The structures describing ordinances performed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are unlike regular events in that they might either be performed during life or by proxy on the behalf of a deceased individual.
Proxy ordinances on behalf of deceased persons were once requested and officially recorded using an earlier version of GEDCOM. This is no longer the case, but when it was the case the following principles held:
PLAC was used only for ordinances that were performed by the recipient in life.TEMP was used with all ENDL, SLGC, and SLGS, but only with posthumous proxy BAPL and CONL.| Tag | Name URI | Description |
|---|---|---|
BAPL | baptismg7:BAPL | The event of baptism performed at age 8 or later by priesthood authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (See also BAPM) |
CONL | confirmationg7:CONL | The religious event by which a person receives membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (See also CONF) |
INIL | initiatoryg7:INIL | A religious event where an initiatory ordinance for an individual was performed by priesthood authority in a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
ENDL | endowmentg7:ENDL | A religious event where an endowment ordinance for an individual was performed by priesthood authority in a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
SLGC | sealing childg7:SLGC | A religious event pertaining to the sealing of a child to his or her parents in a temple ceremony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
SLGS | sealing spouseg7:SLGS | A religious event pertaining to the sealing of a husband and wife in a temple ceremony of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (See also MARR) |