In the San Francisco Bay area the first baptisms occurred at Mission San Francisco in 1777.

of the teaching of baptisms, of laying on of hands, of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Lastly, it should be added that some people accept their slave status because they derive some small advantages from it, at weddings and baptisms, for example.

The quality of the recording can be assessed based on the amount of information offered about individuals mentioned in the registers, the extent to which that information was provided in a standard form across the country, and the clarity of the presentation (whether separate registers for baptisms, marriages, and burials were maintained).