Transfer Temple Reservations from Deceased Spouse
My spouse passed away a couple of years ago. Can I get her temple reservations transferred to me?
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@Sidney Fraley, in response to your question, the answer is "no". When a spouse is deceased and has ordinances on their Temple List, they cannot be transferred to your account. Please remember that we are not related to the ancestors of our deceased spouse. As explained by @ReddKathy2, with some investigation you may be able to find some of the names on your spouse's list so that the system administrators will be able to release the names back into Family Tree, but they will not be added to your Temple List. I will escalate this case to the internal department that can gather the information from you that would be required to address this concern.
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A person who reserved ordinances has died, is incapacitated, or had a withdrawal of membership
April 20, 2020
The reserved names on a member's family names list are handled differently, depending on whether the member died, was incapacitated, or had a withdrawal of membership. You can submit a request to have the member's entire family names list released. You need to provide specific information. This process is a manual one. If the reservation list is large, the process can be time consuming.
Deceased Members
When a member of the Church dies and the Membership Department receives the death information and adds a death date, the system locks the FamilySearch Account of the deceased member. As a result, the temple ordinance list of the deceased member undergoes the following changes:
- No one can print new family name cards from the temple ordinance list of the locked account.
- Temples continue to do the work for names already shared with the temple.
- Names not shared with the temple—both printed and unprinted—can be released upon request, subject to the current 110-year approval process.
- Family and friends can complete family name cards printed before the account was locked; however, they should check to be sure the ordinances are not already completed.
- Family names are released in accordance with the 2-year policy.
Incapacitated Members
When a member of the Church becomes incapacitated, other members can use the helper function to access the temple ordinance list of the member's account.
Withdrawal of membership
When a member of the Church has a withdrawal of membership or has his or her name removed from Church membership, the FamilySearch account changes to a public (nonmember) account. As a result, the following changes occur in relation to the temple ordinance list:
- The temple ordinance list becomes unavailable to the patron and to helpers accessing the account.
- Temples continue to do the work for names already shared with the temple.
- Names not shared with the temple—both printed and unprinted—can be released upon request, subject to the current 110-year approval process.
- Family and friends can complete family name cards printed before the account was changed; however, they should check to be sure the ordinances are not already completed.
Requesting That a Member's Entire Family Names List Be Released
Due to the specialized work required to resolve this type of issue, you can receive the fastest response by submitting your request online using our Send a Message feature at FamilySearch Support . Please provide the following information:
- Category: Temple
- Subject: Missing Ordinances
- Message:
- Your FamilySearch username and helper number. This information is in your FamilySearch account settings .
- Name of the relative, and the pertinent information below:
- For a deceased relative, provide some form of documentation (such as a death certificate, obituary, or funeral program).
- For a relative who has had a withdrawal of membership, provide a statement regarding that membership status.
- Your relationship to the relative whose reservation list you want released.
- A few of the ID numbers, names, and birth dates of the individuals you believe are on the temple ordinance list.
- An explanation of what is wrong.
A system administrator reviews your request and notifies you by email of a decision. If the request is approved, the family names are released. This process is a manual one. If the reservation list is large, the process can be time consuming.
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We have released the reservations from your deceased spouse's Temple Ordinance List. They now show ready to be requested. Please make note that for reservation purposes you are not considered to be related to your deceased wife's extended family. However, if you have any living children they can reserve the ordinances after verifying relationship.
We appreciate your interest in doing this sacred work.
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