I just posted this on my Facebook status. Perfect video to share with friends and families who are wondering about the LDS temple. We're going in just a couple days to celebrate and worship with our oldest son who will be a missionary soon!
I just love worshiping in our temples and am thrilled to see our leaders provide a video with such beautiful images from within along with a description of their purpose and activities. Well worth watching!
Wonderful video. Worth asking frineds and family to view it, particularly for those who are not able to go to the Temple to witness a marriage sealing.
This just shows that LDS members are children of God. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ. As humans we struggle with the differences in theology but God will reveal His truth to all. He created the tree of faith and any imperfections in our understanding He will wash away. Amen.
I'm always amazed at the perfection and beauty inside and out of all these temples! Beautiful video and description of these sacred holy places. I'm proud to be able to attend the temple ♥♥♥
hello from england. iwas recently sealed to my beloved late wife who was not a member, but prior to her passing requested her desire to be sealed to me for time and all etrnity. it was the loveliest most beautiful day of my life. i love our lords sacred temples.
Thank You for making this video, I hope this will help my Non-LDS friends understand more about my faith & Especially Temple Worship that is Sacred Not Secret!
This is the best presentation I've ever seen that explains the purpose of the Temples and what we do in them. Every member should share this with all their non-member family and friends to explain the Temple and why we consider attending the Temple one of the most important things we can do as members of the Church.
Very well done. Informative, engaging, good visuals, and nicely paced audio. I appreciate the inclusion of the why's behind the what's. As a "no-mo" I really appreciate this explanation/tour.
Fico realmente muito emocionado com a grande da obra missionária no mundo inteiro e quando vejo um vídeo como este que relata sobre os templos e vejo que tudo tem a mão do Senhor, é mais uma prova de Seu amor por todos nós e vejo que o que faço precisa melhorar cada dia de minha vida. Sou muito feliz por ser membro da Igreja de Cristo e por saber que a liderança da Igreja está aqui sempre para nos ajudar a sermos melhores... João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
I am proud to be LDS saints and to be able to enter The temples all over the world it's so beautiful to be able to walk in one of God's temple I know God is always with me but when I go into one of the temple I feel so so close to my Heavenly Father God be with all my brothers and sisters all over the world
Unto me the most important thing for me,upon this earth next to the priesthood I hold & honor is my family! I am especially grateful in receiving revelation of the temple here at Anchorage Alaska USA baby! Prior the card carrying member’s would take airline after Airline to Seattle to do their work. That is how I gave the name LDS airlines.
What a fantastic video! EVERYBODY should see this! Especially all those who wonder what temples are about, and whats going on inside them! All those who conspire for any reason, considering temples and the work that takes place for the living and dead Sons and Daughters of God, should see this, pray (you DO pray?), and feel the fantastic work that is done for us all - and those who lived before us! It's a great and marvelous job! Done by dedicated members of the Church! God bless!
VIDEO: Why do Mormons build temples? In this video from September 2012, Elder William R. Walker of the Quorums of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints explains. #lds #mormon #temples #worship
this is a good video to be watched by members and even non-members..:] this video about the temple encourages me to go to the temple to do the ordinances...
I love this little explanation: We are here for a higher purpose. We are children of a loving Father in Heaven. We are on our way back to Heaven. That is why we go to the Temple.
AS the church buildings and programs teach us and give us venues to fellowship with other members and feel the spirit, in the temple we transcend this world and the spirit is so strong that we feel closer to God than ever. Sometimes the veil is to thin in the temple that we can actually see those who have gone on and help us from the spirit world. There's nothing on earth like the temples and the transcending work performed there to save our ancestors.
This video express in detail the purpose of temples, is not a secreat what we do at the temple, is a sacreated place, tje house of the Lord and where we made covenants with the Lord.
+Robert Olds Here are some of the erroneous and dangerous MORMON teachings (please note that many Mormons reject the book "Mormon Doctrine" but these teachings are also found elsewhere): GOD used to be a man on another planet, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321, Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 613-614, Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 345, Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333). "The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s . . . ," (D&C 130:22). God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 3). "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see," (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345). God the Father had a Father, (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 476, Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 19, Milton Hunter, First Council of the Seventy, Gospel through the Ages, p. 104-105). God resides near a star called Kolob, (Pearl of Great Price, p. 34-35, Mormon Doctrine, p. 428). God had sexual relations with Mary to make the body of Jesus, (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, 1857, p. 218, vol. 8, p. 115). This one is disputed among many Mormons and not always 'officially' taught and believed. Nevertheless, Young, the 2nd prophet of the Mormon church taught it. "Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38). God, becoming a god After you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god, (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345-347, 354.) "Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them," (D&C 132:20). God, many gods There are many gods, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163). "And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light: and there was light," (Book of Abraham 4:3). God, mother goddess There is a mother god, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443). God is married to his goddess wife and has spirit children, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 516). God, Trinity The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35). #
LESS THAN ONE PERCENT to charity ! The LDS Church spends roughly $40 million a year in welfare and humanitarian efforts, according to prophet, seer, and revelator Dallin H. Oaks. A number which, if taken at face value, would be something to brag about tremendously…but it’s not. Let us look at some stats: LDS income (through donated tithing): $7 billion/year investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/13/13262285-mormon-church-earns-7-billion-a-year-from-tithing-analysis-indicates LDS charitable contributions: $40 million/year www.deseretnews.com/article/865657898/LDS-Church-welfare-humanitarian-efforts-average-40-million-per-year-apostle-says.html So that puts the LDS Church at .6% of its NON TAXED income going towards charitable contributions. Yes, you read that right, .6% (and that is rounded up). NOT EVEN ONE PERCENT !! Ok, but the church does other things with its money, like take care of temple/church grounds, build more temples/churches, and……. Oh yeah, there was that mall www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/realestate/commercial/mormon-backed-mall-breathes-life-into-salt-lake-city.html But even after a $2 billion mall, where the hell is all that money going? Not towards taxes, or “non-paid clergy”, and definitely not towards welfare or charity. Though we may never know where the money goes, let’s look at how the LDS Church compares to actual fortune 500 companies, who pay taxes and thousands of employees, when it comes to following the light of Christ and giving to those in need. Just for the record, we are looking at cash giving, not the value of free products given by a company. Source: www.businessinsider.com/most-generous-companies-in-america-2015-2016-6/#11-goldman-sachs-15 All data is from 2015. Pepsi: Pre-tax profits: $7.44 billion Cash donations: $56.4 million (.75%) Coca Cola: Pre-tax profits: $9.61 billion Cash donations: $117.3 million (1.2%) General Mills: Pre-tax profits: $1.76 billion Cash donations: $105 million (5.97%!!!) Goldman Sachs: Pre-tax profits: $8.78 billion Cash donations: $276.41 million (3.15%) Please note that the mentioned profits above are not the companies' entire revenue. But simply the profit that company had for the year. The list goes on and on. My question, now more than ever, is where does the LDS Church spend all its money? Where does the thousands of dollars members are REQUIRED to pay every year go? Why is the church so secretive with the money GIVEN TO IT? Not to mention the corporate income the church gets, is also secret and often tax exempt, which is used for…who knows what. My biggest concern is this. Why do the leaders of the “one true church”, following Christ’s example, think that giving less than 1% to those in need is in any way acceptable? You mean to tell me the LDS Church is less charitable than Goldman Sachs!?!?! I’m not saying these companies have any more care for those in need. I am sure a huge majority of the donations made by companies are simply for tax benefits. Yet I wonder how the church’s charitable donations would compare if they were taxed like the corporation they truly are? sources: www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/7lhw9u/lds_church_charitable_contributions_less_than/ In June 2016, during a lecture given at the University of Oxford, England, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church said that the Church spends around US$40 million on humanitarian, welfare, and other charity projects, worldwide, each year. It has been doing that for the past 30 years. Also, volunteers from the Church devote millions of hours of labor each year to assist in the projects. Read more at World Religion News: "LDS Church has Spent 1.2 Billion on Welfare and Humanitarian Efforts" www.worldreligionnews.com/?p=29124 #
I like to look at Temple work as participating with Jesus Christ in providing and ordinace (Baptism or Marriage Sealing etc) for someone who cant do that for themselves. That is just what Christ did in performing his Atonement (something we cant do ourselves). That makes Temple Service such a act of love and as a way to Come Unto Christ by helping him do his work.
Precisamos desse video em Português!! O Templo é a Casa do Senhor e nós do Rio de Janeiro/Brasil estamos muito felizes com a notícia que teremos um templo aqui em nossa cidade. Deus nos ama e nos conhece e quer que sejamos muito felizes, o templo torna isso possível. O Evangelho está restaurado e é uma grande benção em nossas vidas.
Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.I am privilege to be a later day Saint
[["spiritual enrichment and being spiritually uplifted, when we go to the temple we think that's what happens for us"]]. For me, it is a place of joy and of being uplifted by Heavenly Father's great love and precious plan of salvation.....I don't THINK that's what happens, I know that's what happens: I'm spiritually enriched and uplifted while in the temple. There is no place on earth that matches the sacred joy of the temple. It fills my soul with great love for my family and fellowman. ("they shall obtain joy and gladness" Isaiah 35:10)
The world is in need of more strong ministries, whom has the courage and are not shame of going into public areas of living communities .Visits in the past strengthen my Temple body with Jesus Christ.
Esse vídeo é excelente. Disponibilizem as legendas automáticas em outros idiomas!! Isso vai ajudar que mais pessoas sejam ensinadas com a mensagem do vídeo. Aí vai a sugestão!!
Please pray that the lion OF the tribe immediately inherit over a billion dollars lmmediately AND Automatically AND permanently. THANK YOU ALL for ALL your loving prayers. PLEASE spread the holy word Thank you.
- Pienso lo mismo, seria bueno tener este video en Espa~nol. Tengo muchos amigos y conocidos que hablan solo Espa~nol. Gracias! - I agree, it would be nice to have this video in Spanish. I have many friends and acquaintances that only speak Spanish. Thanks.
I scrolled down expecting troll comments polluting the faith-promoting comments of those actually enjoying this video. To my great surprise and joy, there were none!!! Let's keep it that way! I've seen too many great videos with non-related hate ruining the comment base. Like if you agree!
Todos as pessoas sao bem vindos a participar e assistir nas reunioes da igreja. agora o templo ja é differente. tem um preparacao que tem que fazer pra entrar. Igual que so os limpos e preparados podiam entrar no templo antigo de Israel. nao é segredo, é sagrado. se tem preguntas pode fazer pra mim. de onde voce é? Brasil? ei morei en Sao Paulo dois anos.
The ordinances in the House of God are ineffable: 1) Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words: "ineffable beauty"; 2) Too sacred to be uttered.
No one will probably ever see this but I have a question for the general faith of LDS Mormon. So according to your teachings God creates a spiritual form for every person before they are born, a “celestial body” if you will. Then, they are born and live on earth with the concept of sin to then be reunited with God in heaven if he deems them worthy due to his good graces and humbleness. So my question is, why, in Gods all loving nature, would he send his own children down to earth to possibly sin and never be reunited with him in heaven? What then is even the point of sending us down to earth if he loves us so much that he wants us to be in heaven with him again?
Hi there, thanks for your thoughtful question. We believe mortality is necessary for us to become like God. We don’t have all the answers, but we know that using God-given agency, we chose to come to earth for the opportunity to experience mortality to ultimately become more like our Heavenly Father, knowing and accepting it would involve pain and difficulty. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins and secure a way back to Him despite this fallen world. You can learn more about God’s plan for His children and the role of Jesus Christ here: www.comeuntochrist.org/beliefs/purpose-of-life/purpose-of-life?cid=42001274 If you have more questions, we have wonderful missionaries that would love to help answer those. You can request a meeting in person or online here: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/requests/personalized-study
+marymikec Hi it is a good thing to be curious about Temples I hope that one day you will go into one as a member and to receive the blessings that are waiting for you You would never regret it but you would if you passed into the life after this one knowing what could have been. I hope you investigate the Church ... but hey you might have done this already since it has been a year since you posted this. Jonathan ( England)
haha. That's true, but with very different things that happen within it's walls than a high end hotel. A wonderful place to learn about God's plan for us and feel close to Him.
But only if you've handed over the cash first. Never mind how spiritual you might be, if that cash isn't paid up front, you don't get over the doorstep. What a materialistic con your 'church' is. Do some research, find out the truth.
I'm sure individual mormo ns are good, well- meaning people but the 'church' operates in a way that exerts control at all sorts of levels for the sole benefit of the bottom line - extracting max cash. Majority of that's spent on land & property. Tiny little fraction spent on humanitarian work. & they mislead, even lie. For example, starts v young with stories of Joseph & his wife Emma. No mention of the (documented, verifiable if you choose to seek it out) other 33 women he was married to. 9 of whom were already married to other men. & 3 were young girls who'd been handed over by their parents cos Joseph told them they'd receive blessings. Helen Mar Kimball was 1 of them. Please do some research.
It sounds like the Federal Government! Or perhaps the government of the People's Republic of China. You might want to get a copy of The Secrets of life or Silent Power by Stuart Wilde . Learn to detach and not judge. Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch onto the affirmative, don't mess with Mr. Inbetween. You-tube music has it on file. I like Ella Fizgerald version of it. Ta-Ta Cheers. Om-Shanti-Om Shaloooommm
Acts 17:24-25 24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
The children of Israel worshipped a golden calf after Moses came down from Sinai. Moses warned against this, thou shalt not bow down to idols . We make temples with the best materials, the best of everything for God, because we give our best to him. We dont worship the Angel Moroni, or Joseph Smith, but we do worship the Father and the Son, and give of our best to him. If you put your scripture in some context, the Greeks built buildings and statues for their Gods, and even had a monument to the Unknown God. At the time of the institution of Christ's church, temples were not on the Earth, that had to be restored 1800 years later with the fulness of the gospel. So at the time, Jesus did not have buildings for the saints to worship in, so Paul says, as if God needed his followers to build buildings or temples. Also God does not physically dwell within these modern temples, but the temple is the closest place to Heaven on Earth.
Dave Cowan actually there was a Temple in Jerusalem at the time and Jesus and the Apostles spent a lot of time there before Jesus' death and the Apostles continued to spend time there after his death although the need for animal sacrifice had ended.
Though it makes sense to put that in. Many people don't understand that members of the church are Christians and believe in and use the Bible. It's a familiar thing that people will recognize. Makes perfect sense... corny or not LOL
True, and that is precisely what I was saying. They need to realize that true Mormons are very much Christians. I know that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. It is only through Him that we can be saved from sin and death. Hopefully people will start to realize the love that true members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have for the Savior, and that we are indeed Christians :-)
Huckleberry Harrison I am a member,it was convincing when the spirit told me it is true,no-one on earth with there own wisdom can make the truth anything else than what it is..... truth!
What did Joseph Smith know and not tell us when he said: "Brethren, if I were to tell you all I know of the kingdom of God, I do know that you would rise up and kill me. " What revelations did he not show the Latter Day Saints? "If I was to show the Latter Day Saints all the revelations that the Lord has shown unto me, there is scarce a man that would stay with me, they could not bear it." Why could they not bear it? Could we bear it today? Who was Joseph Smith and what did he know that would lead his brethren to kill him? “Would to God, brethren, I could tell you WHO I am! Would to God I could tell you WHAT I know! But you would call it blasphemy and want to take my life!" Who knows the answers to these questions and why we have never been told them? Why doesn't the temple reveal these things?
Thanks for the comment, Scott. But it would be WORTH IT to know what Joseph Smith knew that would cause the Brethren of the church to KILL him, especially since what he knew related to the Kingdom of God; and the revelations would be IMPORTANT to know what revelations would case the SAINTS to abandon Joseph and NOT BEAR IT; and it would be GOOD to know who Joseph was and what he knew that would cause the BRETHREN to call it blasphemy and want to take his life.
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I'm grateful for Temples and the peace, comfort, and knowledge they bring to my life!
I'm so grateful for temples throughout the world! When I'm at the temple (even just on the temple grounds) I feel so much peace and comfort.
Very well done. Those in my family who have waited patiently outside. This shows what happens inside and what it looks like.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! I've been waiting a long time for the Church to produce something like this! This is perfect.
what a deep blessing Temples have been in my life and that of my loved ones. thank you for sharing it so candidly
I love this! I love attending the temple. I'm thankful for the blessings our family has recieved from being able to have a temple close by.
I just posted this on my Facebook status. Perfect video to share with friends and families who are wondering about the LDS temple. We're going in just a couple days to celebrate and worship with our oldest son who will be a missionary soon!
One of the best movie about temple! Everything was explained very clearly and many people will understand now the purpose of these Sacred Temples
I just love worshiping in our temples and am thrilled to see our leaders provide a video with such beautiful images from within along with a description of their purpose and activities. Well worth watching!
Wonderful video. Worth asking frineds and family to view it, particularly for those who are not able to go to the Temple to witness a marriage sealing.
This just shows that LDS members are children of God. We are all brothers and sisters in Christ. As humans we struggle with the differences in theology but God will reveal His truth to all. He created the tree of faith and any imperfections in our understanding He will wash away. Amen.
I'm always amazed at the perfection and beauty inside and out of all these temples! Beautiful video and description of these sacred holy places. I'm proud to be able to attend the temple ♥♥♥
The temple has been one of the most profound experiences for me and my family. There is no place on earth like the temple.
Thank you for this beautiful video. This says exactly what I would love to say to my friends and family.
I absolutely love this video. Perfectly and divinely explained.
This is very beautiful and true.Im not a mormon but i have great respect for them
hello from england. iwas recently sealed to my beloved late wife who was not a member, but prior to her passing requested her desire to be sealed to me for time and all etrnity. it was the loveliest most beautiful day of my life. i love our lords sacred temples.
John James McCartney it's such a wonderful feeling to think after you pass you will see her again.
Beautiful
Glory ! John, from Gary Lancashire , England .
Thank You for making this video, I hope this will help my Non-LDS friends understand more about my faith & Especially Temple Worship that is Sacred Not Secret!
Beautifully done. Well said. Simply amazing
This is the best presentation I've ever seen that explains the purpose of the Temples and what we do in them. Every member should share this with all their non-member family and friends to explain the Temple and why we consider attending the Temple one of the most important things we can do as members of the Church.
Very well done. Informative, engaging, good visuals, and nicely paced audio. I appreciate the inclusion of the why's behind the what's. As a "no-mo" I really appreciate this explanation/tour.
It's a lovely video...as a member of the church and I haven't been in the temple..I am trying my best to be in the temple..
Fico realmente muito emocionado com a grande da obra missionária no mundo inteiro e quando vejo um vídeo como este que relata sobre os templos e vejo que tudo tem a mão do Senhor, é mais uma prova de Seu amor por todos nós e vejo que o que faço precisa melhorar cada dia de minha vida. Sou muito feliz por ser membro da Igreja de Cristo e por saber que a liderança da Igreja está aqui sempre para nos ajudar a sermos melhores... João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
Very well done video, and excellent explanations of such a sacred subject.
This is beautiful and instructive for members of the LDS faith and for all who are curious about Mormon temples or the Mormon faith.
I am proud to be LDS saints and to be able to enter The temples all over the world it's so beautiful to be able to walk in one of God's temple I know God is always with me but when I go into one of the temple I feel so so close to my Heavenly Father God be with all my brothers and sisters all over the world
Very informative and well done. Thanks from a non Mormon.
Beautiful Temple, Holy and Hoy is the LORD, glory be unto GOD.
"For us it is not secret, is sacred". Completely right. Love this video. PLEASE! We want it in ESPAÑOL!! In order to share it with our friends. :)
What a lovely presentation thank you it makes it easy to share with friends
Thanks for sharing this beautiful video.
Unto me the most important thing for me,upon this earth next to the priesthood I hold & honor is my family! I am especially grateful in receiving revelation of the temple here at Anchorage Alaska USA baby! Prior the card carrying member’s would take airline after Airline to Seattle to do their work. That is how I gave the name LDS airlines.
What a fantastic video!
EVERYBODY should see this! Especially all those who wonder what temples are about, and whats going on inside them!
All those who conspire for any reason, considering temples and the work that takes place for the living and dead Sons and Daughters of God, should see this, pray (you DO pray?), and feel the fantastic work that is done for us all - and those who lived before us!
It's a great and marvelous job! Done by dedicated members of the Church!
God bless!
this was so great! very informative, and Spirit-filled!
VIDEO: Why do Mormons build temples? In this video from September 2012, Elder William R. Walker of the Quorums of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints explains. #lds #mormon #temples #worship
Fantastic video
Please translate it to Portuguese, thank you soo much!
this is a good video to be watched by members and even non-members..:]
this video about the temple encourages me to go to the temple to do the ordinances...
Wow, this was really good! Spot on!
Thank you for the Video, it meks it easy to explain to my non member friends.lndeed the temple is the House of the Lord.
Excellent presentation of the purpose of the
Temple
I love this little explanation: We are here for a higher purpose. We are children of a loving Father in Heaven. We are on our way back to Heaven. That is why we go to the Temple.
this was so great! very informative, and Spirit-filled!
Beautiful buildings indeed.
AS the church buildings and programs teach us and give us venues to fellowship with other members and feel the spirit, in the temple we transcend this world and the spirit is so strong that we feel closer to God than ever. Sometimes the veil is to thin in the temple that we can actually see those who have gone on and help us from the spirit world.
There's nothing on earth like the temples and the transcending work performed there to save our ancestors.
my friends, my home and my God.
l love it thanks so much!
Thanks for this video. I loved it,
A really great explanation and introduction to temples.
I want My own family..i have wisit the danish and the Sweden tempel and i love the peacful thing in them... :-)
This video express in detail the purpose of temples, is not a secreat what we do at the temple, is a sacreated place, tje house of the Lord and where we made covenants with the Lord.
I LOVE this video. I am proud to be a Mormon. And this is part of the many reasons why.
+Robert Olds Here are some of the erroneous and dangerous MORMON teachings
(please note that many Mormons reject the book "Mormon Doctrine" but these teachings are also found elsewhere):
GOD used to be a man on another planet, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321, Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 613-614, Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 345, Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333).
"The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s . . . ," (D&C 130:22).
God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 3).
"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see," (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
God the Father had a Father, (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 476, Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 19, Milton Hunter, First Council of the Seventy, Gospel through the Ages, p. 104-105).
God resides near a star called Kolob, (Pearl of Great Price, p. 34-35, Mormon Doctrine, p. 428).
God had sexual relations with Mary to make the body of Jesus, (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 4, 1857, p. 218, vol. 8, p. 115). This one is disputed among many Mormons and not always 'officially' taught and believed. Nevertheless, Young, the 2nd prophet of the Mormon church taught it.
"Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38).
God, becoming a god
After you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god, (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345-347, 354.)
"Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them," (D&C 132:20).
God, many gods
There are many gods, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163).
"And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light: and there was light," (Book of Abraham 4:3).
God, mother goddess
There is a mother god, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443).
God is married to his goddess wife and has spirit children, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 516).
God, Trinity
The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man," (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35).
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LESS THAN ONE PERCENT to charity ! The LDS Church spends roughly $40 million a year in welfare and humanitarian efforts, according to prophet, seer, and revelator Dallin H. Oaks. A number which, if taken at face value, would be something to brag about tremendously…but it’s not. Let us look at some stats: LDS income (through donated tithing): $7 billion/year
investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/13/13262285-mormon-church-earns-7-billion-a-year-from-tithing-analysis-indicates
LDS charitable contributions: $40 million/year www.deseretnews.com/article/865657898/LDS-Church-welfare-humanitarian-efforts-average-40-million-per-year-apostle-says.html
So that puts the LDS Church at .6% of its NON TAXED income going towards charitable contributions. Yes, you read that right, .6% (and that is rounded up).
NOT EVEN ONE PERCENT !!
Ok, but the church does other things with its money, like take care of temple/church grounds, build more temples/churches, and……. Oh yeah, there was that mall www.nytimes.com/2013/07/10/realestate/commercial/mormon-backed-mall-breathes-life-into-salt-lake-city.html
But even after a $2 billion mall, where the hell is all that money going? Not towards taxes, or “non-paid clergy”, and definitely not towards welfare or charity.
Though we may never know where the money goes, let’s look at how the LDS Church compares to actual fortune 500 companies, who pay taxes and thousands of employees, when it comes to following the light of Christ and giving to those in need. Just for the record, we are looking at cash giving, not the value of free products given by a company.
Source: www.businessinsider.com/most-generous-companies-in-america-2015-2016-6/#11-goldman-sachs-15 All data is from 2015.
Pepsi: Pre-tax profits: $7.44 billion Cash donations: $56.4 million (.75%)
Coca Cola: Pre-tax profits: $9.61 billion Cash donations: $117.3 million (1.2%)
General Mills: Pre-tax profits: $1.76 billion Cash donations: $105 million (5.97%!!!)
Goldman Sachs: Pre-tax profits: $8.78 billion Cash donations: $276.41 million (3.15%)
Please note that the mentioned profits above are not the companies' entire revenue. But simply the profit that company had for the year.
The list goes on and on. My question, now more than ever, is where does the LDS Church spend all its money? Where does the thousands of dollars members are REQUIRED to pay every year go? Why is the church so secretive with the money GIVEN TO IT? Not to mention the corporate income the church gets, is also secret and often tax exempt, which is used for…who knows what.
My biggest concern is this. Why do the leaders of the “one true church”, following Christ’s example, think that giving less than 1% to those in need is in any way acceptable? You mean to tell me the LDS Church is less charitable than Goldman Sachs!?!?! I’m not saying these companies have any more care for those in need. I am sure a huge majority of the donations made by companies are simply for tax benefits. Yet I wonder how the church’s charitable donations would compare if they were taxed like the corporation they truly are?
sources:
www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/7lhw9u/lds_church_charitable_contributions_less_than/
In June 2016, during a lecture given at the University of Oxford, England, Elder Dallin H. Oaks, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the LDS Church said that the Church spends around US$40 million on humanitarian, welfare, and other charity projects, worldwide, each year. It has been doing that for the past 30 years. Also, volunteers from the Church devote millions of hours of labor each year to assist in the projects.
Read more at World Religion News: "LDS Church has Spent 1.2 Billion on Welfare and Humanitarian Efforts" www.worldreligionnews.com/?p=29124
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amen brother love the video
I like to look at Temple work as participating with Jesus Christ in providing and ordinace (Baptism or Marriage Sealing etc) for someone who cant do that for themselves. That is just what Christ did in performing his Atonement (something we cant do ourselves). That makes Temple Service such a act of love and as a way to Come Unto Christ by helping him do his work.
Precisamos desse video em Português!!
O Templo é a Casa do Senhor e nós do Rio de Janeiro/Brasil estamos muito felizes com a notícia que teremos um templo aqui em nossa cidade. Deus nos ama e nos conhece e quer que sejamos muito felizes, o templo torna isso possível. O Evangelho está restaurado e é uma grande benção em nossas vidas.
Temples are powerful testimonials that the Celestial Kingdom exists, and that the Eternal Life is a reality
Isaiah 2:2 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.I am privilege to be a later day Saint
Beautiful! Ever so thankful for the Restoration!! Could we please have this translated in FRENCH.
Beautiful
Great video. Thanks,
So beautiful 💝🥰💝
this is a great video and my only suggestion would be to flash the location of each temple that is shown throughout the presentation.
Great summary of what Temples mean to us
I know that this is the true church of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ.
Fantastic video , God Bless you .
Great video! Explains the temples clearly.
Great video, well done.
i love this video
[["spiritual enrichment and being spiritually uplifted, when we go to the temple we think that's what happens for us"]]. For me, it is a place of joy and of being uplifted by Heavenly Father's great love and precious plan of salvation.....I don't THINK that's what happens, I know that's what happens: I'm spiritually enriched and uplifted while in the temple. There is no place on earth that matches the sacred joy of the temple. It fills my soul with great love for my family and fellowman. ("they shall obtain joy and gladness" Isaiah 35:10)
The world is in need of more strong ministries, whom has the courage and are not shame of going into public areas of living communities .Visits in the past strengthen my Temple body with Jesus Christ.
Esse vídeo é excelente. Disponibilizem as legendas automáticas em outros idiomas!! Isso vai ajudar que mais pessoas sejam ensinadas com a mensagem do vídeo. Aí vai a sugestão!!
Please pray that the lion OF the tribe immediately inherit over a billion dollars lmmediately AND Automatically AND permanently. THANK YOU ALL for ALL your loving prayers. PLEASE spread the holy word Thank you.
Fantastic video!!
Awesome video! Love it.
POR FAVOR QUEREMOS TENER ESTE VÍDEO EN ESPAÑOL !!! GRACIAS
formidable
- Pienso lo mismo, seria bueno tener este video en Espa~nol. Tengo muchos amigos y conocidos que hablan solo Espa~nol. Gracias!
- I agree, it would be nice to have this video in Spanish. I have many friends and acquaintances that only speak Spanish. Thanks.
Muy interesante que el mundo pueda conocer la verdad restaurada. Si fuera posible tenerlo en español. Gracias
I scrolled down expecting troll comments polluting the faith-promoting comments of those actually enjoying this video. To my great surprise and joy, there were none!!! Let's keep it that way! I've seen too many great videos with non-related hate ruining the comment base. Like if you agree!
Please, you can make this kind of video also in french
A minha vontade e der ir no templo , e assistir o cultos , mas a vergonha e timidez minha nao deixa ,
Todos as pessoas sao bem vindos a participar e assistir nas reunioes da igreja. agora o templo ja é differente. tem um preparacao que tem que fazer pra entrar. Igual que so os limpos e preparados podiam entrar no templo antigo de Israel. nao é segredo, é sagrado. se tem preguntas pode fazer pra mim. de onde voce é? Brasil? ei morei en Sao Paulo dois anos.
Temple ... House of the Lord ... and that should be all ...
The ordinances in the House of God are ineffable: 1) Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words: "ineffable beauty"; 2) Too sacred to be uttered.
Excellent presentation
There is no feeling like in the world being in a temple. R capp
No one will probably ever see this but I have a question for the general faith of LDS Mormon. So according to your teachings God creates a spiritual form for every person before they are born, a “celestial body” if you will. Then, they are born and live on earth with the concept of sin to then be reunited with God in heaven if he deems them worthy due to his good graces and humbleness. So my question is, why, in Gods all loving nature, would he send his own children down to earth to possibly sin and never be reunited with him in heaven? What then is even the point of sending us down to earth if he loves us so much that he wants us to be in heaven with him again?
Hi there, thanks for your thoughtful question. We believe mortality is necessary for us to become like God. We don’t have all the answers, but we know that using God-given agency, we chose to come to earth for the opportunity to experience mortality to ultimately become more like our Heavenly Father, knowing and accepting it would involve pain and difficulty. God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to save us from our sins and secure a way back to Him despite this fallen world. You can learn more about God’s plan for His children and the role of Jesus Christ here: www.comeuntochrist.org/beliefs/purpose-of-life/purpose-of-life?cid=42001274
If you have more questions, we have wonderful missionaries that would love to help answer those. You can request a meeting in person or online here: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/comeuntochrist/requests/personalized-study
temples are really are sacred..
Curious about Mormon Temples?
+marymikec Hi it is a good thing to be curious about Temples I hope that one day you will go into one as a member and to receive the blessings that are waiting for you You would never regret it but you would if you passed into the life after this one knowing what could have been. I hope you investigate the Church ... but hey you might have done this already since it has been a year since you posted this. Jonathan ( England)
Good that you make it clear it's a temple - looks very much like a high end hotel
haha. That's true, but with very different things that happen within it's walls than a high end hotel. A wonderful place to learn about God's plan for us and feel close to Him.
But only if you've handed over the cash first. Never mind how spiritual you might be, if that cash isn't paid up front, you don't get over the doorstep. What a materialistic con your 'church' is. Do some research, find out the truth.
I am so glad you said that! It makes me think of it a little differently.
I'm sure individual mormo ns are good, well- meaning people but the 'church' operates in a way that exerts control at all sorts of levels for the sole benefit of the bottom line - extracting max cash. Majority of that's spent on land & property. Tiny little fraction spent on humanitarian work. & they mislead, even lie. For example, starts v young with stories of Joseph & his wife Emma. No mention of the (documented, verifiable if you choose to seek it out) other 33 women he was married to. 9 of whom were already married to other men. & 3 were young girls who'd been handed over by their parents cos Joseph told them they'd receive blessings. Helen Mar Kimball was 1 of them. Please do some research.
It sounds like the Federal Government!
Or perhaps the government of the People's Republic of China. You might want to get a copy of The Secrets of life or Silent Power by Stuart Wilde . Learn to detach and not judge. Accentuate the positive, eliminate the negative, latch onto the affirmative, don't mess with Mr. Inbetween. You-tube music has
it on file. I like Ella Fizgerald version of it. Ta-Ta Cheers. Om-Shanti-Om Shaloooommm
Que pena que no está traducido al idioma español.
Acts 17:24-25
24 God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
The children of Israel worshipped a golden calf after Moses came down from Sinai. Moses warned against this, thou shalt not bow down to idols . We make temples with the best materials, the best of everything for God, because we give our best to him. We dont worship the Angel Moroni, or Joseph Smith, but we do worship the Father and the Son, and give of our best to him. If you put your scripture in some context, the Greeks built buildings and statues for their Gods, and even had a monument to the Unknown God. At the time of the institution of Christ's church, temples were not on the Earth, that had to be restored 1800 years later with the fulness of the gospel. So at the time, Jesus did not have buildings for the saints to worship in, so Paul says, as if God needed his followers to build buildings or temples. Also God does not physically dwell within these modern temples, but the temple is the closest place to Heaven on Earth.
Carlo adcombo what about the 3rd temple in Jerusalem?
the temple is for us to prepare to meet Him.
Dave Cowan actually there was a Temple in Jerusalem at the time and Jesus and the Apostles spent a lot of time there before Jesus' death and the Apostles continued to spend time there after his death although the need for animal sacrifice had ended.
How many temples Jesus built?
There are 141 LDS temples right now. :)
As an LDS person, the John 3:16 pandering during the typical Sunday worship service was pretty corny
Though it makes sense to put that in. Many people don't understand that members of the church are Christians and believe in and use the Bible. It's a familiar thing that people will recognize. Makes perfect sense... corny or not LOL
Sorry, but most Christians don't consider "Mormonism" to be Christian.
True, and that is precisely what I was saying. They need to realize that true Mormons are very much Christians. I know that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world. It is only through Him that we can be saved from sin and death. Hopefully people will start to realize the love that true members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints have for the Savior, and that we are indeed Christians :-)
I don't like this....I LOVE IT!!!
How many people coming here as none Mormons are finding this convincing?
Huckleberry Harrison Not many.
Huckleberry Harrison I am a member,it was convincing when the spirit told me it is true,no-one on earth with there own wisdom can make the truth anything else than what it is..... truth!
I'm a muslim and have a Mormon girlfriend, that's why I'm here and I like to learn and know about deffirent culture and religion.
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"tear down this temple and in 3 days I will build it again."
What did Joseph Smith know and not tell us when he said: "Brethren, if I were to tell you all I know of the kingdom of God, I do know that you would rise up and kill me. "
What revelations did he not show the Latter Day Saints? "If I was to show the Latter Day Saints all the revelations that the Lord has shown unto me, there is scarce a man that would stay with me, they could not bear it." Why could they not bear it? Could we bear it today?
Who was Joseph Smith and what did he know that would lead his brethren to kill him?
“Would to God, brethren, I could tell you WHO I am! Would to God I could tell you WHAT I know! But you would call it blasphemy and want to take my life!"
Who knows the answers to these questions and why we have never been told them? Why doesn't the temple reveal these things?
+Rod Vessels Because they are not pertinent to our salvation.
Thanks for the comment, Scott. But it would be WORTH IT to know what Joseph Smith knew that would cause the Brethren of the church to KILL him, especially since what he knew related to the Kingdom of God; and the revelations would be IMPORTANT to know what revelations would case the SAINTS to abandon Joseph and NOT BEAR IT; and it would be GOOD to know who Joseph was and what he knew that would cause the BRETHREN to call it blasphemy and want to take his life.
Rod Vessels
The natural man is an enemy to God. You would have to be transfigured to know the mysteries of God.
Ok, Scott; thanks for sharing. Best to you.
Glad I could help
how many poor people does it take to pay for one TEMPLE