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SusieQ#1
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Date: November 10, 2010 10:23AM
as I never heard of it, or witnessed it. I don't know when it was discontinued, but there is no record of any such blessing in the official list of blessings and instructions from the LDS Church. They do still dedicate a grave.
These are the only ones that they sanction:
Priesthood Ordinances and Blessings
http://lds.org/library/display/0,4945,13-1-1-7,00.htmlI have seen rituals performed for the dying by different kinds of believers. They were beautiful and performed with dignity.
I have also witnessed a kind of release from life from the family when a family member is dying. It's nothing more than letting them go and verbalizing it.