1075: An Insider’s View of Mormon Genealogy and Temple Work - Don Anderson (Casias) Pt. 1

In this episode we will interview Don Casias Anderson regarding the 12+ years he worked as Sr Vice President of Patron & Partner Services for FamilySearch for the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Topics we will discuss today include:  - The process for name extraction, and the challenge to find enough names for temple work.  - The use and occasional re-use of ordinance names for temple work.  - The tendency to harvest names of famous people to do their temple work. - The controversy around the performance of ordinances for holocaust victims.  - Concerns around the ability to prevent temple work from being done for those who do not desire the work.  - The Mormon genealogy industry. - How FamilySearch handles the history of deceased church leaders.  - His interactions with LDS apostles during his work there.  - His own story/faith journey.  - And much, much more!