Blessing Adults

[Greggo]

Originally Posted by Alan_Brown

they could have been added as a Child of Record prior to turning 8, even if they weren't blessed. Of course, that also requires that you have written permission from the nonmember father, but perhaps he might have granted that permission, even if he would not allow a blessing or baptism.

Thanks for the clarification Alan - yes, I knew that. In one case, the mother herself did not join the church until after her daughter was older. In another case, there were additions without a blessing for the other children in the family (erroneously done without father's written permission), but it was not discovered that the remaining child did not have a record until after he turned 8.

I think it's a shame that there is no way to include a birth date in nonmember records. I understand that there could be privacy and sometimes legal reasons for not including these in church records, but if permission is given from parents and individuals, I see no problem with it.