done incorrectly because the patron and temple workers didn't catch that the gender didn't match the patron.
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