Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ

Baptism for the dead does not convert or make someone Christian against their will.  It remembers someone and offers them something they can accept, reject or ignore. Baptism for the dead is performed privately and not publicized only so the ordinance is made available if sought for by the deceased.   It is remembering and praying for an ancestor. Baptism for the dead doesn’t negatively affect that person or their memory in life or death. We believe Christ went to the spirit world and taught the spirits in prison (those not baptized).  Christ’s followers continue this work of preaching in the spirit world. Baptism releases those who have accepted Christ from spirit prison to paradise.