# What Is It With Mormons And Geneology?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-mormons-and-geneology/597745>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 27, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-mormons-and-geneology/597745 "2011-09-27T05:48:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![An\_Gadai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-mormons-and-geneology/597745/21 "2011-09-28T04:42:56Z")

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> [@An\_Arky](#):
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> Yeah; I have to say that despite their religious beliefs for doing it, the Mormons’ research has been a boon for genealogy in general, and is commendable.

Yes, I’ve heard this from a number of people I know interested in genealogy. I have to say also, there’s something that appeals to me about the notion, despite my belief we ain’t got nothing ahead of us but rotting.

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**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-mormons-and-geneology/597745/22 "2011-09-28T05:09:28Z")

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> [@An\_Gadai](#):
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> I have to say also, there’s something that appeals to me about the notion, despite my belief we ain’t got nothing ahead of us but rotting.

I’m not a subscriber of “covering your bases” since there’s too many possible gods with contradictory beliefs for me to be able to. But if others want to cover my bases for me, by all means :p. I mean, if it turns out they’re wrong I doubt the fact that somebody else baptized me is really MY fault, even in a crazy Chick Tract world where God is a raving unforgiving psychopath (though in that case I’d have more problems than just that…), especially since it’s posthumous.

Hell, at least they’re trying to a good deed, even if it’s misguided. And at least this misguided good deed is harmless compared to some of the other good deeds the LDS has attempted as an organization, with the side-benefit of legitimate genealogical research too!

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**Author:** ![Rhodes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhodes/32/273_2.png) [@Rhodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhodes)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-mormons-and-geneology/597745/23 "2011-09-28T17:03:30Z")

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> [@ralph124c](#):
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> I’m curious: has the Mormon church baptised famous historical people like Stalin, Hitler, Louis XVI, Mao Tse Tung? What doe the church elders have to say about this? Are these folks happy with becomomg LDS members?

I don’t know about Stalin and others. But Hitler has had his proxy ordinances performed. Admittedly, [this site](http://nowscape.com/mormon/hitler_temple_records.htm)is very anti-Mormon. But [this one](http://www.mrm.org/prominent-people-baptized-by-proxy)includes a [scan of Hitler’s official LDS genealogical record](http://www.mrm.org/files/images/hitler_baptism.jpg).

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