RussellHltn, I was writing my reply while you posted yours. So I didn't see what you wrote till just now.RussellHltn wrote:At one time the information was recorded. They even recorded who was the proxy for temple work for the dead. But in a high-level review of chuch processes, it was dropped in a reduce & simplify move back in th 80s (iirc). It isn't critical information for the functioning of the Church. The cost is more then the storage of
information, it also includes the need to develop ways to display and update.
Can you explain what you mean by "it also includes the need to develop ways to display and update"? I don't understand.
For instance, my ward recently received an update to an inactive member's record. The update was to the name of the person (in a different ward) who baptized and confirmed the member. So that data is included on the record at CHQ. But I still can't see that data on MLS. If I could see it on MLS, then we could try to contact that priesthood holder to get more background info about the inactive member. That could help us fellowship him.
So I think it's technically feasible to include this info, it's just not available in local MLS.