requesting ordinances
In Knowledge Article id titled: : "Can I request proxy temple ordinances for a friend?" it states the following:
The First Presidency stated in a letter dated on February 29, 2012: "Our preeminent obligation is to seek out and identify our own ancestors.
Those whose names are submitted for proxy temple ordinances should be related to the submitter.
My question is what does the First Presidency mean by "should be related to the submitter" because technically I am related to everyone in Family Tree?
Example: Victor H. Anderson G4ZG-T51 is my paternal Grandfathers brother-n-law. His ordinances have been reserved by my 9th cousin on my mothers side.
Is this situation in compliance with the First Presidencies direction? My opinion would be no. If this was an infrequent occurrence I would chalk it up as an
honest mistake but I encounter this more often than not.
Answers
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My experience is that sometimes I am related to someone in more than one way. For example, I will be working on one of my lines, lets say my fathers line. After linking people together, I click on view my relationship and it comes up that that I am related to that person through my mother's line. What's really interesting is when it shows the closest relationship is through my husband's line.
It is very possible that your 9th cousin does have a closer relationship to Victor H. Anderson G4ZG-T51 than you do. You would not know that without contacting your 9th cousin.
If I remember correctly, and I could be wrong, your grandfather's brother-in-law really isn't technically related to you either.
The important thing to remember is we are all brothers and sisters who are trying to be obedient and forward the Lord's work and help our families receive their saving ordinances.
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Important notes
- We require signed, written permission from a close living relative of the deceased friend. If the deceased friend has no close living relative who can provide written permission, we cannot grant the request.
- We cannot accept permission that from a person who is now deceased.
- Guests cannot make requests for a friend or nonrelated person with the 110-year web form. They must contact support or post a question in FamilySearch Community and you will then need to gather/enter information and escalate using current escalation procedures for your area.
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