I appreciate your thoughts on the matter. There is so much to unpack from a temple that most members can never unpack it all, so I am surprised that you could do such a short review lf it. I grew up in the culture, and I came to a realization Mormonism has become something much different than what is represented on the Bible and even the Book of Mormon as well as what Joseph Smith taught and practiced. I think we need to all work together to purify our worship and seek the spirit that we can all be united. If we look to a man authority figure to doctate and reveal all things, then we put outselves in a vamp to no longer accept truth from outside sources, and we close ourselves off to expansive light and knowledge from heaven. We shouldnt separate ourselves from our neighbors, but I do believe that if our neighbors fail to repent and turn to Christ and be united, then there is no other choice but to separate and gather together with the body of Christ.
I would recommend you check out the recent videos with an LDS Member named David Butler, or his new book "In the Language of Adam." To Mormons, the exact things you do in the temple are slightly less important. Rather, the temple is a way that you learn about God and Christ through symbols that connect everything together. For example, you brought up the practice mentioned in the Bible of blood sacrifice. Using the blood of the first born, they would put the blood on your right ear, your right thumb, and right toe. This was a symbol that Christ's pending sacrifice would cover you from head to toe. But there are so many other ways you can teach that exact same thing in modern day. This same principal is why I would also push back on Mormons being a works-based religion. The works do not matter. It is the works that slowly change your soul to desire to do the things of God. It is what the works do to us that matter. So if you blindly do the works, but really have no conversion, it's fruitless.
Really? Walking through a beautiful edifice considered by many to be a sacred place of worship has caused you such great harm? Please , never visit s great catholic cathedral with all of its ritualistic aspects.. maybe that will stain your Christian selves too, yikes!
@user-yn9tv3pw6u I love Catholic churches and cathedrals. You find it offensive that people speak badly of Mormon Temples, but go straight to attacking the Holy Houses of other religions? This just proves that Mormons are not Christian.
@@LisaFerguson-lw8il think you misread my post. I have great respect for the catholic faith. I said nothing negative.. catholic mass is ritualistic and nothing wrong with that
Seriously? You are comparing a temple's Celestial room to an abortion clinic? It's one thing to disagree with a religion's doctrine. It’s another thing to totally disrepect it. To the guy that has attended 4 open houses so far, why do you keep attending when you don't want to be there and already know you have a chip on your shoulder about temples? And to the other guy, please don't attend the next one just to eat the free food now you know it will make you nauseous.
I appreciate your thoughts on the matter. There is so much to unpack from a temple that most members can never unpack it all, so I am surprised that you could do such a short review lf it. I grew up in the culture, and I came to a realization Mormonism has become something much different than what is represented on the Bible and even the Book of Mormon as well as what Joseph Smith taught and practiced.
I think we need to all work together to purify our worship and seek the spirit that we can all be united. If we look to a man authority figure to doctate and reveal all things, then we put outselves in a vamp to no longer accept truth from outside sources, and we close ourselves off to expansive light and knowledge from heaven. We shouldnt separate ourselves from our neighbors, but I do believe that if our neighbors fail to repent and turn to Christ and be united, then there is no other choice but to separate and gather together with the body of Christ.
Thank you for your insights. From my childhood in the 60s I barely recognize this religion due to all the changes.
I would recommend you check out the recent videos with an LDS Member named David Butler, or his new book "In the Language of Adam." To Mormons, the exact things you do in the temple are slightly less important. Rather, the temple is a way that you learn about God and Christ through symbols that connect everything together.
For example, you brought up the practice mentioned in the Bible of blood sacrifice. Using the blood of the first born, they would put the blood on your right ear, your right thumb, and right toe. This was a symbol that Christ's pending sacrifice would cover you from head to toe. But there are so many other ways you can teach that exact same thing in modern day.
This same principal is why I would also push back on Mormons being a works-based religion. The works do not matter. It is the works that slowly change your soul to desire to do the things of God. It is what the works do to us that matter. So if you blindly do the works, but really have no conversion, it's fruitless.
Really? Walking through a beautiful edifice considered by many to be a sacred place of worship has caused you such great harm? Please , never visit s great catholic cathedral with all of its ritualistic aspects.. maybe that will stain your Christian selves too, yikes!
@user-yn9tv3pw6u I love Catholic churches and cathedrals. You find it offensive that people speak badly of Mormon Temples, but go straight to attacking the Holy Houses of other religions? This just proves that Mormons are not Christian.
@@LisaFerguson-lw8il think you misread my post. I have great respect for the catholic faith. I said nothing negative.. catholic mass is ritualistic and nothing wrong with that
Seriously? You are comparing a temple's Celestial room to an abortion clinic? It's one thing to disagree with a religion's doctrine. It’s another thing to totally disrepect it. To the guy that has attended 4 open houses so far, why do you keep attending when you don't want to be there and already know you have a chip on your shoulder about temples? And to the other guy, please don't attend the next one just to eat the free food now you know it will make you nauseous.