Every religion has its own place of worship. It may be called a church, temple, house, or sanctuary. For example in accordance to the Mormon religion how the word temple actually came about has been lost in history. The basis of the word temple is to look at the root name from the Latin language which when translated means for something that is measured and plotted. In respect to the Mormons their temple is used for carrying out all of the ordinances that is part of their religion. The whole concept is that the ceremonies are the pattern for mainstream living and for the pattern of life. Followers believe all things which are covered within the temple. Their belief is that life is everlasting. The temple is much like the traditional Christian churches in the respect that individuals can go there for solitude and to have a relationship with God as they know it.
There has been a great deal of speculation about what goes on in the Mormon temples when it comes to their ceremonies. Most often the black picture is painted regarding these. This is something that creates great stress to the Mormons themselves that they are considered as carrying on these negative actions within their temple.
To the Mormons their temple is their symbol of life after death. It must be remembered according to the Mormon religion that everything is based on ordinances and covenants. This is the central core to their relationship with God each in their own individual way. It is adamantly said by the Mormon followers that there is nothing that is taught in the temple that is not taught in public.
However any of the ordinances and covenants that are made within the temple are guarded and considered sacred. This is considered by the anti-Mormon as being a hidden agenda. The Mormons retort to this will say that Jesus himself also taught in secret and that there were times that the disciples were not to cast their pearls before swine as quoting the holy Bible. So the concept is that the doctrine is not kept secret but the rights and ordinances are. If one knows anything about the Freemasons this is much the same as their concept when it comes to their rituals being kept secret.
It must be remembered that when it comes to the Mormon belief that their believe that all children are spiritual children that have heavenly parents. That there was a pre existent life as spirits and in life today. They will rely heavily as their support on their concepts of the revelations given to them by their first leader who was the prophet Joseph Smith. Mormons do not believe in the original sin of Adam and Eve.
A relationship to God according to their belief is that he is a perfect spirit and wants his children just to be as perfect meaning they are to have a glorified and resurrected body as Jesus set the example. For this all men have the potential to be like God. The relationship between man and God are based on covenants which are two-way agreements.
The ceremonies that are carried out in the Mormon temples are classed as the a symbolic presentation of the journey of Man.
There are three categories that an individual that has not been able to follow the Mormon way can fall into. One is that they will be damned for eternity. Secondly, they will be saved or three they will have the chance to accept Jesus. One of the ordinances are ceremonies that is carried out in the temples is the baptism that relates to the dead who never had the chance to accept Christ and by this baptism by proxy gives them that opportunity.
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