Comments on: A Phone Call to Jan Shipps

By: Bookslinger

Bookslinger — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:41:41 +0000

I think the UNdead would have to sit through the missionary discussions and be interviewed by the DL or ZL, no?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:01:16 +0000

Now that, of course, is the real question, jeans.

By: jeans

jeans — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:22:19 +0000

When are we going to start doing baptisms for the undead?

By: Jami

Jami — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:05:32 +0000

Nice one, Bookslinger.

By: kevinf

kevinf — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:22:05 +0000

I had heard, perhaps urban rumor, that when the church first started translating the BOM and some missionary tracts for Thailand, the phrase “baptism for the dead” translated as “washing the corpses”. Was the caller a Thai?

BTW, it was great to get to meet you today, even though it was just for a few minutes. Thanks for your help,

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:35:21 +0000

Indeed.

Helen Whitney (PBS documentarian) on Utah Now, “It’s amazing, the depth and breadth of ignorance about the Mormons.” Around minute 4:55.

By: Tracy M

Tracy M — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:50:01 +0000

Har har har. It’s all fun and games until it’s your own MOTHER asking your kids those questions!

By: Bookslinger

Bookslinger — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:40:43 +0000

Baptisms for the dead would go a lot faster if the church ever switches to sprinkling. Just open the coffin, sprinkle, close it back up, and on to the next one.

I think a name change is in order. Like how “genealogy” was changed to “family history”. Maybe call it “_proxy_ baptism for the dead”, and that might avoid the majority of the confusion.

By: JonW

JonW — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:29:25 +0000

That was a good one. We were teasing my boy about them the other day and mentioned the idea of baptizing the real dead… he got real quizzical as he wondered if I was telling the truth or not.

By: Eric Nielson

Eric Nielson — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:03:31 +0000

At least you don’t jump off it.