You have no idea what was standard practice in my non-Utah ward more than 40 years ago.
It may have been standard practice from your observations, or even a Bishop was doing his own thing, it's been know to happen from time to time, but given your understanding of LDS doctrines and practices that you have been corrected on here so many times, your membership, which I first doubted outright, was far from consistent or active. Call me a liar, I don't care, your "facts' just don't mesh. I'd be happy to point out the inconsistencies if you care. Ok, I'm now through with my very long run-on sentence.