Each baptism is recorded in the database. At a conference this year, top LDS leaders stressed the importance of proxy baptisms — saying God wants all his children “home again, in families and ...

Columnist: There are many opinions on the subject of baptism but the important thing is what the Lord has declared.

Question: Whether the baptism conferred by the community “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”, called “Mormons” in the vernacular, is valid. Response: Negative.

Baptism is necessary for salvation ... “Sometimes,” she says, “we’re misunderstood.” Grant is a Mormon. She has belonged to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for 24 ...

Essentially, when someone passes away, if they haven't had the chance to receive a Mormon baptism, they're not saved,' she said. 'So Mormons take the names of those who have not been baptized and ...