Baptismal questions

[MikeWaters]

Baptismal Interview Questions

1. Do you believe that God is our Eternal Father? Do you believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Savior and Redeemer of the world?
2. Do you believe the Church and gospel of Jesus Christ have been restored through the Prophet Joseph Smith? Do you believe that [current Church President] is a prophet of God? What does this mean to you?
3. What does it mean to you to repent? Do you feel that you have repented of your past transgressions?
4. Have you ever committed a serious crime? If so, are you now on probation or parole? Have you ever participated in an abortion? a homosexual relationship?
5. You have been taught that membership in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints includes living gospel standards. What do you understand of the following standards? Are you willing to obey them?
a. The law of chastity, which prohibits any sexual relationship outside the bonds of a legal marriage between a man and a woman.
b. The law of tithing.
c. The Word of Wisdom.
d. The Sabbath day, including partaking of the sacrament weekly and rendering service to fellow members.
6. When you are baptized, you covenant with God that you are willing to take upon yourself the name of Christ and keep His commandments throughout your life. Are you ready to make this covenant and strive to be faithful to it?

Regarding the text in bold, why these questions? Versus other transgressions? Like adultery. Fornication. Or whatever one can imagine.

So if you have participated in an abortion, then you get kicked up to another level for appeal, correct?

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Regarding the text in bold, why these questions? Versus other transgressions? Like adultery. Fornication. Or whatever one can imagine.

So if you have participated in an abortion, then you get kicked up to another level for appeal, correct?

Very weird. The abortion question has been there for a while. I don't believe the homosexual question was there in the seventies.

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by MikeWaters

Regarding the text in bold, why these questions? Versus other transgressions? Like adultery. Fornication. Or whatever one can imagine.

So if you have participated in an abortion, then you get kicked up to another level for appeal, correct?

Murder has to be approved pretty high up the chain. but if someone answers yes to the others then I'm pretty sure only the mission president has to give the ok. I once knew a single mom who told the elders she had once had an abortion. She told me the elder interviewing her paused the interview. He then called the mission pres who asked him if there was a good spirit there and he said yes. So then the president told him to carry on with the interview, and she got baptized.