What Takes Place In Mormon Temples?

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (inadvertently called by friends of other faiths, the “Mormon Church”) believe that temples are sacred holy places of worship. They believe that temples are literally houses of the Lord Jesus Christ. As a result of many misconceptions about Mormon temples and what goes on inside of them, D. Lauritsen, a Mormon professor, has written this response: What Happens Inside Mormon Temples? Brief Answer: In the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, worthy members receive instruction relating to the Creation, the Fall, and the redemption of mankind. In addition, attendees accept sacred covenants and participate in ordinances that the Lord has...

on Nov 28, 2011 in Mormon Temple Ritual, Question/Answer | 0 comments

Open House For Guatemala Mormon Temple

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (inadvertently called by friends of other faiths, the “Mormon Church”) has opened a beautiful new temple for the public in Quetzaltenango Guatemala. The temple open house will be from November 11-26. It will later be dedicated on December 11th by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, second counselor in the first presidency of the Church, which is the highest council in the Church of Jesus Christ. The first Mormon missionaries came to Guatemala in 1947. Missionaries are sent out world wide to teach the restored gospel of Jesus Christ to everyone so that all may have chance to receive its blessings. Temples are a part of those blessings. The Church started out small in...

on Nov 10, 2011 in About Mormons, Basic Beliefs, Mormon Temple Ritual | 0 comments

Mormon Temples: Houses of the Lord Jesus Christ

By Eric Kotter, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (“Mormon“), student at BYU-Idaho studying communications, and freelance writer. This world is full of things that just aren’t very happy, to say the least. There seems to be an ever increasing focus on things that just don’t matter. As a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (inadvertently called by friends of other faiths, the “Mormon Church”) I’m so grateful for the opportunity to go to a Holy Temple of the Lord Jesus Christ. I go there to find refuge from the storms of the world. It’s so wonderful that there is a place where I can go to commune with God and feel of His love for me. In the...

on Nov 3, 2011 in About Mormons, Mormon Temple Ritual, Mormon Women and Men: Reflections on Temple Worship, The Bible and the Temple | 0 comments

Moroni Atop Mormon Temples

A Muslim friend of mine from Indonesia asked me a couple years ago as I drove him past the Jordan River Temple in South Jordan, Utah, “who is the man on top of the steeple?” His question caught me off guard because for months he had lived a block away from the Provo Utah Temple while his wife was going to graduate school at Brigham Young University the past few years. I assumed he already knew about temples. I explained to him the person on top of the temples is the angel Moroni, whom we do not worship, rather we honor him. Statues of the angel Moroni are placed atop many temples in reference to the scripture in Revelations 14:6, “And I saw another angel fly in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting gospel...

on Nov 1, 2011 in About Mormons | 0 comments
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