Conference Report, ‘The Coming of Elijah,’ April 1965, p.113 “Unless the family of the righteous are thus sealed together from father to son and from mother to daughter back to Adam and from Adam to Christ and from Jesus Christ to God the Eternal Father, the purpose of earth life has been missed, and life […]
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Conference Report, April 1959, p. 23 “I have no idea in my mind that every soul that has lived upon the face of the earth, who has died and gone to the spirit world, is going to repent and receive the gospel. There will be many that will not do that. Our scriptures point to that fact. They […]
They’re Baaack. LDS Attempts at Unauthorized Baptisms of Famous People, Dead or Alive
Three days before Christmas I opened a Google-Alert e-mail to read about an all too familiar story in the Herald Extra. AP reporter, Brady McCombs, filed a report on Helen Radkey’s latest discovery of a chronic problem the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seems to be plagued with. The necromantic practices of baptizing living […]
Baptisms for Dead = Usurping Jesus’ Judgment
General Conference, ‘Sharing Your Light,’ October 2014; “We will not be raising the dead as did the Savior, but we can bless the dead by finding their names for temple work. Then we will indeed raise them from their spirit prison and offer them the path of eternal life.” — Neill F. Marriott There are several […]
Baptisms for Dead Famous People
The voluminous amount of posthumous baptisms Wilford Woodruff took part in while visiting the St. George temple, is an eye-raiser. Not only were the numbers noteworthy, but the recipients were as well. Woodruff’s list reads like a who’s who in world history. According to Mr. Woodruff, this large group of people included a handful of […]
Posthumous Baptism for Adolph Hitler
Sermons and Missionary Services of Melvin J. Ballard [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1949], 247; “The limitation given to Latter-day Saints at that time was, baptism for their dead whom they believe would have received the gospel. That is all. Now since we are not prepared to pass judgment on our dead ancestors whom […]
Redeeming the Dead Essential to Your Salvation
Church News, ‘Family History Blesses the Living as Well as the Dead,’ 24 February 2015; “Building the family is at the center of the plan of salvation, the leaders taught. On the other side of the veil, individuals will be organized into families through ordinances that take place in temples. Because of the importance of […]
Whom Do You Follow: Jesus or Joseph?
Introduction to Family History Student Manual, (2012), Chapter 7: Submitting Names for Temple Ordinances; “Elder Russell M. Nelson explained that a newly updated Family Search computer program facilitates family history work and helps Church members determine what temple ordinances have or have not been performed for each individual ancestor: “The Prophet Joseph Smith said, ‘The greatest responsibility […]
Posthumous Baptisms for Gandhi and Daniel Pearl
Posthumous Baptisms for the Dead This Time Around – Baptizing Mahatma Gandhi and Daniel Pearl In 2002 Wall Street Journalist Daniel Pearl was killed by terrorists in Pakistan. Fast forward about a decade and Helen Radkey finds the Mormon Church posthumously baptized Mr. Pearl in the summer of 2011 in a Mormon temple in Twin […]
Baptizing Anne Frank
Baptizing Anne Frank: They’re at it Again! http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/elie-wiesel-criticizes-romney-for-keeping-mum-on-mormon-posthumous-baptism-of-jews-1.413269 According to the Huffington Post and Haaretz.com, baptismal and confirmation reports from the LDS Church show posthumous work was performed for Anne Frank on February 18, 2012 in the Dominican Republic. Anne Frank, a teenaged German Jew suffered and died in the Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp in March […]