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This dramatization, produced for LDS audiences, is based on a story (by Elder Marion D. Hanks) that teaches love and concern for others. This takes place inside an LDS chapel during sacrament testimony meeting. Starring Gordon Jump. [3] The Trophy Case: 1979 26 min. Randy, a teenager, tries to gain his father's approval by excelling in sports.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Thomasville Road as sees on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. It doesn’t resemble a church here, rather a beautiful residence.
[3] [4] Temples have been built since 1836, when the Kirtland Temple was built under the direction of Church President Joseph Smith, who claimed to have received a revelation stating that church members restore the practice of temple worship. [5] Latter-day Saints view temples as the fulfillment of a prophecy found in Malachi 3:1 (KJV).
For about 130 years (between 1847 and 1978) all LDS endowment-related temple ordinances were denied to all Black women and men in a controversial temple racial restriction. [71] As of 2023, all temple ordinances including the endowment continue to be denied for any lesbian , gay , or bisexual person who is in a same-sex marriage or homosexual ...
In the LDS Church today, temples serve two main purposes: (1) temples are locations in which Latter-day Saints holding a temple recommend can perform ordinances on behalf of themselves and their deceased ancestors, and (2) temples are considered to be a house of holiness where members can go to commune with God and receive personal revelation. [16]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church ) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers to be the restoration of the original church founded ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the Mormon church, announced Sunday that it plans to build 15 temples across the globe, including one in Des Moines.
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church)—Mormonism's largest denomination—there have been numerous changes to temple ceremonies in the church's over-200-year history. Temples are not churches or meetinghouses designated for public weekly worship services, but rather sacred places that only admit members in good ...