baptism - if not infants, then when? - Page 2

[lilyka]

In a sense I guess.

 In our church we bring the babies into the temple on the 40th day to dedicate them to the Lord.  (until then mom and baby do not come to church).  Then any time after that they may be baptized.  There is no fear of innocent little ones going to hell.  Baptized or not.  So there is no rush and some people wait years.

There is no official church statement on the medical need of circumcision but it is certainly not a part of our religion.  We are under the covenant of baptism not circumcision.  There is a verse somewhere....so to answer your question....yeah, kinda.  But at the same time it stands alone.

[benkatie]

The Latter-day Saints (Mormons) believe that the Lord has revealed that 8 years old is the time when children may choose to be baptized if they are ready and understand the basic doctrines of the gospel of Jesus Christ. It is the responsibility of the parents to teach their children so that they are ready to be baptized at this point. The basic beliefs of baptism of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may be read here http://mormon.org/faq/#Baptism