من المسموح له في الهيكل؟
ساهم في هذا المقال عضو محلي في كنيسة يسوع المسيح لقديسي الأيام الأخيرة. قد لا تمثل الآراء المعبر عنها آراء ومواقف كنيسة يسوع المسيح لقديسي الأيام الأخيرة. لزيارة الموقع الرسمي للكنيسة Churchofjesuschrist.org.
بقلم ماتيو بيزوتو وكيدن ويلسون
كان المعبد دائمًا مكانًا مقدسًا للغاية. في العصور التوراتية ، كان الوصول إلى المعبد مقصورًا في الغالب على الكهنة ، ولم يُسمح إلا لرئيس الكهنة فقط بالدخول إلى الغرف الداخلية للمعبد. قديماً ، كان يُعتبر شخص واحد فقط من كل جيل جديراً بأداء هذه الطقوس في كل مرة.
Today, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints still consider the temple to be an extremely sacred place. Through my own experience, I have found that God, as our Loving Heavenly Father, wants to be a part of each and every one of our lives. Attending the temple allows us to feel the profound peace of Jesus Christ.
Every baptized member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who prepare themselves to be fully worthy may enter the House of the Lord. Everyone has the divine potential to enter the temple someday if they follow preparations that will help them to understand the promises made there. Before entering, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are asked to get a temple recommend, which can be received through a short interview with the leader of the congregation one belongs to.
When The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints builds a temple, the structure is not considered completed until after a member of Church leadership gives a dedicatory prayer. Before the temple is dedicated, there is often an open house. During this time anybody and everybody is allowed to walk through the temple with a tour guide and learn more about temples! Most open houses give hundreds of thousands of people the opportunity to see the inside of a temple for the first time. During the open house, pictures of the temple are taken and posted online to share the beauty of the temple with anybody who would like it, as well.
