On August 11, 2007, at the Mormon temple outside Washington, DC, Danny and Erin, sheathed in white from head to toe, knelt before an alter. In a ceremony that could only be attended by friends and family who were tithe-paying members of the church, the couple swore their devo...
A euphoric state known as "being on the lam." Laminated Rectangle of Righteousness: Temple Recommend. Magic Kingdom Pass. Lamoney: The Lamanite King who specialized in stealing shizloads of Shiblums, Senines, Senums and Limnahs at arrow point from the Bank of Zarahemla. ...
That is, if Mormon men could find Indian brides, the Mormons as a group might gain useful connections among the tribes located west of the Missouri River (on whose land the first Mormon temple was originally planned to be located). See H. Michael Marquardt, The Joseph Smith Revelations, pp...
LDS Temple Baptistry with Window "into the World of Light" My eyes are opening to a new concept of religious faith that is wonderful! I'm no theologian and certainly no official spokesman for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, my deep dives into family history work...
The LDS Temple Endowment ceremony has been changed many times (basically it's been toned down). (The Christian God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.)Joseph and Hyrum's Freemasonry Lodge was becoming the largest Freemasonry Lodge in Illinois. The non-LDS Masons in the state felt ...
But according to Mormon theology, he will be married to both of them in the afterlife because he has been “sealed” to them in a Mormon temple ceremony which is considered the most sacred ordinance in the faith. Oh. Okay, let’s dive into the details. ...
In 1833 I moved to Kirtland with my father, and went to work on the Temple, doing whatever I was able to do. I will here digress from the subject of my experience, and remark that I have asked a great many if they could tell who those twenty-four Elders were who laid the foundat...
In a speech at the temple, on February 21, 1843 (where many of his "plural wives" were in attendance), Smith had the audacity to state the following:There is a great noise in the city…and many are saying there cannot be so much smoke without some fire. Well, be it so. If the ...
Joseph Smith then prophesied that a temple would be built at Independence, Mo., which would outshine Solomon's temple and around it would be gathered all the people. Jesus Christ, Peter and Joseph Smith would reign together. Each would have a great harem. The Mormons still think they will ...
Some of these include the Nauvoo Temple in Illinois, the Carthage Jail in Illinois, the Florence Mill in Nebraska, one of the last remaining structures built at Winter Quarters by the 5,000 plus Mormons who spent a cold, dreary winter after their exodus from Nauvoo; Devil’s Gate and ...