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Temple Marriage and sealing
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:18 pm
by rjrbingham
I am faced with a question and wondered if I could get help. My parents had a civil marriage in 1970. My parents were then sealed together in the Washington DC Temple around 1978. I am wondering what the protocol would have been to do the sealing? Would they have had to provide a marriage license in order to have that ordinance done?
Thank you for your help.
Rebecca Bingham
Re: Temple Marriage and sealing
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2024 2:49 pm
by Cmanrogers
1976 GHI (which is now publicly available on the Church History Catalog) states you need to present a marriage certificate.
Nowadays you just need the date and place of the marriage, not the license itself.
Re: Temple Marriage and sealing
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2024 5:03 pm
by sbradshaw
Cmanrogers wrote: ↑Sat Sep 07, 2024 2:49 pm
1976 GHI (which is now publicly available on the Church History Catalog)
Wow, good find! Here's a link where you can see the various General Handbook editions:
https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/record/ec0636de-03a3-4c7d-abb2-e6f67851973b/6b696866-424f-4c20-a510-c7b552040380?view=browse