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1077: An Insider’s View of Mormon Genealogy and Temple Work - Don Anderson (Casias) Pt. 3
1077: An Insider’s View of Mormon Genealogy and Temple Work - Don Anderson (Casias) Pt. 3
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Mar 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In this episode we will interview Don Casias Anderson regarding the 12+ years he worked as Sr Vice President of Patron & Partner Services for FamilySearch for the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Topics we will discuss today include: - The process for name extraction, and the challenge to find enough names for temple work. - The use and occasional re-use of ordinance names for temple work. - The tendency to harvest names of famous people to do their temple work. - The controversy around the performance of ordinances for holocaust victims. - Concerns around the ability to prevent temple work from being done for those who do not desire the work. - The Mormon genealogy industry. - How FamilySearch handles the history of deceased church leaders. - His interactions with LDS apostles during his work there. - His own story/faith journey. - And much, much more!
Released:
Mar 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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