Tag Archives: temple

Temple Marriage Policy: Argentina and U.S.A.

Posted on November 17, 2011 by April

Temple Marriage In a September 2011 Ensign article titled, Giving God a Chance to Bless Us, a church district in Argentina is highlighted for its unusually high rate of temple marriage among young adults.  The article describes a number of … Continue reading →

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Why should we think to earn a great reward?

Posted on September 2, 2011 by TopHat

This past month, our Relief Society was able to do a chapel session with the temple matron. This was my first time going to the temple after the birth of my son over a year ago, and the first time … Continue reading →

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Relief Society 40: Temple Work and Family History

Posted on August 17, 2011 by EmilyCC

My apologies!  I was supposed to have this lesson (here it is on LDS.org as a reference) up a couple weeks ago and have kind of thrown things together, so please feel free to share your ideas in the comments.  … Continue reading →

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Come to the Dentist–er, Temple

Posted on July 22, 2011 by April

I love visiting the dentist.  I feel so happy and peaceful when I sit in the dental chair.  I learn something new every time I talk with my dentist.  When I leave the dental office, I feel invigorated, motivated, and … Continue reading →

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Embodied

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Jana

Cross-posted from pilgrimsteps.com In one of the more important Mormon temple rituals, your body is washed with water and anointed with oil. This washing and anointing is mostly symbolic–water and oil are only touched to a few points on your … Continue reading →

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Initiatories and ICHP

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Linda

Initiatories and ICHP* *Intra-Perioneal Hyperthermic Chemotherapy I spend Friday mornings in the temple whispering in white, calling down the powers of Heaven to cleanse and prepare women for the bounty God has eternally in store for them. I am awed … Continue reading →

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Relief Society Lesson 35: Redemption for the Dead

Posted on June 3, 2009 by EmilyCC

by EmilyCC I think the beginning of this lesson has some good background on how Joseph Smith’s life experiences prepared him to receive revelation for redeeming the dead (this lesson is talking primarily about baptisms for the dead and endowments, … Continue reading →

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Laying on of Hands

Posted on May 29, 2009 by G

by G The first time that I went through the temple, I knew that I would come back and become a worker there. I knew this the moment that a woman parted a white veil to usher me into a … Continue reading →

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Veiled

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Zenaida

Posted by Zenaida Photo by playingwithbrushes Why do I have to wear a veil in the temple? A friend asked me why I don’t like being veiled in the temple.  I asked him to imagine that the moment in the … Continue reading →

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body and blood and tears in church

Posted on April 17, 2009 by G

by G When I stopped attending the LDS church last year I started visiting  other local worship services and I found myself in the embarrassing situation of weeping in public.  (Two Sundays in a row!)   It started at the Episcopalian … Continue reading →

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