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| | Mormon Temples of the Dead |
 | | Mormonism is, in fact, a religion of, by, and for the dead. | | | Moreover, the fabulous, new multimillion temples are being built not to house living worshippers of God, but primarily to baptize the dead. | | | Amazingly, these increases are in spite of the fact that Mormonism is one of the most demonic and devil-infested religions on Earth. |
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http://www.conspiracyworld.com/web/Articles/mormon_temples_of_dead.htm
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| | Gospel Link |
| | The reverence in the temple is hospitable to the spirit of humble worship and holiness. | | | 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 temple is the primal central holy place dedicated to the worship of God and the perfecting of his covenant people. |
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http://ldsfaq.byu.edu/emmain.asp?number=187
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| | The Evidence Bible |
| | In order to obtain this ultimate step, Mormons must exercise faith in the God of Mormonism, its Christ, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; exercise repentance; and be baptized in the LDS Church. | | | 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. | | | The Mormon church claims to be the only true church. |
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http://www.livingwaters.com/witnessingtool/mormonism.shtml
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| | The Watchman Expositor: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Profile |
| | 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. | | | The Temples are not for worship, but are used for ceremonies for the living and the dead. | | | Published in 1830, this was to become the first of many scriptures for the Mormon Church. |
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http://www.watchman.org/profile/ldspro.htm
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| | Mormon Temples |
| | 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. | | | When asked about the secrecy surrounding LDS temples Mormons will insist, "It's sacred, not secret." These same people believe the Book of Mormon to be sacred, too, yet they have no problem proclaiming it to the world. | | | The ceremonies performed within the temple are essential, for they are the only way to realize the ultimate spiritual goal of Mormonism: to become Gods and Goddesses and rule self-created worlds. |
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http://www.towertotruth.net/Mormon/articles/mormon_temples.htm
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| | 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 gathering of the family on earth is the Mormon foretaste of the gathering of the celestial existence in the exaltation. | | | The God of the Bible is not the god of Mormonism. |
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http://www.issuesetc.org/resource/archives/sell.htm
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| | Mormonism: California to Get 3 New Mormon Temples - News about religious cults and sects |
| | 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. | | | 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. |
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http://www.apologeticsindex.org/news1/an010421-11.html
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| | LDS Temple Endowment Homepage |
| | Possession of a temple recommend indicates that the bearer is in full faith and fellowship with the Church. | | | Once a Mormon temple is dedicated only faithful Mormons who bear a temple recommend may enter. | | | Mormons believe that the spirits of the dead have the same personalities and tendencies as when they were living. |
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http://www.lds-mormon.com/veilworker/endowment.shtml
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| | Jerry Stokes Temples |
| | In Judaism the temple was the religious, cultural, and national center; indeed, the temple was a microcosm of the universe. | | | 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. | | | 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. |
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http://churches.net/churches/utmiss/Mormondoctrines/Temples.html
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| | Mormons in Transition: Examining Mormonism and the Mormon Church in light of history and the Bible |
| | 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. | | | Mormons in Transition: Examining Mormonism and the Mormon Church in light of history and the Bible | | | Changes to Latter-day Scripture — Examine some of the thousands of changes Mormon Church leaders have made to Mormon scriptures. |
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http://www.irr.org/mit
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| | Mormonism (Part 4) |
| | The importance of temples in the LDS Church. | | | 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). | | | 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. |
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http://www.bibleanswer.com/ldspart4.htm
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| | Temples |
| | 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. | | | 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. | | | 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. |
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http://www.mormonhaven.com/temple.htm
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| | THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMONS) |
| | Some Christian Fundamentalist authors, particularly those from the counter-cult movement, feel that differences between Mormonism and traditional Christianity are so great that the LDS church should be considered a non-Christian cult. | | | The LDS, and most other Mormons denominations, recognize four source texts as divinely inspired and authoritative scripture. | | | Their over 20,000 churches and 100 temples are spread across 150 countries. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/lds_intr.htm
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| | 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 pervasive influence of Freemasonry in Mormon Temples is expressed well by LDS historian Dr. Reed Durham. | | | There is absolutely no question in my mind that the Mormon ceremony which came to be known as the Endowment, introduced by Joseph Smith to Mormon Masons, had an immediate inspiration from Masonry. |
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http://www.irr.org/mit/masonry.html
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| | LDS (Mormon) Temple resources |
| | Nathan's Exhaustive Guide to the Temples of the LDS Church. | | | “‘Not to be Riten’: The Mormon Temple Rite as Oral Canon.”- Kathleen Flake. | | | “The Catholic Liturgy and the Mormon Temple.” –Marcus von Wellnitz. |
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http://home.uchicago.edu/~spackman/temple
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| | Mormonism Research Ministry - Welcome |
| | Mormonism claims that God's best is reserved only for faithful Latter-day Saints. | | | 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"? | | | A careful study of the teachings that separate Mormonism from Christianity. |
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http://www.mrm.org
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| | FAIR Topical Guide: Temples and Temple Work |
| | 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. | | | John Tvedtnes, "Early Christian and Jewish Rituals Related to Temple Practices," (1999 FAIR Conference presentation.) Were unique LDS temple practices also known to early Jews and Christians? | | | Lynn M. Hilton, The Hand as a Cup in Ancient Temple Worship. |
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http://www.fairlds.org/apol/ai127.html
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| | 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 | | | A true-believing Mormon tries to make sense of the endowment ceremony |
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http://www.i4m.com/think/temples
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| | Mormonism Main Page |
| | See how the LDS Church is making inroads into ecumenism with Evangelicals. | | | - 12 Things you Must Know about Mormonism and the Bible, by Fran Sankey | | | Kathleen Baldwin - Examines the Crushing Weight of Leaving the Mormon Church |
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http://www.towertotruth.net/Mormon/mormon_main.htm
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