In sealings of the dead, are the names of all family members, including children, read out loud?
In answer to the question, yes the names of the people for whom the ordinances are performed are read aloud. In response to Alatea, I have checked with a number of people who are more involved in submitting name for temple ordinances than I have been. They have told me that before a name can be submitted for ordinance work, the person submitting the name must have permission from one of the dead person’s relatives. In most cases, this is not a problem because it is a descendant of the person in question that is submitting the name. So, we are not, as she accuses, doing temple work for people without the permission of their relatives. I will admit that some over zealous members have made mistakes in this respect in the past, but the Church has put into effect safeguards to prevent it from happening again. Alatea also wrote, “The Mormons have more records on your family than you do….” Really, Alatea, your paranoia is running away with you again. The records that we keep on people invol