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*A priesthood ordinance performed in temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church members are baptized by proxy in behalf of people who have died. | *A priesthood ordinance performed in temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Church members are baptized by proxy in behalf of people who have died. | ||
===== Baptism, general ===== | ===== Baptism, general ===== | ||
An initiation into a Christian church, usually performed by sprinkling the individual with water or immersing the individual in water. | An initiation into a Christian church, usually performed by sprinkling the individual with water or immersing the individual in water. | ||
===== Baptism, Latter-day Saint ===== | |||
*The introductory ordinance into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church practices baptism by immersion for the remission of sins. The ordinance symbolizes the individual's rebirth as a disciple of Jesus Christ. | *The introductory ordinance into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church practices baptism by immersion for the remission of sins. The ordinance symbolizes the individual's rebirth as a disciple of Jesus Christ. | ||
===== Baptismal date ===== | |||
*The day an individual is baptized. | *The day an individual is baptized. | ||
===== Baptismal records ===== | |||
*Records created when an individual participates in the rite or ordinance of baptism to become a member of a church. | *Records created when an individual participates in the rite or ordinance of baptism to become a member of a church. | ||