Comments on: I Have More Questions, 1896

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:35:52 +0000

As one of those stubs who won’t appear on anybody’s pedigree chart, I pay special attention to the aunts and uncles who are apt to be forgotten by everybody else, and I teared up at reading that you remember this young woman and have done or will be doing her temple work. I suppose you’re right, that any sealing will have to wait for the future, but thank you for remembering her.

By: Anon today

Anon today — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:54:38 +0000

In my stack of baptisms to do is a card for my grandfather’s childhood girlfriend. They were engaged to be married, but she died that spring before the wedding. In his grief, my grandfather first became a cowboy, then joined the CCC (that should tell you how long ago this has been) before finally deciding to go to college.

While in college, he met my grandmother, and they two were married after graduation. A few years later they joined the Church, and were sealed in the temple. My grandmother passed away, and grandfather married a second time, also in the temple. He has been gone for over ten years now.

I have put off doing the girlfriend’s baptism waiting until the required time has passed to do a non-family member’s work. As far as I have been able to tell, she’s a stub on her family’s tree, died so long before her younger siblings grew up and had families (only great-great nephews and nieces would remain at this point) that her memory seems to be forgotten except in our family lore. There’s a romantic part of me that would like to have her sealed to my grandfather. But I guess that will have to wait until the millenium.

By: Jeff Johnson

Jeff Johnson — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:57:20 +0000

I had no idea there would be so much comment on my comment. I usually make a comment late and nobody reads it. Thanks Ardis for you kind words. I can tell you that the man was my dentist when I was a child and I learned to hate him. The woman was a relative of one of my relatives. The story from her relatives is that she really liked him and they are glad that she was sealed to someone. I think he had heard all the talk about single men going to hell. (Remember I hated him for the tooth pain he caused me and also I have heard the talk) And he thought he better step up and get married/sealed.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:31:14 +0000

No reason to doubt you, either, Aaron. This question has been very enlightening — I had no idea that such sealings were happenings today, or apparently so frequently, but I’m glad to know.

By: Aaron R.

Aaron R. — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 13:15:42 +0000

Re sealings to deceased people: There is a man in my ward who requested from the 1st Pres., and was granted, permission to be sealed to woman he had cared for while she died of MS. The sealing was performed in the London Temple.

I am probably not as trusted as Jeff but this is accurate also.

By: Eric Boysen

Eric Boysen — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 09:52:03 +0000

I’m kind of curious about the question of pre-baptismal ordinations because we know of at least two in this dispensation, and there are suggestions in the scriptures of some other oddities in other dispensations. It would be difficult to pull off an infant ordination today or even a Joseph F. Smith early mission because the software wouldn’t let you record it, though I suppose such things could be authorized by the Firt Presidency if they thought it necessary.

By: Researcher

Researcher — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:29:30 +0000

Well, if that’s the case, I’m going to have to unilaterally declare the contest closed. : )

So when’s the next New York Keepa snacker? Anyone else going to show up? Ardis?

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:47:17 +0000

I’m still waiting for more entries in the “I would have married her, but . . . ” contest. So far, all we’ve got is Researcher suggesting that the lady refused him.

If there are no other entries, I’ll gonna have to buy Researcher dinner. By default.

By: David Y.

David Y. — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:47:13 +0000

I don’t know why, Mark B., but that one really made me laugh! Thanks for sharing.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:22:45 +0000

And, we could turn the screw another quarter turn and tell the story of the couple in their 90s who walked into the lawyer’s office and announced they wanted a divorce.

“But why? You’ve been married 55 years, etc. etc.” said the lawyer.

“We wanted to wait ’til the children were dead.”