Mormonism: What is a Mormon Temple?
Mormonism and temples are quite a unique pair -- at least in the Christian realm. There are Jewish temples and other non-Christian religious temples, but the only Christian temples I know about are the Mormon temples.
The first temples associated with Mormonism would be the Kirtland temple and then the Nauvoo temple. Both were abandoned due to early Church members needing to flee from persecutions and mobs. The Kirtland, Ohio temple is owned and maintained by the Re-Organized Church of Jesus Christ (not part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). The Nauvoo, Illinois temple was burned and destroyed to the ground, but was rebuilt and dedicated in 2002. From there, the Saints moved west to the Utah territory, started building temples and never stopped. Currently, there are 140 temples around the world, 12 under construction, and 16 additional temples announced to be built.
Temples are places of reverent and sacred worship of Jesus Christ and His teachings. Ordinances, like baptism, are done for living members of the Church, and proxy ordinances are done for people who have died. Ordinance work for the dead is only mentioned a couple of times in the Holy Bible, but full knowledge of this important work of salvation has been restored through latter-day prophets.
Watch this video to learn more about Mormonism and temples!
I'm grateful for the calm, peaceful spirit I feel inside temples; it further witnesses to me of the truths of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ.
This video tells of a new family in the Church and how they had to sacrifice to receive the eternal blessings of temple ordinances.
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You can also read all the scriptures online at lds.org;
you can learn about the Book of Mormon at mormon.org
and even get your own copy of that book of scripture there :)
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