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The LDS church places great emphasis on the sexual behavior of Mormon adherents, as a commitment to follow the law of chastity is required for baptism, [119]: 219 adherence is required to receive a temple recommend, [122] [119]: 219 and is part of the temple endowment ceremony covenants devout participants promise by oath to keep. [137]
The most well-known Mormon endowment ceremony is that performed by the LDS Church in its temples. This ceremony is open only to members of the church deemed worthy and given a "temple recommend" by their priesthood leaders after one or more personal interviews. It comprises four parts: [2]: 7 [50]
The basic beliefs and traditions of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have a cultural impact that distinguishes church members, practices and activities. The culture is geographically concentrated in the Mormon Corridor in the United States, and is present to a lesser extent in many places of the world where Latter ...
The Nauvoo endowment ceremony, introduced by Joseph Smith and codified by Mormon leader Brigham Young, consisted of symbolic acts and covenants designed to prepare participants to officiate in priesthood ordinances, and to give them the keywords and tokens they need to pass by angels guarding the way to heaven.
Washing and anointing is a Latter-day Saint practice of ritual purification. It is a key part of the temple endowment ceremony as well as the controversial Second Anointing ceremony practiced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and Mormon fundamentalists. It was also part of the female-only healing rituals among ...
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church)—there have been numerous changes to temple ceremonies over time in the church's over-200-year history. Temples are not churches or meetinghouses designated for public weekly worship services, but rather sacred places that only admit members in good standing with a recommendation ...
Sealing is an ordinance (ritual) performed in Latter Day Saint temples by a person holding the sealing authority. [1] The purpose of this ordinance is to seal familial relationships, making possible the existence of family relationships throughout eternity. [2] Sealings are typically performed as marriages or as sealing of children to parents.
A prominent feature of Mormon theology is the Book of Mormon, a 19th-century text which describes itself as a chronicle of early Indigenous peoples of the Americas and their dealings with God. [4] Mormon theology includes mainstream Christian beliefs with modifications stemming from belief in revelations to Smith and other religious leaders.