Install Paf 5.2 on Mac OS X! (A completely legal way to run Personal Ancestry File from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints without purchasing or installing Microsoft Windows).
PAW2U (Personal Ancestry Writer II) Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Sealing to Parents
* LDS Sealing to Spouses
* Tag people with any LDS Ordinances
* Tag people with all LDS Ordinances
* “Write TempleReady Status of Tagged People”
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2 Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Initiatory
* LDS Mission
* LDS Sealed to Parents
* LDS Sealed to Spouse
GEDitCOM II Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Child Sealing (Sealing to Parents)
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Initiatory
Gramps Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Child Sealing (Sealing to Parents)
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* Provides a List of Temples within the software
* Lists Status: Child, Cleared, Completed, Infant, Pre-1970, Qualified, Stillborn, Submitted, Uncleared
iFamily for Leopard Supports
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Sealing to Parents
MacFamilyTree 7 Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Child Sealing (Sealing to Parents)
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Initiatory
MacFamilyTree 6 Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Child Sealing (Sealing to Parents)
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Initiatory
MyBlood Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Sealing Child (Sealing to Parents)
Reunion 9 Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Seal to Parents
* Possibly Others
GEDCOM Utilities
GedScape is a GEDCOM utility for Mac OS X that allows you to navigate and converte GEDCOM files and it does support LDS features, dependent upon the GEDCOM file that’s being worked with.
The following applications will support LDS options
Heredis for Mac (2012) (Available later in 2012)
The following applications also support LDS options
– Heredis Mac X.2 (No longer available)
A few notes on LDS ordinances
Most of the above support the standard ordinances that are a part of the GEDCOM 5.5 standard and were handled in Personal Ancestral File (PAF):
Baptism – BAPL / BAPTISM-LDS
Confirmation – CONL / CONFIRMATION_L
Endowment – ENDL / ENDOWMENT
Sealing Child – SLGC / SEALING CHILD
Sealing Spouse – SLGS / SEALING SPOUSE
Temple (name or code) – TEMP / TEMPLE
There are some data fields that some genealogy applications added that go above and beyond what is listed as part of the GEDCOM 5.5 standards – understand that those particular fields may not be exported should you export a GEDCOM file. The standard ones listed above should be fine.
Family Tree Maker for Mac 2010 Supports:
* LDS Baptism
* LDS Confirmation
* LDS Endowment
* LDS Initiatory
* LDS Mission
* LDS Sealed to Parents
* LDS Sealed to Spouse
Personal Ancestry Writer II (PAWriter II) has support for some LDS Temple items. This is a Mac genealogy application that supports both Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.
GEDitCOM has additional support in creating files for LDS Temple work
Reunion 8 – Updated “LDS Temples” File – The “LDS Temples” file contains the list of temples and temple codes which Reunion 8 uses for the purpose of working with LDS ordinance data. If your genealogy work does not involve LDS ordinance data, you do not need to update this file. From time to time new temples are built, and the list of temples changes. The download available here contains the current list of temples, as of June 18, 2004.
ohmiGene – I believe some work is being done in regards to LDS information, in ohmiGene.
Personal Ancestral File (PAF) for Mac (older version, for MacOS classic)
Lds Paf Software Download
Updated for PAF for Mac LDS information for PAF for Mac users:
Download Paf Lds Windows 10
For those still using this old classic program, I’ve posted an updated Temple list here:
Download TempleList.zip or TempleList.sit and expand it, you should get a file called “Temple List”
Make a backup copy of your old “Temple List” file in your PAF folder, and replace it with the new Temple List file. The new temples should be available the next time you restart Family Records.
Logan Allred
Free Paf Download
A handout for TempleReady – to give you a background.
Download Paf 5.2 Free
MacPAF – No longer in development.