Baby Blessing - Nonmember parents
Posted: Sun May 05, 2013 10:26 am
We have a child who is going to be blessed in both the Catholic Church and the LDS church, by non-member parents.
As I understand it:
1. We can record the blessing and give the parents a blessing certificate, however, this is not sent to Church Headquarters, is a non-saving ordinance, and really does nothing to add the child as a member of the church.
2. I can however also ask the parents if they would like me to create a new record for the child, and they can agree by signature in which case we would:
a. Record the child as a new member (of record?)
b. If the child isn't baptised by age 19, the Bishop will review the status of the person and make the decision to either keep them on record or have them removed
Is this correct?
As I understand it:
1. We can record the blessing and give the parents a blessing certificate, however, this is not sent to Church Headquarters, is a non-saving ordinance, and really does nothing to add the child as a member of the church.
2. I can however also ask the parents if they would like me to create a new record for the child, and they can agree by signature in which case we would:
a. Record the child as a new member (of record?)
b. If the child isn't baptised by age 19, the Bishop will review the status of the person and make the decision to either keep them on record or have them removed
Is this correct?