Category: Temples
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LDS Apostle Discusses Pre-1990 Mormon Temple Death Penalties
British reporter John Sweeney made a documentary about Mormonism that aired on BBC on Tuesday (3/27/12. See film clip below). According to The Guardian, before the documentary aired, representatives of the Mormon Church hand-delivered a letter to BBC2 “complaining about The Mormon Candidate.” The Guardian reports, “The letter complained about an interview which Sweeney conducted…
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Mormon Temples are Sacred
If this had been the full extent of the Deseret News headline, I would have agreed. Mormons hold their temples (and what goes on inside) to be sacred. That is, “regarded with the same respect and reverence accorded holy things; venerated; hallowed” (Webster’s New World Dictionary). But the February 9 (2012) headline didn’t stop there.…
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Mormons Still Baptizing Deceased Holocaust Victims
This should come as no surprise. Researcher Helen Radkey has recently discovered records in the Mormon Church’s genealogical database indicating that proxy baptisms for deceased holocaust victims continues, despite promises—and even formal agreements—consented to by the LDS Church. The latest controversy is over the posthumous baptisms of the parents of famous holocaust victims’ advocate Simon…
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Promises Mormons Make
On January 22 (2012) on Fox News Sunday Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney answered a question from Chris Wallace regarding Mr. Romney’s generous financial gifts (tithing) to the Mormon Church. Mr. Romney said, “This is a country that believes in the Bible, the Bible speaks about providing tithes and offerings, I made a commitment to my church…
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The Protective Garments of the Holy Priesthood
Do temple garments offer protection to the wearer? Joanna Brooks, a Mormon writing for Religion Dispatches, an online magazine, bemoaned “Bill Maher’s Issues with Mormon Underwear” made by the irreverent comedian on the David Letterman show ([Religious Dispatches, April 27, 2011](http://www.religiondispatches.org/dispatches/joannabrooks/4548/bill_maher’s_issues_with_mormon_underwear)). The topic turned to Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney and, according to Ms. Brooks,…
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Sacred Mormon Garments Work Like a Charm
Comedienne Joy Behar recently interviewed Donny & Marie Osmond. They talked very briefly about many subjects, which resulted in virtually nothing being said about anything, with one minor exception. When the questions turned to Mormonism, and specifically to what Ms. Behar referred to as “magic underwear,” Donny and Marie got serious. Ms. Behar said, “Explain…
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To Baptize for the Dead…or not?
It’s a saga that’s 16 years in the making, with the story line that goes something like this: The Jewish community is up in arms because they find out the Mormons are being baptized in proxy for deceased Holocaust victims, then the Mormons apologize before eating crow later once it’s discovered they’re still baptizing these…
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Bells of Hell
In the LDS book Temple Worship Simplified by Terrance Drake it says, “It would be an oversight to discuss effective ways to increase temple activity and not offer this word of warning: with every effort to build temples or to increase temple attendance, forces of evil will inevitably arise to destroy these efforts… “The ‘bells…
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Everyone Needs LDS Temple Ordinances
Researcher Helen Radkey has discovered what she believes to be records for proxy temple ordinances performed on behalf of Mary (Jesus’ mother), Jesus Christ, and Mary Magdalene. Ms. Radkey writes, “’Mary Mother of Jesus,’ the spouse of ‘Joseph’ ‘of the House of David…’ was baptized and confirmed a member of the LDS Church by proxy…
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Awake or Asleep, It’s All the Same
In his 2009 book Temple Worship Simplified, author Terrance Drake devotes a chapter to the question, “Should you come to the temple if you find it difficult to stay awake and focus on the ordinance?” After assuring his readers that many LDS temple patrons (if not all at some point in time) struggle to stay…
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Jesus is My Temple Recommend
By Aaron Shafovaloff As Christians, our “temple recommend”, our access to the holy of holies, to the most precious things of all, is not a piece of paper with a bar code. Rather, the person of Jesus Christ himself is our temple recommend. Our relationship with him grants us access to everything God has in…
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The Primary Purpose of LDS Temples
It has been said that the purpose of LDS temples is to make men into Gods. Many Mormons dispute this, complaining about the insensitive way this sacred information is presented. Whether such a statement seems sensationalized or not, the question is: Is it true? In the October 2009 Ensign LDS Apostle Robert D. Hales wrote…
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They See Dead People?
By Bill McKeever Listen Human communication with the dead, or necromancy, is never encouraged in the Bible and is always condemned (1 Samuel 15:23, 28:6ff). Such a practice was punishable by death (1 Samuel 28:9) in theocratic Israel. Despite these grave warnings, many temple Mormons look forward with great anticipation to possibly being visited by…
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Temple-Appropriateness
A friend from the Las Vegas area sent me a copy of a local publication, Desert Saints Magazine. According to the “Letter from the Editor” in the March 2007 issue, “This magazine is produced by three stay-at-home LDS mothers (with contributions from two talented husbands) who are trying to do a service for the LDS…
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The LDS Temple Ceremony
By Bill McKeever Listen Scattered throughout the United States and in many countries around the world stand the majestic Mormon temples. These huge structures are believed by many to be similar to church buildings common to Bible-believing Christians; however, what goes on inside does not even closely resemble a Christian worship service.
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Should Christians Witness at Mormon Events?
By Bill McKeever Many people who attend Christian churches see no problem with foreign missionaries exposing paganism and false doctrine by handing out literature and witnessing in public places. However, for some strange reason, some of these same people have a problem with Christians exposing false doctrine in a similar manner here in the United…
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Fresno Bee’s April 1, 2000 Editorial
A Review by Bill McKeever Those who have worked with MRM at temple outreaches know that we try very hard to stay low-key. Our intention is to politely hand out our 4-page newspaper that clearly explains things that the LDS Church is reluctant to have visitors know. We don’t seek media attention nor do we…
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The Sin of Jeroboam
By Bill McKeever Following the death of King Solomon, the nation of Israel went through a brief power struggle that tore the country in two. When Solomon’s son Rehoboam listened to bad counsel and promised to rule with a heavy hand, ten of the tribes rebelled under the leadership of Jeroboam. The remaining two tribes…
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Masonic Influence in the Endowment Ceremony
By Bill McKeever Although Doctrine and Covenants 124:41 says that the LDS temple ordinances were “kept hid from before the foundations of the earth,” they are suspiciously close to those used in Freemasonry. Signs, grips, oaths, and tokens used in Mormonism are so similar that one can’t escape the suspicion Smith “borrowed” these Masonic practices,…
