ization by legal affidavit, of parent or guardian is required by County Clerks before issuing a license for marriage of a man under 21 or a woman under 18 years of age. Marriages can not be performed in the Temple unless the individuals are endowed. Husbands and wives must be sealed before their children can be sealed to them. It is important that date of sealing of parents be given.

Individuals or families, who cannot conveniently attend personally to the performance of Temple work in behalf of their dead kindred, or friends, can make arrangements to have such work done at their instance. There is no charge made by the Temple authorities for performance of the ordinances, but when proxies have to be obtained to act in endowments for the dead, which occupies the time of an entire session in Temple work, it is customary to pay such proxies a small sum, to partly remunerate them; usually a man receives 75 cents, and a woman 50 cents for such service.

Persons who desire to perform Temple ordinances in behalf of the dead, but have not names of their own kindred, or friends, for that purpose, can be provided with names from lists that are on file in the Temple Recorder's office.

The Saints residing in Missions of the Church, who desire to have Temple ordinances performed in behalf of their dead kindred, can have arrangements made therefor by applying to their respective Mission Presidents. Those who reside in Stakes of Zion are advised to have their Temple work performed in the Temple that is nearest the locality where they reside.

Each person or family should keep an accurate individual or family record. This is of great importance and must not be neglected. Unless it is attended to, the children of those who are now working for the dead will not know where to take up the labor where their parents leave it. A simple form of record book has been prepared for that purpose, which can be obtained at moderate cost at the Deseret Book Co., or at the office of the Genealogical Society of Utah, 47 East South Temple St., Salt Lake City.

It

is advised that individuals doing Temple work for same family names should correspond with each other, to prevent duplication of such work, if possible. It is recommended that those bearing same surnames, and of same nationality, should form a family organization for mutual assistance in Temple work. Those who wish skilled assistance to arrange their records can get it from the Genealogical Society, 47 East So. Temple, 4th Floor. All who engage in Temple work are invited to become members of that Society; valuable assistance may thereby be secured in procuring and compiling essential genealogical information.

The Temple is open for baptismal work on Mondays, and Saturdays at 7:30 a. m., and for endowment work on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 6:30 a.

m.

Record of baptismal work to be performed should be handed in before eleven o'clock on Mondays.

Five sessions of endowments are held each endowment day. At the first session the record is taken at 6:30 a. m.; at the second session it is taken at 8:00 a. m.; at the third, at 11:00 a.m.; at the fourth, at 1:00 p. m.; and the fifth, at 5:30 p.m.

Sealings for the dead can be attended to in all but the last two sessions. Those who go through the Temple for their own endowments should attend the second session if possible, otherwise they should attend the third or fifth sessions. The first and fourth sessions are exclusively for those who are going through for the dead.

All who enter the Temple must patiently observe good order and proper decorum; loud and irrelevant conversation should be avoided.

All who come to the Temple to perform ordinance work are expected to make donations according to their circumstances, to aid in meeting necessary expense, but the poor who have nothing to give are equally welcome.

Recommends for the privilege to work in the House of the Lord must be renewed every six months. Each individual needs a recommend, including children over eight years of age.

Blanks on which to prepare lists for baptisms, en

dowments, sealings of husbands and wives, or sealings of children, also printed instructions concerning Temple ordinance work, can be procured on application. Address the Recorder, L. D. S. Temple, Salt Lake City or the temple closest to you and enclose stamps for postage.

The foregoing instructions are issued by the authority of the First Presidency.

CHAPTER 19

GENEALOGICAL INFORMATION FOR

MISSIONARY AND CONVERT

A Missionary's Genealogical Problem.

The young man or woman who is called to go upon a mission has the usual attitude of youth toward himself and the world about him. He has always taken himself and his surroundings without wonder and without question. There is an earth, he is alive and he knows it. Why should anyone question the fact?

The moment, however, when he accepts the call to go upon a mission, he is faced with the necessity of proving the fact with himself and no other. When he presents himself at the Temple to reeive his blessings in those sacred halls, he is given an application blank that must be filled out. This blank contains his individual genealogical identification information which is: his full name and the date and place of his birth, that is, the day, month and year on which he was born, and the city, county, state and country in which he was born. He will be required to give the date of his baptism (the day, month and year); his father's full name (not his initials but each name spelled out) and his mother's full maiden name, then follows the record of the Priesthood which he holds. The name of the Stake from which he comes and his recommend from his Bishop, countersigned by the Stake President, accompany the application he is required to prepare. Usually the young person appeals to mother or father for the information desired. Mother and father, sometimes, are unable to provide the required data. Too frequently approximate dates of baptism, at least, must be made as neither parents, nor son or daughter have been particular to discover these facts before leaving home.

His dependence upon his parents for his vital statis

tics would be unnecessary, had family records been properly prepared and kept; and no trouble would now be experienced in filling out the Temple blank.

His Passport Statistics.

His next record necessity, especially if he is going abroad on his mission, is the obtaining of a passport. He may find the Church authorities lenient in their statistical requirements and willing to accept approximate information; but if he appeals to the government for a passport, he will discover that there is no leniency, nor chance for neglect in supplying the information, if he is to obtain the required passport. Moreover it is not enough that he shall be able to supply the data, he must have witnesses to testify to the truthfulness of the data supplied.

In his passport he must give all his vital statistics, date of birth, place of birth, name of his father; or if it is a wife, name of her husband, and the place of present residence; if he has remained uninterrupted in one town; if he has visited another country, the data regarding his going away and time of residence abroad, must be named. His occupation is required. If a former passport has been given that must be stated. The length of time he is to go abroad is required. If his visit abroad is to be long or short. He must give the object of the visit. The name or names of country or countries which he desires to visit. He must give the port of his departure. The name of his ship and sailing date. Before adding his signature, he must, if born in the United States, submit the birth or baptismal certificate with his applicaton. If the birth is not recorded then an affidavit from the attending physician, parents or other persons having sufficient knowledge of the circumstances, if sworn to will be received. Then to close, he must take a solemn oath "that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I take this obligation freely, without