My god-daughter, Dorothy Paine, requested I write this letter for her. When she became a Christian in Utah, she was told by our priest that she did not need baptism. The reason was explained: She had been validly baptized in the Mormon Church because the Latter Day Saints (LDS) use the formula "in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit." It has been the standard policy in Utah to accept the Mormon baptism.

The Paine family members insisted they be baptized Christians because Mormonism is not another denomination of Christianity, but another religion entirely. They said the Christian God (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) is radically different from the LDS's gods: father, son and holy spirit.

We therefore question, has the newly elected Bishop of Utah been baptized a Christian, or was she allowed to believe she had been baptized validly? If the latter, she has not been baptized and was not validly ordained either deacon or priest.

Mary A. Moody Leetsdale, Pa.