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Baptism for the dead[edit]

Baptism for the dead is not done by the sealing power. Any worthy Melchizedek priesthood holder can officiate a baptism for the dead in a temple; no sealer is involved, and hence the sealing power is also not needed. The sealing power is used in temple ordinances only for sealings, both for the living and the dead. Removing the section about baptism for the dead. -- 155.95.90.245 (talk) 16:27, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Additionally, it is arguable that the first part of a second anointing requires the sealing power, but there little available to discuss this ordinance, so it is hard to put much about this in the article; instead I only added second anointing as a see also. -- 155.95.90.245 (talk) 16:47, 6 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Who is believed to hold the sealing power?[edit]

The article Seventy (LDS Church) says the sealing power is held by members of the First and Second Quorums of the Seventy. Unfortunately this is without a source at the time of writing. Does that mean there are really only around 155 people (2x70 + 12 Apostles + First Presidency) in the whole church who can perform temple marriages? Are temple presidents, for example, not able to do this? The articles sealing (Mormonism), priesthood (Latter Day Saints), and priesthood (LDS Church) don't seem to answer the question, indeed the latter in its offices of the Melchizedek priesthood table could be read as meaning the power is only held by apostles. Beorhtwulf (talk) 18:30, 23 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]