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Not really sure what you mean. Me and everyone I knew absolutely believed we were offering salvation for each person we were doing this for. If you didn’t, then you weren’t a good mormon (honestly, good for you, I wish I wasn’t so in the coolaid)
They have kids, 12+ do this all the time, and they use other submitted names, with literally no relationship to any of the names the kid is baptized for. There’s no “supposed to be related” they just encourage it to make you feel more personally attached to the work.
Also if you were in it more recently than I, perhaps they changed it. It’s been about a decade, and despite what they say, they change their story all the time.
Heh nice call, did grow up in Idaho, but didn’t start doing temple stuff until I was in California.
Anywho, sorry never heard anything about changing any historical facts about anyone. (Not even sure where that came up in the thread, but forgive me, it’s almost 4 am 🤣). The past is the past. Just offering them the “atonement” or whatever. They could still decide whether or not to accept.
Anywho, it’s a sucky religion, and I’ve used up my quota of energy on it for the quarter.
I hope you have an excellent rest of your life, free from the special Mormon flavor of religion!