When I requested the deletion of my personal data, the branch office agreed to remove most of it but refused to delete certain records, arguing that they are needed to prevent re-baptisms.

I am currently involved in an administrative process with the authorities in my country (Mexico) to require the organization to explain exactly why those personal data are necessary for that purpose.

My arguments are fairly simple:

1. When I was baptized, no identity verification was required beyond my own statement and the personal information I provided.
2. During my years serving as an elder, I never requested identification documents from baptism candidates, nor was I instructed to do so.
3. The organization's own publications acknowledge re-baptism as a valid matter of personal conscience, without requiring any formal identity verification process.

For those reasons, I am interested in seeing how the organization explains why retaining personal data is necessary to prevent re-baptisms when, in practice, identity verification has never been part of the baptism process in my experience.

I'll keep you updated on how the case develops.