As I have worked to confirm ordinances, I'm always surprised to see so much work redone and redone again (in some cases as many as 10 times). Most of my recent ancestors (up to and including almost all of my Great-Great Grandparents) did their own ordinances while they were alive. Some of my Great-Great-Great Grandparents even did their own work. Though there are mistakes in the Temple Ordinance Records, it is usually pretty easy to match names and see that the work has already been done.
I realize that for years, Temple Ordinance Records were only updated irregularly and were difficult to access. Because of that, work that needed to be done was often duplicated. But now, those Ordinance records are updated almost in real time -- and are easily accessed on the internet. There really isn't any reason that these already completed and recorded ordinances should be redone. A recent example is that work on my Grandma Coombs (who just died 11 years ago) is already being redone -- as recently as 2002. Her name was resubmitted with an incorrect birthplace. Careful checks in the Ordinance Records would have showed that she had completed all of her own ordinances while living.
We receive blessings in our lives just for attending the temple. But redoing ordinances takes hours of proxy time that could be used for someone who actually needs the work done.
Stepping off my soap-box. :o)
