Forever After

Htims Yert

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has taken a lot of flack over the years regarding the practice of baptizing deceased individuals who were never Mormon. A fascinating new article from Max Perry Mueller in Slate breaks down some of the misconceptions about this practice, while also confirming some of its more controversial details.

But the most interesting bit of news to emerge here is that not only was American Founding Father and third president of the United States President Thomas Jefferson given a posthumous Mormon baptism, but he was also sealed to former house servant and lover Sally Hemmings. The Mormon ritual of sealing is meant to connect spouses and their families in the afterlife.
~ from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemmings Baptized, Married by Mormon Church by Eric Pfeiffer ~

This is such a WEIRD practice. It's hard to make a joke out of something that seems to be a joke unto itself.