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Section 20 of the Doctrine and Covenants first documented the instructions for Latter Day Saint baptism. "The person who is called of God and has authority from Jesus Christ to baptize, shall go down into the water with the person who has presented himself or herself for baptism, and shall say, calling him or her by name: Having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of ...
The LDS Church's priesthood is open to males only [42] [43] and from the mid-1800s until 1978 was not open to people of black African descent. [42] The LDS Church routinely gives its Aaronic priesthood to boys 11 years of age and older, while Community of Christ generally restricts its priesthood to adult men and women. [44]
[6] No longer officially printed by any Church affiliation, Deseret enthusiasts and historians have revitalized Deseret editions of the Book of Mormon which can be purchased in print or read online. [7] [8] [9] Originally published in "part one" which covered a third of the Book of Mormon and a "family edition" which included the complete text ...
In the Latter Day Saint movement, an ordinance is a sacred rite or ceremony that has spiritual and symbolic meanings and act as a means of conveying divine grace.Ordinances are physical acts which signify or symbolize an underlying spiritual act; for some ordinances, the spiritual act is the finalization of a covenant between the ordinance recipient and God.
It involves the laying on of hands and is performed after baptism. Through confirmation, the initiate becomes an official member of the church and receives the gift of the Holy Ghost. [1] Baptism and confirmation are administered to persons at least eight years old (the age of accountability).
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—Mormonism's largest denomination—there have been numerous changes to temple ceremonies 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 ...
In common with other Restorationist churches, the LDS Church teaches that a Great Apostasy occurred. It teaches that after the death of Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, the priesthood authority was lost and some important doctrinal teachings, including the text of the Bible, were changed from their original form, thus necessitating a restoration prior to the Second Coming.
In Mosiah 18, Nephites living in King Noah's territory who want to listen to Alma's secret preaching gather to a place called the waters of Mormon. [1] In the process of this preaching, Alma proceeds to invite the listeners to be baptized. [2]