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		In the temple, holy truths are taught and solemn covenants are made in the name of Jesus Christ, both by the individual members on their own behalf and as proxies on behalf of others who have died (the latter have the choice in the spirit world to accept or reject such vicarious service).
		The reverence in the temple is hospitable to the spirit of humble worship and holiness.
		Conversely, the destruction of a temple and the cessation of its rites presaged and symbolized the dissolution of its community and the withdrawal of God´s favor.
	ldsfaq.byu.edu /emmain.asp?number=187 (9275 words)

	Mormon Temples
		In order to acquire a 'temple recommend' a Mormon must be deemed 'worthy' through penetrating interviews with Church leaders; first with his or her bishop and then with the stake president.
		The fact of the matter is that prior to the 1990 changes in the temple Endowment Ceremony, patrons (those participating in the ritual) were admonished four times during the ceremony that the covenants they were making before God and angels put them under a sacred "obligation of secrecy" in regard to their temple experience.
		Mormons today do not promise to forfeit their lives as they did as recently as 1990, but in the temple they are instructed in regard to the things they learn, "…under no condition will you ever divulge them,…"
	www.towertotruth.net /Mormon/articles/mormon_temples.htm (1442 words)

	The Evidence Bible
		Mormons teach that after the New Testament all churches became heretical and no true saints existed until the "Church of the Latter-day Saints" was organized, hence their name.
		A well-known statement within Mormonism is, "As man is god once was, as god is man may become." From a prior spirit existence in heaven, humans may be born on earth in order to exercise freedom to choose good or evil and to have a body for the resurrection.
		Additionally Mormons must keep the "Word of Wisdom" by abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine; tithe to the church; attend weekly sacrament meetings; support the Mormon prophet; do temple works; and be active in their support of the church.
	www.livingwaters.com /witnessingtool/mormonism.shtml (2137 words)

	Mormon Temples of the Dead
		Luxurious, new Mormon temples and tabernacles are being erected across America and the world to accommodate the fantastic, upward spiral in numbers.
		Mormonism is, in fact, a religion of, by, and for the dead.
		The Mormon lie is that these pre-existing spirits were chosen to come to earth to “gain earthly experience and progress toward perfection.” Once perfected, male humans become gods of their own planets somewhere out in celestial space.
	www.conspiracyworld.com /web/Articles/mormon_temples_of_dead.htm (928 words)

	Mormonism: California to Get 3 New Mormon Temples - News about religious cults and sects
		Three new Mormon temples, holy sanctuaries where only church members in good standing can set foot and even then only in ceremonial white clothing, will be built in California, including one in Newport Beach and one in Redlands, church officials said Friday.
		For Mormons, the temple serves as a bridge between heaven and Earth, a place where family relationships are "sealed" for eternity.
		Temple rites include weddings and "vicarious baptisms for the dead," ceremonies designed to unite deceased relatives who were not originally church members with their family through eternity.
	www.apologeticsindex.org /news1/an010421-11.html (381 words)

	Mormon Temples
		The mormon temple is the primal central holy place dedicated to the worship of God and the perfecting of his covenant people.
		Mormon temples are also a place where members can perform baptisms for the dead.
		Once a mormon temple is dedicated, ceremonies in the temple are only for members of the Church who have a current identification card, called a temple recommend.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/temples (895 words)

	Jerry Stokes Temples
		Its first temple predated the revelation of the "endowment." All Mormon temples constructed after the arrival of the endowment are different in important ways from the earliest LDS temple.
		In Judaism the temple was the religious, cultural, and national center; indeed, the temple was a microcosm of the universe.
		Temple theology is most fruitful when it is functioning as a powerful symbol, with the ability to be fully grounded in (sacred) space and yet generate new metaphoric associations—a vision of life in the presence of the Lord.
	churches.net /churches/utmiss/Mormondoctrines/Temples.html (19003 words)

	Mormons and Their Temples by Mark Sell
		The temple, as a symbol of the Mormon religion is as important as a cross is to historic Christianity.
		The "Temple Mormon" who follows through with the Endowment ceremonies are given and expected to wear their temple garments for the rest of their lives under their outer clothes.
		The gathering of the family on earth is the Mormon foretaste of the gathering of the celestial existence in the exaltation.
	www.issuesetc.org /resource/archives/sell.htm (5774 words)

	LDS Temple Endowment Homepage
		According to Mormon Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, "Holy sanctuaries wherein sacred ordinances, rites and ceremonies are performed which pertain to salvation and exaltation in the kingdom of God are called temples.
		Mormons believe that the spirits of the dead have the same personalities and tendencies as when they were living.
		Apostle James E. Talmage explains, "The temple endowment, as administered in modern temples, comprises instruction relating to the significance and sequence of past dispensations, and the importance of the present as the greatest and grandest era in human history.
	www.lds-mormon.com /veilworker/endowment.shtml (1399 words)

	THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMONS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mormons had traditionally separated themselves from other Christian groups -- particularly since 1846, when Brigham Young led most of the church on a long and difficult 1,300 mile (2100 km) trip to the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
		Prior to the dedication of a temple, the general public is invited to an open house to inspect its various facilities.
		A regular temple recommend requires that an individual be a member for one year, and be found "worthy." i.e.
	www.religioustolerance.org /lds_intr.htm (2461 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Profile
		The Temples are not for worship, but are used for ceremonies for the living and the dead.
		Mormon Apostle McConkie explained, "And Christ was born into the world as a literal Son this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father.
		This means that every worthy male, according to the standards of Mormonism, will become a god and rule over their own planet.
	www.watchman.org /profile/ldspro.htm (1607 words)

	Temples
		If there is anything "Mason-like" about the LDS temple ordinances, it might be explained by the fact that the Masonic order began among workers on the great Temple of Solomon.
		This and the more complete LDS temple ceremony of baptism, washing, anointing, endowment (including symbolic remembrances of Christ's sacrament), and sealing in marriage, bear striking resemblances to the format of salvation ordinances described in the Gospel of Philip which was discovered at Nag Hammadi, Egypt in recent decades.
		The temple endownment came by revelation from God, but it is possible that Masonic phraseology influenced the development of the wording used to teach the sacred elements of the LDS endowment.
	www.mormonhaven.com /temple.htm (1298 words)

	Occultic, Magic and Masonic Influence in Early Mormonism
		Therefore, what similarities may exist between Freemasonry and Mormonism seem more appropriately to be regarded as superficial, whereas the ancient occult mysteries and the Mormon endowment manifest both philosophical and structural kinship.
		The most significant area appears to be in the development of the Mormon temple ceremonies.
		This former Mormon husband and wife research/publishing team are well-known for their carefully documented critiques of Mormonism.
	www.irr.org /mit/masonry.html (2292 words)

	Mormonism (Part 4) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The importance of temples in the LDS Church.
		Where there are temples, with the spirit of revelation resting upon those who administer therein, there the Lord's people will be found; where these are not, the Church and kingdom and the truth of heaven are not." (Ibid.
		We call upon every Mormon to repent of the error of Mormonism and urge them to obey the simple and complete gospel of Jesus Christ (which is found in the New Testament).
	www.bibleanswer.com /ldspart4.htm (942 words)

	Mormons in Transition: Examining Mormonism and the Mormon Church in light of history and the Bible
		Mormons in Transition: Examining Mormonism and the Mormon Church in light of history and the Bible
		The Human Cost of Mormon Temple Marriage Policies — a former Mormon's perspective.
		Mormon America, by Richard and Joan Ostling, is perhaps the best general introduction to the Mormon Church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) available today.
	www.irr.org /mit (461 words)

	Mormonism 201: Overview
		At first glance it would appear that their credentials are appropriate to the stated purpose of the book, and that the reader is in for an authoritative discussion of the Church's beliefs and practices.
		Like so many other books that speak out against the LDS Church (often called anti-Mormon books), Mormonism 101 often resorts to misrepresentation, selective citations, and poor scholarship to show how members of the LDS Church are lost souls, deceived by their history and their leaders and destined for eternal damnation unless they see the light.
		Unfortunately, not every reader of Mormonism 101 will have the background and understanding necessary to see the book for what it is--one more attempt to stereotype members of the LDS Church and relegate them to the historical boneyard of misguided religions.
	www.fairlds.org /apol/morm201 (606 words)

	LDS (Mormon) Temple resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mormon folklore holds that Brigham Young left mysterious spaces in the temple that later perfectly accommodated elevators and electric wiring.
		“‘Not to be Riten’: The Mormon Temple Rite as Oral Canon.”- Kathleen Flake.
		I served as a temple worker in Provo for several months, and have taught on temple symbolism in the classes I have taught in various capacities.
	home.uchicago.edu /~spackman/temple (8594 words)

	FAIR Topical Guide: Temples and Temple Work
		Steven J. Danderson, "The Impact of LDS Temples on Local Property Values," (Mesa, Arizona: FAIR, February 2003) This FAIR Paper examines whether the presence of an LDS temple in a community lowers surrounding residential property values.
		Truman G. Madsen, "The Temple and the Atonement," (16 October 1994) A discourse on the topic, condensed from a lecture given at Saratoga, California.
		Hugh W. Nibley, "The Early Christian Prayer Circle," BYU Studies (1979), 1-37 The nature of the early Christian prayer circle may be described by letting the oldest documents speak for themselves, beginning with the latest and moving backwards to the earliest.
	www.fairlds.org /apol/ai127.html (1061 words)

	Mormonism Research Ministry - Welcome
		Lorenzo Snow, Mormonism's fifth president, is credited with the couplet, "As man is, God once was; as God is, man may become." Is this a current teaching in Mormon theology or just another LDS prophet's "opinion"?
		Mormon doctrine insists that marriage is a prerequisite for obtaining salvation.
		Mormonism claims that God's best is reserved only for faithful Latter-day Saints.
	www.mrm.org (326 words)

	Mormonism Research Ministry - Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		How the Jesus of Mormonism is different from the Jesus as described in the Bible.
		The sacred temple is where Mormons most important work is done.
		A series of rejoinders written in response to rebuttals to McKeever and Johnson's Mormonism 101.
	www.mrm.org /articles (297 words)

	LDS Mormon Temples Endowment Garments
		Recent changes to temple ordinances and what it means for church members
		Polygamy's Lasting Effect on Mormon Temples and Garments
		How millions of Mormons today are still impacted by Joseph Smith's practice of polygamy
	www.i4m.com /think/temples (111 words)

	Mormonism Main Page
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	www.towertotruth.net /Mormon/mormon_main.htm (97 words)

	lds-mormon.com - tons of information on mormonism and the lds church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		lds-mormon.com - tons of information on mormonism and the lds church
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		One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to recieve truth.
	www.lds-mormon.com (62 words)

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