Penalties in the Latter-day Saint Temple Endowment

https://www.tiktok.com/@scriptureplus/video/7111683447952919854?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7186124114200708650 Penalties in the Latter-day Saint Temple endowment. Let’s talk about it. Latter-day Saints make sacred covenants with God in the temple endowment ceremony. Anciently, covenants followed a predictable, formulaic pattern. Among other things there was usually an introduction, they listed the terms of the covenant, there was a formal oath-taking part of the ceremony, …

The History Behind the Latter-day Saint Initiatory Ceremony

https://www.tiktok.com/@scriptureplus/video/7122221408440077610?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7007809365886502405 Is the initiatory inappropriate or creepy in any way? I personally find it the most empowering and beautiful of religious experiences, especially as a woman. But like all our ordinances, the initiatory has seen adjustments over the years, and draws from ancient traditions that can seem unfamiliar to modern audiences. In the initiatory ceremony, …

The History of Latter-day Saints waiting for one year to be sealed in the temple after a civil marriage.

The Church made an exciting new announcement today about temple sealings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Effective immediately, "a civil marriage between a man and a woman will no longer necessitate waiting a year for that couple to be married (or sealed) in a temple. The change means Latter-day Saint couples …