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re-baptised
« on: Monday 10 December 18 21:53 GMT (UK) »
my Benjamin Levis

born 16/1700s   was re baptised in 1961 LDS baptism..

as per a tree on ancestry

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Re: re-baptised
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 11 December 18 07:30 GMT (UK) »
Yes, a practice of LDS to re-baptise the dead.   :-\

"In the practice of the LDS Church, a living person, acting as proxy, is baptized by immersion on behalf of a deceased person of the same sex. After giving a short prayer, which includes the name of the deceased individual, the proxy is immersed briefly in the water, then brought up again. Baptism for the dead is an ordinance of the church, performed only in temples, and is based on the belief that baptism is required for entry into the Kingdom of God.[2]"
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Re: re-baptised
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 11 December 18 08:47 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: BumbleB on Tuesday 11 December 18 07:30 GMT (UK)
Yes, a practice of LDS to re-baptise the dead.   :-\

They actually practice  "baptism for the dead", and Mormons are instructed to only baptise for family members. Through baptism for the dead Mormons believe that they become the saviours their ancestors.
See https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=796150.msg6529373#msg6529373

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Re: re-baptised
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 11 December 18 12:35 GMT (UK) »
Should be called

'Fictionalising Genealogy'  ha ha

another xin term
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