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1 Profile of Latter-day Saints in Ireland:
Latter-day Saints in Ireland are from a number of countries including Ireland, the UK, other EU countries, the Philippines, North and South America and African countries. Most are to be found in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick and other smaller urban centres. The movement refers to members as Latter-day Saints and not 'Mormons'. (Fulltext of Essential Point 1 in Profile of Latter-day Saints in Ireland)
2 Religious contacts and religious practices:
The church has home teachers whose role includes visiting members in hospital. The person or family will normally know the name of their Home teacher or the contact number for an elder who can perform religious ceremonies. If these contacts are not known a contact can be sourced through the number provided at the end of the section. (Fulltext of Essential Point 2 in Religious contacts and religious practices)
3 Death-related religious rituals:
The home teacher or elder should be called if a person is in danger of death to provide spiritual support to the person. There are no specific rituals for dying Latter-day Saints. (Fulltext of Essential Point 3 in Death-related religious rituals)
4 Cleaning and touching the body:
The normal washing and preparation procedure can be carried out. The sacred garment (described under Personal and religious items) may be removed when washing a body and should be replaced afterwards. (Fulltext of Essential Point 4 in Cleaning and touching the body)
5 Initiation ritual/infant baptism:
Baptism of newborns and infants in danger of death is not necessary. (Fulltext of Essential Point 5 in Initiation ritual/infant baptism)
