Wat betekent het voor een heilige der laatste dagen om door de tempel te gaan?
Going through the temple is an act of faith and progression to a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
“To go through the temple” is a broad and vague phrase. It means to take part in special ceremonies that brings members of the church and their families closer to God.
There are three main ceremonies that can take place in the temple:
- Baptism for our Ancestors
- schenking
- Sealings
Wist je dat?
Leden van De Kerk van Jezus Christus van de Heiligen der Laatste Dagen worden liever geen 'mormonen' meer genoemd? De term 'mormon' is een bijnaam die afkomstig is uit een Schriftuurlijk boek dat 'Het Boek van Mormon: een ander testament van Christus' heet. Leer meer.
Het woord Mormon is prima te gebruiken in eigennamen, zoals het Boek van Mormon, of in historische uitdrukkingen zoals de Mormon Trail. Maar we vragen u naar ons te verwijzen als 'Heiligen der Laatste Dagen' of 'leden van de herstelde Kerk van Jezus Christus'.
Doop
To be baptized is to promise to, “always remember “Christ”, that his spirit may be with you.”
Baptism for the dead is a proxy act done for the departed. It is a ceremony of being baptized in behalf of those who have already passed.
Mesa Temple practices baptism for the dead, and this ceremony is usually performed by the youth of the church.
schenking
Endowment is a special promise that is made between man and God. Here is where members learn more about God’s plan for them, as they commit to become better. This ceremony is very symbolic and is very sacred among members of the church.
Sealings
Members of the church think much differently than the commonly thought, “till death do we part,” stated in common marriage rituals.
In a temple sealing, a man and his wife are married to each other for eternity. Temple marriages are not only a promise between the husband and wife, but also with God.
Temples are vital in the lives of Latter-Day Saints. Within the walls of the Rome Temple, volunteers dedicate hours of work as service as they try to get closer to God. A Latter-Day Saint becoming closer to God when they go through the temple.
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