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	Ordinance (Mormonism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		These and several other ordinances may be performed vicariously or by "proxy" in behalf of the dead, and Latter-day Saints believe that it is up to the deceased to accept or reject the ordinance in the spirit world.
		Ordinances on behalf of the dead are performed when a deceased person's genealogical information has been submitted to the temple.
		The emphasis on the physical aspect of the ordinance is the basis for the Mormon practice of performing ordinances vicariously for the dead.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ordinance_(Mormonism) (806 words)

	Temple (Mormonism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In Mormonism, a temple is a building designed as a house of God and often reserved for special forms of worship.
		Temples and their associated ordinances are a vital part of the theology of the LDS church.
		Latter-day Saints perform these proxy ordinances because they believe deceased non-Mormons are in a condition referred to as "Spirit Prison." They believe that Christ went to the righteous spirits in prison and organized a great missionary force to teach the gospel to the dead who, in turn, may be baptized by proxy in a temple.
	www.hartselle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Temple_(Mormonism) (3105 words)

	Ordinance (Mormonism) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		In (The doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon) Mormonism, an ordinance is a religious (Any customary observance or practice) ritual of special significance, often involving a covenant with God.
		Ordinances are usually performed by members of the (The body of ordained religious practitioners) priesthood.
		In addition, some Mormon ordinances are usually associated with and performed in (Place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity) temples.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/or/ordinance_(mormonism)1.htm (857 words)

	Chapter 15 - The Story of Polygamy-Beauties of Polygamy
		A very prominent member of the Mormon priesthood, who had a large number of wives, had married a young girl with whom he was completely infatuated, and who embraced every occasion for exhibiting the power she had obtained over the old gentleman.
		A Mormon not only counts himself the possessor and master of his women bodily, but he is also the self-constituted owner of their souls.
		It is a notorious fact, and a refutation is challenged from any source, that the Mormon youth and children are precocious in wickedness to a remarkable degree, and are entirely lacking in that simplicity and innocence which is an attribute of children almost the world over.
	www.biblebelievers.net /Cults/Mormonism/WomenofMormonism/kjcwom15.htm (4876 words)

	Mormon America - The Power and the Promise
		The Book of Mormon, for example, the first work of Mormon scripture, purports to be a historically true account of pre-Columbian people in the New World; it teaches that they were part of the Tribes of Israel who were visited and converted in America by the resurrected Jesus.
		What matters to Mormons is their "living prophet"; the Ostlings are correct to quote the late Mormon Church president and prophet Ezra Taft Benson that "a living prophet trumps dead ones." But when the institution is a church and a religion, then the rhetorical tools by which that trump is played matter a great deal.
		Plainly, among Mormons and their leaders, a certain anxiety and a certain lurking concern for inauthenticity and illegitimacy--has the all-knowing God really changed His mind or was it just His leaders?--remains, even with the implicit acceptance that what really matters is not doctrine for its own sake but the forward march of the corporate church.
	www.lds-mormon.com /mormonamerica.shtml (2543 words)

	Did Jesus Establish Baptism for the Dead?
		Although the Book of Mormon is described as containing “the fullness of the everlasting gospel” (Doctrine and Covenants 27:5), and although baptism for the dead is a central teaching of the gospel of Jesus Christ, according to the LDS church, the Book of Mormon contains no reference whatever to the practice, either direct or indirect.
		In fact, Book of Mormon teaching seems to clearly preclude the practice on several counts; the evidence on this point is considered later in the article.
		Mormon writer Gregory A. Prince wonders at the coincidence that the book of Moroni, which contains this sole Book of Mormon reference to infant baptism, was produced in 1829, one year after the death at birth of Joseph and Emma’s firstborn child in 1828.
	www.irr.org /mit/baptdead.html (4610 words)

	Temples
		The ordinance of eternal marriage was restored again through latter-day revelation to the prophet Joseph Smith (D&C 110:12).
		Joseph Smith said: "Ordinances instituted in the heavens before the foundation of the world, in the priesthood, for the salvation of men, are not to be altered or changed." (TPJS, 308)
		Ordinances instituted in the heavens before the foundation of the world, in the priesthood, for the salvation of men, are not to be altered or changed.
	www.mormonhaven.com /temple.htm (1298 words)

	Mormonism 201: Chapter 15 The Temple
		Mary Ettie Smith, a former temple Mormon, wrote in 1870 that "…women are to be the ornaments of his [her husband's] kingdom, and dependant upon him for resurrection and salvation…"12
		When marrying her husband Dennis in the Salt Lake City temple, former Mormon Rauni Higley (who had been through the endowment ceremony previously) was taken to the veil of the temple and asked to give her husband the "first token of the Aaronic Priesthood," including her secret temple name.
		Mormonism 101 was elucidating that the practice of baptizing for the dead had no biblical basis.
	www.mrm.org /articles/mormonism_201/chapter_15 (15579 words)

	Mormonism Research Ministry - Articles - Do This In Remembrance Of Me - A Look at LDS Communion
		Mormon theology views the death of Christ as a victory over the Fall in Adam, from which everyone is guaranteed a part in the resurrection.
		It should be noted that in the symbol which Christ instituted to remind us of the benefits of his death for us, the teachings of Mormonism persist in maintaining the importance of works.
		Mormonism is incurably a works-righteousness system in which the laborers must toil diligently for their hire.
	www.mrm.org /multimedia/text/communion.html (1118 words)

	Mormon Church :: Few changes to free-speech laws (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Theologically, Mormonism - the so-called 'Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' is a cult of Christianity.
		Given that the theology and practice of the Mormon Church violates essential Christian doctrines, Mormonism does not represent historical, Biblical Christianity, is not a Christian denomination, and is not in any way part of the Christian church.
		Salt Lake City Rocky Anderson had Rutan examine the city's ordinances governing free speech after clashes arose between Christian street preachers, who are critical of the LDS Church, and attendees of the October semi-annual general conference.
	www.religionnewsblog.com /6348-.html (812 words)

	The Mormon Church Attempts to Conceal - TheologyWeb Campus
		Furthermore, we believe that ordinances performed in behalf of any deceased individual are valid only if that person is worthy of and chooses to accept what has been done in his or her behalf.
		If Ashton and her co-workers were not very efficient in their search for Adolf Hitler temple ordinance entries in the LDS genealogical computer system, the same could be said for their lack of thoroughness in locating the same type of records for Eva Braun.
		Mormons apparently overlooked the LDS ordinance records of other well-known Nazis during their IGI purge.
	www.theologyweb.com /forum/showthread.php?t=7492 (2282 words)

	Mormonism 201: Chapter 15
		An ordinance is a covenantal act-baptism is an ordinance, ordaining to the priesthood is an ordinance, confirmation is an ordinance, etc. A ceremony is the ritual or rite that includes the ordinance.
		The Ordinances of the temple, the endowment and sealings, pertain to exaltation in the celestial kingdom, where the sons and daughters are.
		Although Mormons are told the endowment is representative of the ancient ceremony mentioned in the Bible, there is no evidence to suggest that Jewish worshippers in Bible times were threatened for revealing what went on inside the Jerusalem temple.
	www.fairlds.org /apol/morm201/m20115.html (10300 words)

	Gospel Link
		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).
		Each ordinance worker is finally interviewed carefully by the temple president or one of his counselors who, when satisfied as to personal worthiness, attitude, and ability, sets the person apart by the laying-on of hands, thus conveying the authority essential to officiate in temple ordinances.
		Furthermore, according to Cyril, the candidate was reminded that the whole ordinance is "in imitation of the sufferings of Christ," in which "we suffer without pain by mere imitation his receiving of the nails in his hands and feet: the antitype of Christ´s sufferings" (Patrologiae Graecae 33:1081).
	ldsfaq.byu.edu /emmain.asp?number=187 (9275 words)

	Mormon: A Mormon Apologist Lies About Mormon Temple Changes
		Mormon Fundamentalists correctly use the changes in the temple ordinances and covenants to demonstrate that the main Mormon Church is in a state of apostasy.
		The ordinances of the endowment embody certain obligations on the part of the individual, such as covenant and promise to observe the law of strict virtue and chastity, to be charitable, benevolent, tolerant and pure; to devote both talent and material needs to the building up of the Kingdom of God.
		The Mormons of 1857 cited the "oath of vengeance" as their "justification" for committing the Mountain Meadows Massacre; they accused members of the Baker/Fancher train of being among the murderers of apostle Parley P. Pratt, who was killed in Arkansas mere weeks before the MMM.
	www.exmormon.org /mormon/mormon331.htm (9267 words)

	Jerry Stokes Glossary of Mormon Terms
		Modern Mormons are using DNA to enhance their research but are saying this same science should not be trusted as it applies to the Book of Mormon.
		Mormonism, Mormons* Unofficial terms for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members; members prefer to use the official name of the Church and to be referred to as Latter-day Saints.
		ordinances* A performance or prescribed ceremony related to the reception of a blessing, covenant, or ordination, such as baptism, confirmation, endowment, marriage, etc., performed by one who has been ordained to the priesthood and authorized to perform the ordinance.
	churches.net /churches/utmiss/Glossary/Glossary.html (12471 words)

	Washing the Feet and the 2nd Anointing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The ordinance of foot washing, following the example of Jesus in John 13:4-10, was performed, and the veils were rolled up.
		The higher ordinance was necessary to confirm the revealed promises of ‘kingly powers’ (i.e., godhood) received in the endowment’s initiatory ordinances.
		While some Mormons emphasize that the word “gods” in the revelation is not capitalized, an official statement of the LDS First Presidency did use the capitalized form, and declared that man’s ultimate goal was to evolve “into a God.” (Ensign, Feb. 2002, p.30)
	www.concernedchristians.org /nocomparison_temple7-misc4.php (1110 words)

	Mormons Attempt to Hide Temple Baptism for Hitler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Eva Anna Paula Braun, born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on February 7, 1912, was "baptized" by Mormons on October 16, 1964, and "endowed" on February 5, 1965, in the Los Angeles Temple.
		There are, currently, Ancestral File ordinance records which show Adolf Hitler was "baptized" on September 4, 1993, "endowed" on October 12, 1993, and "sealed" to his parents and also Eva Braun on June 14, 1994 - in the Los Angeles Temple.
		The IGI ordinance records for Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess, which correctly showed his place of birth as Alexandria, Egypt, were deleted - yet other IGI ordinance entries still exist for Hess, wrongly listing his place of birth as Germany.
	nowscape.com /mormon/hitler_temple_records.htm (1860 words)

	Articles - Temple (Mormonism) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		These ordinances may be performed either on behalf of the participant, or by "proxy" on behalf of the dead.
		It is believed that the dead may accept or reject the other ordinances done by proxy on their behalf prior to the Final judgement.
		Because Latter-day Saints who have participated in the Endowment are placed under a solemn oath never to reveal four key portions of the temple ordinances to outsiders, they are usually hesitant to discuss details of the ordinances outside of the temple, even with members of their own faith.
	www.gaple.com /articles/Temple_(Mormonism) (3247 words)

	Mormon News for WE 19Mar00: Nauvoo is trying to juggle growth, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Mormon News for WE 19Mar00: Nauvoo is trying to juggle growth,
		The planning commission has met twice monthly hoping to hammer out an ordinance which will reconcile the interests of tourists in the historic sites and the rebuilding of the Nauvoo Temple with the zoning laws about to be put into place.
		An ordinance requiring permits for solicitors was also passed.
	www.mormonstoday.com /000319/D6Nauvoo01.shtml (298 words)

	Mormon News for WE 11 May 2001: Business News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Nauvoo City Council has passed the first reading of its new proposed zoning ordinance, but won't be done with the bill before a moratorium on new building permits expires May 15th.
		The moratorium was imposed and the ordinance proposed after The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced plans to rebuild the Nauvoo Temple and real estate developers announced building plans in the town.
		And The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is conserving says Orange County spokesman Joe Bentley.
	www.mormonstoday.com /010511/BBusiness.shtml (334 words)

	List of articles about Mormonism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Church of Christ (Mormonism), Latter-day Saint, Latter Day Saint, Latter Day Saint movement, Mormon, Mormonism, Mormonism and Christianity, Mormonism and Freemasonry, Mormonism and Judaism, Restorationist (Church of Christ-Elijah), Saint
		Anointing of the Sick, Baptism, Baptism for the dead, Endowment (Mormonism), Eternal Marriage, Marriage, Infant baptism, Ordinance (Mormonism), Patriarchal blessing, Prayer circle, Rebaptism (Mormonism), Sacrament (Mormonism), Sealing (Mormonism), Second Anointing, Temple, Temple (Mormonism), Temple garment (Mormonism), Temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Temple garment, Washing and anointing
		Significant dates in Mormonism=== 1805, 1820, 1827, 1830, 1832, 1838, 1844, 1846, 1847, 1857, 1904, 1957, January 12, February 10, March 24, April 6, June 1, June 9, June 27, July 24, August 8, August 29, September 11, September 21, September 24, December 5, December 23, 19th century
	hallencyclopedia.com /List_of_articles_about_Mormonism (1017 words)

	Teachings About Temples (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The temple is a model, a presentation in figurative terms, of the pattern and journey of life on earth.
		"The ordinances performed only in the temple are baptisms for the dead, washings and anointings, endowments, and marriages or sealings for eternity.
		Latter-day Saints, who have been to the temple, wear sacred garments under their regular clothing to remind them of the sacred covenants that they have made with God.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/basic/temples (966 words)

	FAIR Journal: November 2002
		Anti-Mormon seminars are sponsored in Protestant chapels and members are instructed in the evils of Mormonism while LDS marriage customs and dress practice are criticized.
		Our prime witness to the philisophical and intellectual threads of anti-Christian literature in the earliest centuries C.E. is Celsus, a noted writer whose ideas come to us via the record of Origen, a brilliant apologist who defended the early Church against the pagan writers who sought to destroy the new faith.
		Peterson explains such things as shared beliefs of Muslims and Mormons, the historical events that have led to today's fundamentalist movement, and why some Muslims have such an intense hatred for the West.
	www.fairlds.org /pubs/journal/FJ200211.html (3175 words)

	Gospel Link
		The white undergarment worn by those members who have received the ordinance of the temple endowment is a ceremonial one.
		All adults who enter the temple are required to wear it.
		In LDS temples, men and women who receive priesthood ordinances wear this undergarment and other priestly robes.
	ldsfaq.byu.edu /emmain.asp?number=88 (466 words)

	Teachings About The Holy Ghost (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Elder Dennis E. Simmons explains that a troubled soul can be filled with peace by maintaining the companionship of the Holy Ghost.
		It is considered one of the essential ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ and an absolute prerequisite of salvation." Encyclopedia of Mormonism
		Baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost refers to the experience of an individual who receives the ordinance of the laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/basic/godhead/holy_ghost (459 words)

	LDS Mormon Temples Endowment Garments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		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)

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