Excerpt from a Young Adult Devotional talk by Russell M. Nelson, January 10, 2016: 1 This prophetic process was followed in 2012 with the change in minimum age for missionaries and again with the recent additions to the Church’s handbook, consequent to the legalization of same-sex marriage in some countries. Filled with compassion for all, and especially … Read more
Excerpt from an April 1975 General Conference Address by Vaughn J. Featherstone: 1 I know of a great man who held his dead son in his arms, and said, “In the name of Jesus Christ and by the power and authority of the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood, I command you to live.” And the dead boy … Read more
Excerpt from an August 1975 Ensign article, ‘New Information on Church Policies’: 1 “Prayers in Sacrament and Priesthood Meetings. Attention is called to the following instruction which appeared in the July-August 1967 Priesthood Bulletin. The First Presidency recommends that only those who bear the Melchizedek Priesthood or Aaronic Priesthood be invited to offer the opening … Read more
Excerpt from Handbook 2: 20.7 Conferring the Priesthood and Ordaining to an Office: 1 * 1. Calls the person by his full name. * 2. States the authority by which the ordination is performed (Aaronic or Melchizedek Priesthood).2 * 3. Confers the Aaronic or Melchizedek Priesthood, unless it has already been conferred. * 4. Ordains … Read more
Image: Kate Kelly is an American Mormon feminist and human rights attorney who founded Ordain Women, an organization advocating for the ordination of women to the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Kelly was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2014. 1 Excerpt from Handbook 1: Stake Presidents and Bishops, 6.2.1: 2 6.2.1 … Read more
Image: Salt Lake City LDS Temple To anyone who has knowledge of both the LDS Temple Ceremony (especially the pre-1990 temple ceremony) and Mason Rites it is very apparent that they have many similarities. Many things are exactly the same. Even knowledgeable Mormons admit that the endowment ceremony (especially in its earlier versions) contains many … Read more
Excerpt from the pre-1930 endowment ceremony:[footnote]Why the need for secret death oaths in the LDS Temple Endowment Ceremony? [/footnote] ADAM : “We, and each of us, covenant and promise that we will not reveal any of the secrets of this, the first token of the Aaronic priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign or penalty. Should … Read more