diff --git a/src/const.py b/src/const.py
index 60f5dc629..419fed18c 100644
--- a/src/const.py
+++ b/src/const.py
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ personalConstantEvents = {
     "Adult Christening"   : "CHRA",
     "Alternate Birth"     : "BIRT",
     "Alternate Death"     : "DEAT",
-    "Baptism (LDS)"       : "BAPL",
     "Baptism"             : "BAPM",
     "Bar Mitzvah"         : "BARM",
     "Bas Mitzvah"         : "BASM",
@@ -242,7 +241,6 @@ _pe_e2l = {
     "Alternate Birth"     : _("Alternate Birth"),
     "Alternate Death"     : _("Alternate Death"),
     "Adult Christening"   : _("Adult Christening"),
-    "Baptism (LDS)"       : _("Baptism (LDS)"),
     "Baptism"             : _("Baptism"),
     "Bar Mitzvah"         : _("Bar Mitzvah"),
     "Bas Mitzvah"         : _("Bas Mitzvah"),
diff --git a/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py b/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
index 48faed3e7..96f060c9f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/src/plugins/ReadGedcom.py
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@ class GedcomParser:
 	    elif matches[1] == "WIFE":
                 self.family.setMother(self.db.findPerson(matches[2],self.pmap))
                 self.ignore_sub_junk(2)
+	    elif matches[1] == "SLGS":
+                ord = LdsOrd()
+                self.family.setLdsSeal(ord)
+                self.parse_ord(ord,2)
 	    elif matches[1] == "ADDR":
                 self.addr = Address()
                 self.addr.setStreet(matches[2] + self.parse_continue_data())
@@ -535,6 +539,15 @@ class GedcomParser:
                     self.person.setGender(Person.male)
                 else:
                     self.person.setGender(Person.female)
+	    elif matches[1] in [ "BAPL", "ENDL", "SLGC" ]:
+                ord = LdsOrd()
+                if matches[1] == "BAPL":
+                    self.person.setLdsBaptism(ord)
+                elif matches[1] == "ENDL":
+                    self.person.setLdsEndowment(ord)
+                else:
+                    self.person.setLdsSeal(ord)
+                self.parse_ord(ord,2)
 	    elif matches[1] == "FAMS":
                 family = self.db.findFamily(matches[2],self.fmap)
                 self.person.addFamily(family)
@@ -855,6 +868,23 @@ class GedcomParser:
             else:
 	        self.barf(level+1)
 
+    def parse_ord(self,ord,level):
+        while 1:
+            matches = self.get_next()
+            if int(matches[0]) < level:
+                self.backup()
+                break
+            elif matches[1] == "TEMP":
+                ord.setTemple(matches[2])
+            elif matches[1] == "DATE":
+                ord.setDateObj(self.extract_date(matches[2]))
+            elif matches[1] == "FAMC":
+                ord.setFamily(self.db.findFamily(matches[2],self.fmap))
+            elif matches[1] == ["PLAC", "STAT", "SOUR", "NOTE" ]:
+                self.ignore_sub_junk(level+1)
+            else:
+                self.barf(level+1)
+
     def parse_person_event(self,event,level):
         note = ""
         while 1:
diff --git a/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py b/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py
index d606e44fa..10d46bf9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py
+++ b/src/plugins/WriteGedcom.py
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@ class GedcomWriter:
             father = family.getFather()
             mother = family.getMother()
             if not self.probably_alive(father) or not self.probably_alive(mother):
+                self.write_ord("SLGS",family.getLdsSeal(),1)
+
                 for event in family.getEventList():
                     if self.private and event.getPrivacy():
                         continue
@@ -717,6 +719,11 @@ class GedcomWriter:
                 self.g.write("1 _UID %s\n" % uid)
             
             ad = 0
+
+            self.write_ord("BAPL",person.getLdsBaptism(),1)
+            self.write_ord("ENDL",person.getLdsBaptism(),1)
+            self.write_ord("SLGC",person.getLdsSeal(),1)
+            
             for event in person.getEventList():
                 if self.private and event.getPrivacy():
                     continue
@@ -928,6 +935,16 @@ class GedcomWriter:
         for srcref in event.getSourceRefList():
             self.write_source_ref(2,srcref)
 
+    def write_ord(self,name,ord,index):
+        if ord == None:
+            return
+        self.g.write('%d %s\n' % (index,name))
+        self.print_date("%d DATE" % (index + 1), ord.getDateObj())
+        if ord.getTemple() != "":
+            self.g.write('%d TEMP %s\n' % (index+1,ord.getTemple()))
+        if ord.getFamily():
+            self.g.write('%d FAMC @%s@\n' % (index+1,self.fid(ord.getFamily().getId())))
+
     def print_date(self,prefix,date):
         start = date.get_start_date()