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CUL:The Mormon Temple Ceremonies  by Chuck Sackett

   TABLE OF CONTENTS

   What's Going on in There? About the Authors Preface

   PART 1

   EXPLANATION AND COMMENTARY

   Introduction

   Why work for the Dead? Mormon's Goal: To be a "Savior on Mount Zion"
To Christians and Other Lost Souls All Temples Would Close Without
Genealogical Research Satan Always Trademarks His Wares The Holy
Melchizedek Priesthood: the Only Authority to Act for God The Mormon
Bible Contradicts Their Priesthood Claims Ordinances for the Living
Ordinances for the Dead

   An Overview of the Mormon Temple Ceremonies

   Pre-Initiatory Ordinances for the Dead Baptism for the Dead
Confirmation as Mormons and the Holy Ghost Ordination to the Mormon
Holy Melchizedek Priesthood

   Initiatory Ordinances for the Living and the Dead Washing in Water
Anointing with Holy Oil Clothing in the Mystical Temple Garment The
"New Name" The Ultimate Heresy -- Eternal Sexism

   Preparation for the Endowment

   The Endowment Ceremony The Creation Drama The Garden of Eden Drama
The Lone and Dreary World Melodrama The Christian Minister is Satan's
Hireling Lackey The Terrestrial World Presentation The One and Only
"True Order of Prayer"

   The "True Order of Prayer" Resembles Ancient Rituals The Veil of the
Temple The Veil Ceremony The Five Points of Fellowship The Celestial
Room

   Marriage for Time and Eternity Sealing of Children to Parents Proxy
Sealing Sessions

   Summary of the Secrets of the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood Bestowed
in the Endowment The Five Laws The Four Tokens (handclasps) - With
Accompanying Names The Four Signs and Three Penalties The Oath of
Vengeance Against the United States The Garment of the Holy Priesthood
- Four Marks The Mormon Magic Talisman Protects From Evil Powers

   The Historical Origins of the Endowment The Faithful Must Be Buried
in Their Temple Costume The Significance of Jesus and Christianity in
the Temple Rituals Mormon Women Seek Glorious Joy in ETERNAL PREGNANCY
The Endowment Attacks and Ridicules Paid Christian Clergymen, BUT
Mormonism Has Paid Clergymen (and women) Too!! Baptism for the Dead is
From Twisting Scriptures Freemasonry in the Mormon Temple Masonic
Symbols and Elements Used in the Temple Rituals Immorality and Sexual
Activity in the Temple Rituals Half of Qualified Mormons Don't
Participate Moroni Tells the World That Mormons Have "A Different
Gospel" Poor Moroni -- He's Blowing the Wrong Tune The Purpose of God:
Mormon vs. Christian Mormons Deserve to Know

   PART II

   THE TEMPLE CEREMONIES VERBATIM

   The Pre-Initiatory Ordinances

   Baptism for the Dead Confirmation for the Dead Ordination for the
Dead

   The Initiatory Ordinances Preparation for Participation The Washing
and Anointing Room Washing in Water Confirmation of Washing Anointing
with Holy Oil Confirmation of Anointing Receiving the "Garment of the
Holy Priesthood" and the "New Name" Preparation for the Endowment
Entering the Endowment Room

   The Endowment Ceremony

   Introduction and Instruction The Creation The First Day The Second
Day The Third Day The Fourth Day The Fifth Day The Sixth Day The Garden
of Eden The Law of Obedience The Law of Sacrifice The First Token of
the Aaronic Priesthood The Lone and Dreary World Elohim Sends Down
Messengers Elohim Sends Down Peter, James & John in Their True
Characters Satan is Cast Out The Law of the Gospel The Robes of the
Holy Priesthood The Terrestrial World The Law of Chastity The First
Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, or Sign of the Nail The Law of
Consecration The Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the
Patriarchal Grip, of Sure Sign of the Nail Lecture Before the Veil The
"True Order of Prayer" The Veil of the Temple The Instructions at the
Veil Moving to the Terrestrial Room The Ceremony at the Veil The
Celestial Room

   Marriage or Sealing for Time and Eternity The Marriage Ceremony
Sealing of Children to Parents Proxy Sealing Sessions

   Conclusion

   List of Figures Acknowledgements Dedication

   WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?

   This booklet has been prepared to inform the general public,
including most Mormons, and especially the Body of Christians, and to
reveal to them of exactly what transpires during the secret Mormon
Temple Ceremonies. Our purpose is not to ridicule, but to shed light on
these hidden things of darkness. We sincerely believe that Mormons and
non-Mormons alike cannot comprehend or accurately evaluate the complex
Mormon gospel without knowing what actually transpires inside of the
Temple, the place where the Keys of Knowledge necessary for exaltation
are imparted to LDS Gods in embryo. We pray earnestly that this
information will be especially helpful in encouraging Christians in
their witness of the true Lord Jesus Christ to those lost in the
deception and bondage Mormonism.

   AUTHOR'S PREFACE

   This booklet contains the entire series of Mormon Temple ceremonies,
called "Ordinances" and is 100% accurate in the essence of what is
done, and very nearly 100% accurate in the exact wording of what is
said. This is because this edition was transcribed from a tape
recording made inside the Temple at the actual Endowment ceremony*.
Other ceremonies have been verified by comparing them with copies of
Temple Worker Instruction Books

   *This booklet is purposely not copyrighted and may be copied or used
in any way deemed appropriate.

   The tape recording of the Mormon Temple Endowment from which this
booklet was transcribed was recorded in the Los Angeles Mormon Temple.
The recording was made using a personal pocket size tape recorder
carried by one of the patrons during Endowment presentation.

   The patron who made this recording entered the Temple using his own
personal Temple Recommend and carried his own Temple Veil Worker's name
tag and identification card during the ceremony. He was greeted by
several Temple Worker acquaintances who obviously did not know of his
excommunication from the Mormon Church, which had been at his own
request several months earlier.

   One of the objectives of this foray was to test the well known
Mormon claim of Divinely aided Temple security. Another objective was
to provide and up-to-date and accurate text of the Endowment. (There
have been many revisions to the Endowment text in the past ten years,
some of them significant). Contrary to popular belief of Mormons, not
one person in the Temple appeared the slightest bit spiritually or
supernaturally alerted to the presence among them of one whom they
classify as an "apostate" and a "son of perdition". As he departed, the
patron was encouraged by a member of the Temple Presidency to return
again soon.

   Or similar authentic sources, making this the most accurate and up
to date rendition of these "secret" ceremonies ever published in the
120 year history of Mormon Temple exposes. The ceremonies have been
annotated and explanatory information included to help the reader
understand the activities as they progress. Part one contains
background information and commentary, including a brief overview of
all of the ceremonies in sequence to prepare the reader to understand
the dialogue of the ceremonies.

   Even though we know that the Authorities of the Mormon church, the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah, will
be highly offended at the publication of this work, we do not apologize
for doing it. As former Mormons and Temple Workers who are now born
again Christians, we acknowledge a great responsibility to the
unsuspecting world to expose and reprove with exactness and the light
of truth, precisely what activities transpire inside the Mormon temples
today.

   We heed the admonition of the Apostle Paul to the Ephesian Saints,
who had previously participated in similar pagan and occultic rituals,
"For ye were sometimes (once) darkness, but now ye are light in the
Lord, walk as children of light ... and have no fellowship with the
unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove (expose) them ... for
it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in
secret. But all things that are reproved (exposed) are made manifest by
the light." (Ephesians 5:8, 11-13) We recognize that this is not the
first such "expose", but it is the most accurate and current account of
the activities of the Mormon temple "Endowment"ever published. We wish
to bring it to the attention of concerned people everywhere so that
they may be knowledgable concerning this, the most sacred of all
activities and teachings to the modern Mormon (see John 18:20).
Mormonism cannot be fully understood by Mormons or non-Mormons alike
without an understanding these Temple rituals - the "Keystone" of
modern Mormon doctrine and theology.

   Statistics released in January 1982, by qualified Mormon church
authorities indicated that at least three out of every four Mormons
(teenage and older) have never participated in these rituals. These
non-participating Mormons have been subjected to a variety of powerful
propaganda from their leaders, impressing upon them the sacred, holy,
and enlightning nature of their Temple "Ordinances", and the great
blessings to be obtained through them. This booklet is intended
especially for those non- participating Mormons, to enable them to
recognized the occultic, non-Christian nature of these rituals, and to
see them for them- selves in the clear light of reality. We are
confident that those who will prayerfully evaluate these rites for
themselves will be able to see them as they truly are, rather than
continuing in the naive belief that they are the sacred vehicle
essential to becoming a polygamous god, destined to rule over a new
planet for eternity.

   Mormons who regularly attend the Temple should also be very
interested in this booklet. They will be "dying to find out" if it
really contains a "word perfect" rendition of all the Temple rituals,
and anxious to find a misplaced word so they can criticize its
accuracy. We are pleased to give them the opportunity, with a challenge
to call to our attention any errors they believe they detect. We also
challenge them to listen more attentatively while attending the Temple,
and to compare what they hear with the Bible or the Book of Mormon,
which teach an entirely different Gospel and plan of salvation from
that presented in the Temple Endowment.

   Anyone who is familiar with the rite of Freemasonry will recognize
them as the primary source for the tokens, signs, and penalties used in
the Temple Endowment. Much of the mystical symbolism of Mormonism is
also borrowed from Masonry. The symbolism and practices of the ancient
pagan mystery religions associated with nimrod and Babylon are also
richly displayed in the Mormon temple and reflected in the doctrines
presented therein. Part one of this booklet contains commentary
comparing these Mormon rituals with those of other religions and
theologies, including Christianity.

   PART ONE - EXPLANATION AND COMMENTARY INTRODUCTON

   Mormon Temples are the most secret/sacred facet of Mormonism and are
completely different from neighborhood Mormon chapels. Once a new
Temple is dedicated, no non-Mormons are ever allowed inside. Most
Mormons are not permitted to enter the Temple either. Only Mormons who
have passed stringent requirements of worthiness determined by a
penetrating private interview with their Bishop, and then a second
similar interview with their Stake President, are issued a "Temple
Recommend" which permits them to enter the Temple (See figure 1).
Temple Recommends are valid for one year after which the entire
interview process must be repeated to receive a new Recommend.
According to LDS church leaders, less than 20% of adult Mormons have
valid Temple Recom mends and thus are qualified to attend the temple.
Less than 10% of adult Mormons regularly attend the Temple.**

   Before a Mormon is issued his first Temple Recommend, he is normally
required to attend a course of study intended to qualify him to "live
worthy" or to become qualified to live LDS standards of loyalty,
dedication, financial contributions and personal traits of worthiness.
Very little of the ceremonial aspects, and none of the promises or
penalties of the Temple rituals are included in the ciriculum nor are
these ever discus sed at any time outside or inside of the Temple.
These are still a mystery to the participants, who are acting on faith
in Joseph Smith and the Mormon church's divine authority.

   During a member's first participation in the Temple ceremony, he
"receives his own endowments" which means he attends to his own
personal salvation requirements. In a special instruction ses sion with
all the initiates he is asked by the Temple President to make a
personal commitment to return to the temple often, at least once per
month, to renew his own commitment and to remind him of his covenants
while he is serving as a proxy for a

   **See the Church News supplement to the Salt Lake City Deseret News,
week of January 16, 1982, page 10 for very interesting information on
Mormon dedication to this "Keystone of their religion." deceased person
to provide that person with Mormon salvation. He thus becomes a "Savior
on Mount Zion" by acting in behalf of someone who did not have this
opportunity himself.

   WHY WORK FOR THE DEAD?

   Mormons believe that everyone who lives and dies on this earth goes
to a place called the Spirit Prison, except faithful Mormons, who go to
Paradise. Mormon Spirit Missionaries go down from Paradise to the
Spirit Prison and teach the Gospel of Joseph Smith to the lost
Christians and others there. Those who accept Mormonism must remain in
prison until a worthy Mormon performs certain essential rituals, called
"Ordinances" for them in one of the Mormon Temples. Then they are
released from Spirit Prison to join the Mormons in Paradise. Since
these rituals or Ordinances require a physical body to be washed,
anointed, baptised, etc., they can only be performed by a living person
in the place and manner prescribed by Diety, acting under Universal
(Mormon) cosmic laws.

   MORMONS GOAL: TO BE A "SAVIOR ON MOUNT ZION" TO CHRISTIANS AND OTHER
LOST SOULS

   The extent of the pressure upon worthy Mormons to return to the
Temple as often as possible to perform more of these proxy Temple
rituals is difficult to convey. They are continually reminded of their
responsibility to all of the multitude of dead persons waiting in
"Spirit Prison" for their "work" to be done. They believe they are
personally becoming "Saviors on Mount Zion" to each individual for whom
they perform these rites, and all of those who accepted Mormonism will
be waiting for them in Paradise, to greet them and heap thanks and
praise upon them for having done this work in their behalf, which
released them from the "Spirit Prison".

   ALL TEMPLES WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

   The operation of all Mormon Temples is totally dependent upon
continuing genealogical research. Mormons spend millions of hours and
scores of millions of dollars annually doing exhaustive personal
genealogical research to correctly identify their deceased progenitors
so that these secret ordinances can be performed for them in one of the
Temples. Since they do not provide enough names to keep the Temples
busy, the church has a massive "name extraction" program which provides
the bulk of the individuals for whom patrons serve as proxies. Mormons
spent over ten million man hours, at approximately two and one half
hours per person, performing these rituals for the dead last year. The
investment of the church in genealogical facilities, equipment, and
manpower is staggering to the imagination, employing several thousand
persons, plus even more volunteers, and hundreds of millions of dollars
invested. Christian churches kept nearly all of the early U.S. and
European vital records which are used for genealogical research.
Therefore most Temple work is being done to make dead Christians
Mormons. If your Christian ancestors were West European, or settled in
the U.S. by the early 1800's, they probably have been or soon will be
made Mormons in one of these Temples. This unique doctrine and practice
of Mormonism attracts many converts to the church for the sake of their
unsaved, departed loved ones.

   Mormons are continually reminded that their own personal exaltation,
which is equivalent to a Christians salvation, is dependent upon their
"good works". One of these essential works is making certain that all
of the Temple Ordinances are performed for each one of their dead
ancestors which they are able, through all diligent effort, to identify
and thus qualify to receive them. They are also responsible for doing
this work for the world's departed masses. A lifetime of diligent
church service and good works is wasted if they neglect this
responsibility to provide these names, and perform these rituals for
their dead. Most mormons are not aware of the only New Testament
references to genealogy in Titus 3:9 and I Timothy 1:4, both of which
condemn it as foolishness and ungodly.

   SATAN TRADEMARKS HIS WARES

   In Anton LeVeh's Satanic Bible, under "Infernal Names", "Mormon" is
listed as "God of the ghouls", which are the living dead. His consort
is "Hecate - Goddess of the underworld and witchcraft"; his followers
are known as MORMONS. With the Mormon pre- occupation with ancestor
research and work for the dead in their Temples, one has to question
whether this is an amazing coincidence, or one of Satan's brash signals
to the wary. Mormon Missionaries in Hong Kong must use caution because
'Mormon' means "Gates of Hell" in Chinese, another amazing coincidence,
or brash danger signal. Satan, the supreme egotist, always trademarks
his products; let the proselyte beware.

   THE HOLY MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD: THE ONLY AUTHORITY TO ACT FOR GOD

   Mormons claim sole custody of the "Holy Melchizedek Priesthood"
described in the book of Hebrews. All activities of the Mormon church
function under the direction and authority of this supposed Priesthood.
Mormons claim theirs is the only authority to act for God in the entire
universe, and aggressively dispute Roman Catholic and Masonic claims to
this same Priesthood. The Temple Rituals are called the "Higher
Ordinances of the Malchizedek Priesthood, as do all the other church
auxilliary organizations.

   Mormons claim to trace their "Priesthood Authority" directly to
Jesus much like they trace their ancestry through genealogy. Every
Mormon Priesthood holder has his personal "Line of Authority"
documented, and when he performed an ordinance such as baptism, it is
customary for him to present a printed copy of this "Priesthood
Lineage" to the person receiving the ordinance. This Priesthood is
bestowed upon all male members over 18 years of age who have shown
their "worthiness" by good works and faithfulness to the Mormon Church.
They receive it by "Laying on of hands" by men who have received their
Priesthood in the same way, thus extending this "Line of Authority".
This line is always traced back through Brigham Young, Joseph Smith and
Oliver Cowdry, and the Apostles Peter, James and John, who supposedly
brought it to Joseph and Oliver directly from Jesus Christ.

   THE MORMON BIBLE CONTRADICTS THEIR PRIESTHOOD CLAIMS

   Mormons use only the authorized King James Version of the Bible in
their Missionary work and worship services. Joseph Smith's "Inspired
Version", which belongs to the Reorganized LDS church, contains many
substantive changes to the King James text. It is intentionally
shielded by the Utah Mormon church from public discussion and exposure,
though it is used selectively in their teachings. The Mormon church
prints and widely uses its own King James Version containing special
Mormon study guides, reference sections, and the official LDS church
name and insignia. Reading in this official Mormon King James
Missionary Bible, 1968 edition, in Hebrews, concerning the resurrected
Lord and these Priesthoods, we find that it says Jesus in NOW the sole
and only holder of the Melchizedek Priesthood, and that the Aaronic
Priesthood has been forever abolished. It states, "But this man
(Jesus), because he continueth ever, hath and unchangeable priesthood."
(Hebrews 7:24) The footnote for 'unchangeable' states: "or, which
passeth not from one to another* (Author's emphasis). The original
Greek word, aparabatos, used here means "perpetually non-transferable"
or "Untransferable forever." How can Mormons continue passing it on
anyway? By simply ignoring their own Bible!! Since they believe it is
only true as far as translated correctly, and the Book of Mormon says
it is full of errors and ommission,they can easily ignore what they
don't like. Please read Hebrews chapters 7 and 8 to understand how
completely defiant of God's word the Mormon Priesthoods really are.

   *This marginal note has been removed from the latest edition
Missionary Bible.

   ORDINANCES FOR THE LIVING

   The Ordinances for living Mormons include Washing, Anointing,
Clothing in the Garment of the Holy Priesthood, and the Endow ment.
Sealings are performed for married couples, and minor children are then
Sealed to parents. Marriages are performed for time and eternity, and
under special circumstances, marriages for time only. These ceremonies
account for less than 2% of all Temple Ordinances performed.

   ORDINANCES FOR THE DEAD

   The ordinances for the deceased ancestors of members or names of
deceased persons provided by the temple from genealogical records
include Baptism, Confirmation of membership in the Mormon Church, and
Ordination to the Holy Melchizedek (Mormon) Priesthood for males. All
the ordinances described above for the living must also be performed
for each of the dead persons who are post humously receiving their
"Temple Blessings". Over 98% if the Ordinances performed are for the
dead by a living Mormon proxy. The writer performed approximately 150
Endowments for deceased relatives and many other identified persons
known to the writer, as part of over 1000 Ordinances performed in a
nearly ten year period.

   AN OVERVIEW OF THE MORMON TEMPLE CEREMONY

   This information is new to most of the readers of this booklet and
may be difficult to grasp at times, therefore, we have pre pared the
following overview of these Temple Ceremonies to let you preview the
activities and to concisely present the important elements to you.

   Mormons attending the Temple are called "patrons" by the Temple
staff, and will therefore be similarly designated hereafter in this
publication. Quotation marks enclose direct quotes from the ceremony.

   THE PRE-INITIATORY ORDINANCES OR RITUAL

   The "Pre-Initiatory Ordinances" or rituals are those that are
performed only for the dead in the Temple. Living Mormons receive these
Ordinances in their local Ward or Stake organiza tions.

   BAPTISM

   Baptism is the first ceremony performed in behalf of the dead in the
Temple. This is performed in the beautiful baptismal font mounted on
the statues of 12 full sized oxen, located in the Temple basement.*(See
figure 2) The Officiator and the patron are in the font dressed in
heavy white jump-suits. There are two or more Witnesses observing the
procedure. Often a closed cir cuit T.V. is used to project the names of
the deceased persons on a large T.V. screen. Typically 200-300 baptisms
are performed per hour, with LDS teenagers serving as proxies to
introduce them into the Temple rituals and vicarious Ordinance work at
an impressionable age. The baptismal pronouncement is recited in full
for each baptism, and the patron is completely immersed by the
Officiator as observed and approved by the two Witnesses.

   CONFIRMATION AS MORMONS AND THE HOLY GHOST

   The next ritual is Confirmation for the Dead. This makes the
deceased person a member of the Mormon church and gives him the Holy
Ghost. This is usually performed at or near the baptismal font, by the
same persons who performed the baptism ritual. Two or more Temple
Workers place their hands on the patron's head while one pronounces the
confirmation.

   ORDINATION TO THE MORMON HOLY MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD

   The ordination of dead males to the Mormon "Holy Melchizedek
Priesthood" is usually(but not always) performed in the same area of
the Temple by the same proxy. A patron may not receive a proxy
Ordinance which he has not received for himself. Therefore LDS
teenagers who have not yet received this Ordination may not perform
this Temple Ordinance, and adult male patrons must receive this by
proxy. This is often performed in conjunction with the Initiatory
Ordinances described next. Other Temple Workers perform this Ordinance
following the Baptism and Confir mation. Two Temple Workers lay their
hands upon the patron's head and one of them pronounces the Ordination.

   *All Mormon Temples from Nauvoo, Illinois in 1842 to the twenty
presently operating Temples have or had baptismal fonts as described,
always located below ground level, as Joseph Smith instructed (Doctrine
& Covenants 128:13). It appears that the new generation of Temples
presently under construction or planned, will abandon this "prophetic
directive". Plans for these Temples show baptismal fonts above ground
level with only six oxen in a semi-circle supporting them. See Church
News, January 16, 1982, page 14.

   INITIATORY ORDINANCES OR RITUAL

   WASHING IN WATER

   Each patron is ceremonially washed so that he "may become clean from
the blood and sins of this generation." A Temple Worker wets his
fingers in running water and touches each member of the patrons body as
he pronounces a blessing upon it. Women Temple Workers wash female
patrons, and men wash men. The worker starts at the top of the patron's
head and works down to the feet, reaching under the shield to touch
shoulders, back, breast, vitals and bowels, and loins. The washing is
sealed by two workers laying their hands on the patron's head and
pronouncing the sealing.

   ANOINTING WITH HOLY OIL

   Each patron is then anointed with consecrated oil preparatory to
"becoming a King and a Priest (or a Queen and Priestess) unto the Most
High God, hereafter to rule and reign in the House of Israel forever."
A Temple Worker pours some drops of oil on the top of the patron's head
and moistens his fingers in oil and then touches each member of the
patron's body as he pronounces a blessing upon it, reaching under the
shield to anoint shoulders, back, breast, vitals and bowels, and loins.
Two workers then place their hands in the patron's head and one of them
pronounces a sealing of the anointing.

   CLOTHING IN THE MYSTICAL TEMPLE GARMENT

   The patron is then dressed in the "Garment of the Holy Priesthood"
as a Temple Worker gives him special instructions regarding the
constant wearing of it 24 hours per day throughout his life: "It will
be a shield and a protection to you from the power of the destroyer
until you have finished your work on the earth, providing you do not
defile it, but are true and faithful to your covenants." The worker
also gives instructions regarding the secret "New Name" and then
whispers the "New Name" to the patron.

   THE "NEW NAME"

   A Mormon's most secret and cherished possession should be his "new
name" which he receives during the Temple Rituals. This is the name by
which he "will be called forth on the morning of the First
Resurrection" by his God, and by which he will be known throughout
Eternity. He receives this from a Temple Worker, in a whisper, as he is
being helped into his new "magic underwear" for the first time, during
his Temple initiation. Each time he returns to do Temple work he will
go through these same rituals for a dead person, whose name he will
carry through the entire ceremony on a little slip of paper, which he
surrenders to the Introducer at the Temple Veil, before he enters the
Celestial Room. On these return visits he will normally by-pass the
"Washing, Annointing, and Clothing in the Garment of the Holy
Priesthood" rituals, and just receive the "New Name" in a little booth
as he leaves the locker room on his way to the theatre type Endowment
Rooms. The "New Name" is usually Biblical, such as Abraham, Moses,
Seth, or Mary, Martha, Naomi, or they come from the Book of Mormon.
Many Mormons are not aware that every person attending the Endowment on
a particular day receives the same male or female "new name", or its
alternate. The alternate is given when the first given name of the
person receiving the Endowment, deceased or alive, (not the proxy) is
the same, or sounds very similar to the "new name". My son and I share
the same "new name" of Enoch with the prophet Joseph Smith Jr. and
probably millions of other living and dead Mormons. I often wondered
how we would know which "Enoch" was being called forth, or if we would
all be judged together enmasse.

   THE ULTIMATE HERESY - ETERNAL SEXISM

   A Mormon husband must know his wife's (or wives') "new name(s)". He
normally learns this by representing the Lord behind the Veil, and
taking his wife through the Veil Ceremony when she is receiving her own
Endowments. She is not allowed to know his "new name" under any
circumstances. This is because the Lord calls forth only the Priesthood
holder, and it is up to him to call forth his wives, if he wants them,
or leave them behind if he doesn't want some of them.

   PREPARATION FOR THE ENDOWMENT

   The patron returns to the locker room, removes the shield and
dresses of the Temple Garment, in the white Temple attire; pants,
shirt, belt, tie, socks and slippers, or slip, dress, hose and
slippers. He then takes his name slip and the package containing his
robe, girdle (sash), hat (veil for women), and bright green fig-leaf
apron with him through the beautiful foyer, up the magnificent circular
staircase, and into the theatre type Endowment Room. He is seated by
the Officiator who presides over the presentation, women on the left,
men on the right, and waits in profound silence for the ceremony to
begin. Absolute silence is maintained for up to 20 minutes while the
company is assembling.

   THE ENDOWMENT CEREMONY

   The Endowment is a two hour drama-ritual-ceremony presented to
groups of patrons, rather than individually, as most of the other
rituals are done. It is performed in beautiful theatre type rooms,
where walls are covered with floor to ceiling murals depicting
appropriate scenes. The performance is a basic 19th century melodrama,
with Lucifer as the villian, Elohim as the hero, and Adam and Eve as
the victims. Supporting roles are played by the Apostles Peter, James
and John, a Christian Minister, Jehovah, and the arch-angel Michael
(who becomes Adam). All of the secret names, signs, tokens, penalties,
the "True Order of Prayer", and the Veil Ceremony are incorporated into
the dramatic performance, with some audience participation, and a
"Witness Couple" participating as representatives of the entire
audience. The patrons are tested by the Lord, and must individually
demonstrate their knowledge of the secrets in order to complete the
ritual. For over a century, live actors played the various roles with
interesting props and costumes. Now all Temples have changed to a
motion picture and tape recording presentation in which the Officiator,
who presides over the presentation, rarely speaks. Several Temple
Workers are present during the performance to administer the secret
elements named above, and to help patrons don and change the special
robes and other attire, where needed. Before the movie version, the
patrons move enmasse to four differently muralled rooms to receive the
various portions of the rituals. Now they stay in one room for
approximately one and one-half hours, watching the film or the
Officiator as he pantomimes the tape recording. The Endowment can be
divided into four "acts" according to the four rooms previously used:
the Creation drama, the Garden of Eden drama, the Lone and Dreary World
drama, and the Terrestrial World presentation.

   THE CREATION DRAMA

   This can best be described as a consciousness lowering, mood
altering experience. The movie shows hypnotic type scenes of volcanoes
and lava flows, ocean, animal and flower scenes, as the dialog drones
through a very monotonous and repititious descrip tion of the first
five creative periods. Elohim, the head God, sends his agents, Jehovah
and Michael (the arch-angel) down to do all the creative work, but one
day at a time. He requires that they return each day and give him a
report of their activities, and receive further instructions, because
he is a man with a body, and cannot tell what they are doing, nor see
or hear beyond normal distances. Many patrons are asleep, and most are
drowsy at the completion of this act.

   THE GARDEN OF EDEN DRAMA

   Elohim actually comes down to earth with Jehovah to create bodies
for Michael, who becomes Adam, and Eve. Adam and Eve are placed in the
garden by Elohim, are tempted by Lucifer, and Eve secumbs and eats the
forbidden fruit. Eve convinces Adam to partake also, then recognizes
who Lucifer really is. Lucifer instructs Adam and Eve to make fig-leaf
aprons to cover their nakedness when they hear Elohim and Jehovah
coming. All the patrons don bright green fig-leaf aprons with Adam and
Eve, which they continue to wear over all of Elohim's Priesthood attire
throughout the remainder of the rituals. Elohim is outraged, and curses
Lucifer, who according to LDS doctrine will never have a body, to crawl
on his belly and eat dust forever. Lucifer defys him to his face, and
ignores his curse throughout the following scenes. He is cast out, then
Adam and Eve are cast out with him, to join him, but only after they
make a secret covenant with Elohim, and receive a secret token
(handgrip), with its name, sign and penalty (blood/death oath).

   THE LONE AND DREARY WORLD MELODRAMA

   Upon arrival in the lone and dreary world, which is the world in
which we now live, Adam "builds an altar and offers up prayer." Lucifer
answers, instead of Elohim, affirming that he is "the God of this
world," and the drama develops its conflicts, around this altar scene.
Lucifer's claim to be "the God of this world" is never challenged or
denied by Adam, Eve, or Elohim's agents.

   THE CHRISTIAN MINISTER IS SATAN'S HIRELING LACKEY

   Lucifer employs a Christian Minister as his hireling lackey to
confuse, deceive, and destroy all mankind along with Adam and Eve. He
preaches to them a comical perversion of the 3rd century Nicean Creed,
which Adam rejects, employing sarcasm and ridicule to develop audience
contempt, but without hissing or booing, as was done in prior decades.
The Apostles Peter, James and John are sent by Elohim to rescue Adam
and Eve, and the hireling Minister deserts Lucifer and joins them after
Peter discloses Lucifer's true identity. He embraces Mormonism with
Adam and Eve and is saved, along with the patrons in the audience,
while Lucifer is cast out. Jehovah, whom Mormons have told outside of
the Temple is really Jesus, has been relegated to the role of messenger
boy between Elohim and his new agent team of Peter, James and John.

   THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD PRESENTATION

   Adam, Eve, and the patrons advance to the Terrestrial World, where
they are put under covenant by Peter, James and John to obey several
more laws, and taught their accompanying Priesthood tokens, names,signs
and penalties, along with being clothed in the Robes of the Holy
Priesthood (see figures 8-10), and being taught "The True Order of
Prayer."

   THE ONE AND ONLY "TRUE ORDER OF PRAYER"

   The only "live entertainment" in the Endowment is the True Order of
Prayer After all of the secrets have been received (except the one
learned only at the veil), all the temple clothing has been put on,
then taken off and put on again differently, and the ritual activities
are completed, the patrons enjoy sitting and watching something
different. (The patrons have stood up and sat down approaching 20 times
since the Endowment started).

   The Officiator calls the Witness Couple and seven or eight other
couples to come forward and form a circle around the altar. Those in
the circle then proceed to follow the Officiator in performing all of
the names, signs, and penalties of the tokens of the Priesthoods which
they have previously received. Then they form the "True Order of
Prayer". The sisters all veil their faces (in the audience also). Then
each couple in the circle joins right hands in the Patriarchal Grip and
everyone raises their left arms to the square and rests their left
elbow on the person next to them. The Officiator carefully checks
everyone's position ... then kneels at the altar and offers a prayer,
which all those in the circle repeat, one phrase at a time. (this is
the first time the patrons hear the Officiator's voice. He has been
pantomiming the tape recording during all of the prior twenty minutes
of the ceremony since the movie ended).

   The prayer is usually long and quite involved, covering many
subjects from the prophet's health to the patron's safe return home. It
opens, as all Mormon prayers do, addressed to "Heavenly Father", and
closes "in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen." The patrons in the circle
repeat the "Amen" and are instructed to return to their seats.

   THE "TRUE ORDER OF PRAYER" RESEMBLES ANCIENT RITUAL

   Prayer circles around Altars, doing very much the same sort of
ritualistic activities, are described in the Egyptian Coptic Gnostic
writings recently first published in English. These were a continuation
of the ancient Egyptian pagan rituals performed for centuries before
the birth of Jesus. This most certainly was another Gospel, a very
strange occultic one, from that which the Apostles preached in the New
Testament (see Galatians 1:8,9). Dr. Hugh Nibley and other mormon
scholars speak of these pagan ceremonies as if they validated the
Endowment, when they actually demonstrate the pagan nature and
foundation of the Temple rituals.

   THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE

   The climactic conclusion to the Endowment if the Veil Ceremony in
which each patron is tested by a Veil Worker, who represents the Lord
behind the Veil, for his knowledge of the four tokens and their names,
which were given to him during the Endowment. The Veil is a seven foot
high by three foot wide ivory colored fabric panel hung on a
beautifully finished hardwood framework (see figure 4). It has seven
"Marks of the Holy Priesthood" in it which correspond to the four marks
in the patron's Priesthood Temple undergarment. Three of these Veil
marks are sewn in the form of openings which are large enough for hands
or arms to pass through. Between each pair of Veil segments is a
curtained opening through which the patron is conducted after he
successfully completes the testing. The Veil is located at the front of
the Terrestrial Room, representing the Terrestrial (where almost all
Christians and nearly all Mormons will supposedly spend eternity), and
separates it from the Celestial Room, representing the Celestial
Kingdom, where those who successfully keep all of the Mormon
commandments will go to become Gods over their own planets. Thus the
patron gains entrance to the Celestial Room by passing the testing
conducted by the Lord at the Veil. Unfortunately for them, no Mormon is
successfully keeping all of the commandments required for entrance into
their Celestial Kingdom.

   There are approximately 60 Veil segments in the Los Angeles Temple,
equally divided between men and women. The Veil is perhaps the most
important object in the Temples, and was used over four million times
last year alone. The veil of the Hebrew Temple was rent in twain from
top to bottom at the time of Jesus' crucifixion, thus destroying its
function (Matthew 27:51). Jesus' atonement ended the need and purpose
of the Temple forever (Hebrews 9:11-17). The Veil of the Hebrew Temple
had only one opening and was only opened once each year by the one and
only High Priest to enter for a specific ritual performed on behalf of
all Israel and then to return through it (Hebrews 9:6-7). Over four
million Mormon Temple patrons, mostly women but including hundreds of
thousands of High Priests, WORKED their way through their Temple Veil
to provide vicarious exaltation for dead people. They did nothing on
the other side, an did not return through it as the Hebrew High
Priesthood, yet Mormons speak of their Temple as a restoration of the
one in Solomon's Hebrew Temple. They rarely mention any claims of
specific similarities, or the very many obvious differences.

   THE VEIL CEREMONY

   The Veil Ceremony is the Patron's principle opportunity to
participate in this two hour ritual. A Veil Worker represents the Lord
behind the Veil, and an Introducer presents the patron to the Lord and
coaches him through his lines and actions if necessary. The Lord
reaches through and opening in the Veil to take his hand in the various
grips or tokens and asks him specific questions through the Veil. His
answers must be word perfect. The culmination of this examination is
the name of the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the
Patriarchal Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail, which is given to the
patron only through the Veil, while embracing the Lord in the Five
Points of Fellowship.

   THE FIVE POINTS OF FELLOWSHIP

   "The Five Points of Fellowship are inside of right foot by the side
of right foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, and mouth
to ear." The patron and the Veil Worker both reach their left arm
through the appropriate mark in the Veil, while holding right hands in
the Patriarchal Grip, and embracing each other, maintaining strong
contact at all the points indicated with the Veil separating them,
while the Veil Worker gives the name of the token to the patron and the
patron repeats it back vebatim. The name of the token is, "Health in
the navel, marrow in the bones, strength in the loins and sinews. Power
in the Priesthood be upon me, and upon my posterity through all
generations of time, and throughout all eternity." This is a form of
incantation similar to various Witchcraft, Voodoo, or Black Magic
incantations in use for centuries before Joseph Smith developed his
Endowment. Many women patrons are seriously agitated and disturbed by
this procedure through the Veil. Since the Veil Workers are all men,
they tend to put the blame on the men for being overly familiar or
enthusiastic in this embrace. Since the women tend to be more sensitive
and perceptive, I believe they are often spiritually disturbed by the
overtly occultic mystical demonic power that is being invoked in this
incantation. This probably significantly contributes to why less than
ten percent of those Mormons who are eligible actually attend the
Temple regularly, while nearly triple that number have been through
this experience once. After the patron repeats this incantation
vebatim, calling these spiritist powers down upon himself and his
posterity for eternity, he is ushered into the beautiful, etherial
Celestial Room, as the climax and reward for his perserverance and
performance.

   THE CELESTIAL ROOM

   The Celestial Room is a very large, elegantly decorated and
furnished sitting room. It has no function or purpose except that
patrons may stand or sit for a few minutes to wait for spouse, friends,
or associates to come through the Veil. Conversation is permitted only
in quiet whispers. This is the only opportunity a Mormon ever has to
ask a question about the Temple ceremonies. It is supposed to be a
place to meditate, or seek answers to problems or inspiration. In
actual practice, however, patrons are not permitted to remain in the
Celestial room for more than a few minutes. Rarely is anyone available
to answer any questions or discuss a problem. It is very business like
an efficiently operated, like a production line.

   Patrons move from the Celestial room out a side door and back
downstairs to the locker room, still wearing all the Temple clothing.
There the patron removes his Temple attire, puts on his normal
clothing, and is free to leave at his leisure. There is a comfortable
waiting room near the entrance where he may await spouse and friends.

   TEMPLE MARRIAGE FOR TIME AND ETERNITY

   A typical Temple contains from six to twenty Sealing Rooms where
marriages and Sealings are performed for the living and the dead.
Sealings are performed for couples already married, living or dead, to
extend their marriage to eternity. On a typical spring Saturday in Los
Angeles from 60 to 100 marriages and Sealings may be performed, mostly
for young couples. The Sealing Rooms are elegantly furnished and
decorated (See figure 5). The walls are lined with formal dining room
type chairs and a beautiful altar is in the center. Two opposing walls
are covered with solid mirrors so that one can seem to see "for
Eternity" in both directions. The Officiator for this ceremony is a
Temple Sealer, who is called to this position because he is considered
an especially "Spiritual" person.

   The room is often filled with many friends and family of the wedding
couple, who must also have valid Temple Recommends, who have come to be
with them, all dressed in white Temple clothing. It is an impressive
ceremony. There were approximately 40 dearly beloved friends at the
Sealing of my wife and three teenage children to myself one year and
six days after our Baptism. (It is the order of the Priesthood that
wife (or wives) and children are sealed to the Priesthood holder).
Though we were dazed and perplexed by the rush of confusing activities
that had taken place during a period of sever hours preceeding it, at
the completion of that brief climaxing ceremony we truly felt blessed.
With this capacity crowd of joyful well wishers encouraging us, we
truly felt a wonderful bond of family togetherness envelop us. It is an
event I will never forget. We thought we had achieved a wonderful goal
through sustained sacrifice, dedication and hard work. The promises
bestowed were glorious beyond understanding, and it felt worthwhile and
rewarding. The support and fellowship of all those beloved friends who
were there just for us was a very significant factor in the good
feelings we had, for without them it would all have been a mass of
confusion and senseless rituals.

   5 LAWS- All Temple patrons covenant and promise to keep and live by
these five laws of the Endowment.

   1 - Law of Obedience- Wives agree to obey their husbands in
righteousness, and husbands, in turn agree to obey the law of Elohim
and keep his commandments.

   2 - Law of Sacrifice- All agree to give everything they have,
including their lives, if necessary, to the building up of the Kingdom
of God.

   3 - Law of the Gospel- All agree to obey the Law of the Gospel, and
to avoid lightmindedness, loud laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's
annointed, the taking of the name of God in vain, and every other
unholy and impure practice.

   4 - Law of Chastity- All agree that they shall have no sexual
intercourse except with their legal and lawful husband or wife (or
wives).

   5 - Law of Consecration- All agree to consecrate their time,
talents, and everything with which the Lord has blessed them or will
bless them to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the
building up of the Kingdom of God and the establishment of Zion (the
Mormon Church).

   4 TOKENS (HANDCLASPS) - WITH ACCOMPANYING NAMES - Temple
participants each receive these four secret tokens or handclasps with
accompanying secret names, signs, and penalties.

   1 - The First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood: Is given by clasping
the right hands together and by placing the joint of the thumb over the
first knuckle of the hand. Its name is the NEW NAME you received in the
temple this day (The 'New Name' is usually Biblical, and is the same
for everyone on a given day, i.e., every male who goes to the temple on
the third of the month will receive the name "Abraham". The name of the
First Token of the A.P., then, would be "Abraham").

   2 - The Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood: Is given by clasping
right hands together and by placing the joint of the thumb between the
first and second knuckles of the hand. The name of this token is your
given name (If you are Elmer Jones the name of the token would be
"Elmer", and if you were Sadie Jones it would be "Sadie").

   3 - The First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood or Sign of the
Nail: Is executed by bringing your right hand forward in a vertical
position, fingers close together, thumb extended, and the person giving
the token placing the tip of the forefinger in the center of the palm
with the thumb on the back of the hand. The name of this token in "The
Son".

   4 - The Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail: Is given by clasping right hands and
interlocking little fingers, and placing the index finger of the right
hand on the center of the wrist. The name is "Health in the navel,
marrow in the bone, strength in the loins and in the sinews, power in
the priesthood be upon me and upon my posterity through all generation
of time and throughout all eternity".

   4 SIGNS AND 3 PENALTIES

   1 - The Sign and Penalty of the First Token of the Aaronic
Priesthood Is made by bringing the right arm to the square, the palm of
the hand forward, the fingers close together, and the thumb extended.
The penalty is executed by placing the right thumb under the left ear,
palm down, fingers close together. The thumb is drawn quickly across
the throat to the right ear and the hand dropped to the side. This
signifies having your throat slit from ear to ear and your tongue torn
out by its roots.*

   2 - The Sign and Penalty of the Second Token of the Aaronic
Priesthood Is made by bringing the right hand in front of you, the hand
in cupping shape, the right arm forming a square, and the left arm is
raised to the square. The penalty is executed by placing the right hand
on the left breast, and drawing the hand quickly across the chest, then
dropping both hands to the sides. This signifies having your chest
ripped open and your heart and vitals torn out and fed to the beasts of
the field and the fowls of the air.*

   3 - The Sign and Penalty of the First Token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood is made by bringing the left hand forward, the hand in
cupping shape, the left arm forming a square. The right hand is brought
forward, the palm down, fingers close together, and the thumb extended.
The thumb is placed over the left hip. The penalty is executed by
drawing the thumb quickly across the body and dropping both hands to
the sides. This signifies having your body cut asunder and your bowels
gush out upon the ground.*

   4 - The Sign of the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood (no
penalty is mentioned) Is made by raising both hands high above the
head, palms forward, fingers close together, and lowering the hands to
the side three times while repeating aloud the words, 'PAY LAY ALE, PAY
LAY ALE, PAY LAY ALE.' They are told this means, "Oh God, hear the
words of my mouth" in the Adamic language.

   *Up until the 1930's the penalties were plainly stated as indicated.
The patron was agreeing or covenanting that if he or she revealed these
secrets, the Mormon elders would very literally take them and execute
the penalties upon them. This is known as "blood atonement", and is
still a doctrine of the Church today.

   *The significance of the penalties is no longer explained to the
patrons as plainly as it was in former days. Today it is described as
"various ways in which life may be taken." As the patron is executing
the morbid gesture of the penalty, he is affirming that rather than
reveal the secret token, name, sign and penalty, he would "suffer his
life to be taken."

   IMMORALITY AND SEXUAL ACTIVITY IN THE TEMPLE RITUAL

   Numerous stories have been circulated of all manner of sexual
activities, indecent exposure, polygamous marriages, marital
intercourse, etc., taking place as part of the Temple rituals. We want
to unequivically and emphatically state that none of these are true.
There is no overt sexual activity, immoral or otherwise, contained
within the rituals or otherwise conducted within the Mormon Temples,
although there are numerous similarities between ancient pagan
fertility rites and Mormon Temple rituals. We do not believe that
polygamous marriages are knowingly being performed within the Temples
today. Since polygamy is still an essential element of Mormon doctrine,
and still very much alive in Utah, we realize that some Mormon
dishonestly obtain polygamous marriage through Mormon Temples by
concealing the truth of their intentions.

   THE GARMENT OF THE HOLY PRIESTHOOD

   4 MARKS -

   Every Mormon who "receives his Endowments" (including all Mormon
Missionaries) is dressed by a temple worker in the "garment of the holy
priesthood" which he is required to wear 24 hours a day, 365 days a
year, until he is buried in it. It is removed only to bathe and change
them, and for certain "public appearance" exceptions. Most of these
have the appearance of old-fashioned "long johns".

   Closer examination reveals a pair of botton-holes over the right
breast sewn in the form of a square, reminding the Mormon of exactness
and honor in living up to his temple vows. Over the left breast a pair
of botton-holes in the form of a compass, remind the Mormon that all
truth may be circumscribed into one great whole, and that all appetites
must be kept within certain bounds. One button-type hole over the
navel, recalls the need of nourishment for body and soul, and an
identical hole over the right knee, signifies that every knee shall
bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ. In the early
Mormon Temple ceremonies some of the marks were cut into the garment
with a small knife while on the patron's body, thus knicking his flesh
and shedding his blood into the garment. See Leviticus 19:28, 21:5,
Deuteronomy14:1, and Jeremiah 16:6. The same four marks are on the veil
of the temple in much larger dimensions. The Temple Worker tells the
patron, as he or she is being dressed in this garment, that "it will be
a shield and a protection to you from the power of the destroyer until
you have finished your work on the earth, so long as you are true and
faithful to the covenants you make in the temple this day."

   The garment has thus become a magic talisman to the Temple patron,
and is to be his source of protection from the power of Satan
throughout his lifetime. The patron is instructed that, when the
garment is worn out, he must cut the priesthood markings off of it and
burn them. The garment then can be used for rags or any other purpose.
Thus we see that the magical "power" in in the Priesthood markings. The
Christian is taught that his protection from Satan comes in a much
different form from this Priestcraft occultic talisman magic.
Christians, in overcoming Satan's attacks, are to put on something more
substantial than magic underwear with Masonic markings. It is fully
explained in Ephesians 6:12-18, and we highly recommend this form of
protection to all readers.

   MASONIC SYMBOLS AND RITES USED IN THE MORMON TEMPLE

   In spite of vehement denials to the contrary, there is a direct link
between the rites, symbols, signs, handclasps and penalties of the
Masonic Lodge (Free and Accepted Masons or Free Masons) and those of
the temple Endowments of Mormonism. Joseph Smith received his first
degree in Masonry on March 15, 1842 and the very next day was elevated
to 32nd degree sublime Master of the Royal Secret. (See History of the
Church (H.C.), Volume 4, page 550, 552). Six weeks later, on May 2,
1842, Smith was teaching these Masonic secrets as his own "revelations"
to Mormon leaders as the Temple Endowment (see H.C., Volume 15, Page
2). It was from his association with the Masons that Joseph Smith
derived the basic ceremonies and symbols now known as the "Endowment".
Into the fabric of Free Masonry he wove his own peculiar brand of
occultism, claiming it to be "Revelation" from on high.

   We do not intend to do an exhaustive comparison between Masonry and
the Mormon Temple Endowment, but we would like to draw your attention
to a few of the more obvious similarities. Please keep in mind as you
look over the following list, that the Masonic rituals and symbols
pre-date the Mormon Church by several hundred years:

   All Seeing Eye Anointing with oil Apron Beehive Square and Compass
Earth Symbol Emblem of the clasped hands Solemn Assembly in the Temple
Five points of Fellowship Special Garments applied to initiates Garment
Markings Grips (Special handshakes) The phrase: "Holiness to the Lord"
Moon symbol New Name given Special Prayer circle Aaronic and
Melchizedek Priesthoods Blood/death oaths of secrecy with morbid
gestures and words describing penalties agreed to if secrets are
revealed. Location (possession of) Throne of the "Holy of Holies" Star
symbols Sun symbols Tabernacles Temples

   THE TEMPLE CEREMONIES

   Throughout the following account of the Temple ceremonies certain
explanatory notes have been added to help you understand the flow of
events. These sections are clearly distinguished by the bold face type
used. The temple ceremonies are set forth with no editorial commentary
on our part, for we feel that the words spoken and doctrines revealed
truly "Speak for themselves," and demonstrate that Mormonism is not in
any way Christian.

   The rituals, called "ordinances" or "temple work", which are
performed inside the temple are of two classes, work for the living and
work for the dead.

   Please refer to the introduction for an explanation of these. Over
95% of the temple rituals are performed for the dead by a patron acting
as proxy for the dead person.

   PRE-INITIATORY" RITUAL

   The first ceremony for the dead in the Temple is that of Baptism.
This is performed in the beautiful baptismal font mounted on the backs
of 12 full sized oxen, located in the Temple basement. The officiator
and the patron are dressed in heavy white jump-suits. There are two or
more witnesses observing the procedure. Usually a closed circuit T.V.
is used to project the names of the deceased persons on a large T.V.
screen. Typically 200-300 baptisms are performed per hour. The
baptismal pronouncement is recited in full for each baptism, and the
patron is completely immersed.

   BAPTISM FOR THE DEAD

   Brother (or Sister) ________, having authority, I baptize you, for
and in behalf of________, who is dead, in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.

   Next comes the Confirmation for the Dead. This is usually performed
at or near the baptismal font, by the same persons who performed the
baptism ritual.

   CONFIRMATION FOR THE DEAD

   Brother (or Sister) ________, in the name of Jesus Christ, we lay
our hands upon your head for and in behalf of ________, who is dead,
and confirm you a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, and say unto you: Receive the Holy Ghost. Amen.

   After the Baptism and Confirmation for the Dead are done, the person
who is doing work for the dead is ready to be washed with water,
anointed with oil and clothed in the garment of the Holy Priesthood.
This is the beginning of the Endowment Ceremony.

   The ordination of the dead males to the Mormon "Holy Melchizedek
Priesthood" is usually (but not always) performed in the same area of
the Temple by the same proxy. Other temple workers perform this
ordinance following the baptism and confirmation. Two workers lay their
hands upon the patron's head and one of them pronounces the ordination.

   ORDINATION FOR THE DEAD

   Brother ________, having authority we lay our hands upon your head
and confer upon you the Melchizedek Priesthood and ordain you an Elder
in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for and in behalf
of ________, who is dead, and seal upon you every grace, gift and
authority appertaining to his office in the Holy Melchizedek
Priesthood, for and in his behalf, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

   INITIATORY ORDINANCE

   Following the pre-initiatory ordinances of baptism and confirmation
and ordination, other proxies will perform the next group of rituals
for these deceased parsons. These are called the "initiatory
ordinances" or rituals and are performed on the main floor level of the
Temple, adjacent to the men's and women's locker rooms. These include
washing with water, anointing with oil, and clothing in the Garment of
the Holy Priesthood.

   PREPARATION FOR PARTICIPATION

   As patrons enter the Temple, they present their "Temple Recommend"
to a doorkeeper immediately inside. They then proceed to a room with
two typists at counters, one for men and the other for women. Each
patron presents his recommend to the typist, she types his name, then
tears off a strip of the page approximately 1/2 inch wide by 2 1/2
inches long. This contains the name and birthdate of the deceased
person, and the proxy's name. The patrons proceed to a room where
Temple clothing may be rented. Many patrons do not own their own Temple
clothing but prefer to rent it as a nominal charge. Each Temple has a
large and busy laundry and sewing facility to provide this service. The
patrons separate at this point to the men's and women's locker rooms,
where each patron is assigned a locker.

   The typical locker rooms are identical for men and women with one
exception, the bride's rooms. The locker rooms are composed of rows of
dressing booths with chest high partitions. The booth contains three
tall lockers with locks and keys. There is a space on top of the
lockers for suitcases in which most patrons carry their own white
temple clothing. Most patrons will remove their street clothing and
place it in the locker, leave their temple garment on, and put on the
white temple clothing - white dress, slip, stockings and slippers, or
white pants shirt, tie, belt, socks and slippers which they either
bought or rented.

   They will then lock their locker and proceed to receive the "New
Name" in a special booth, and then go to the theatre like endowment
room to receive the Endowment. These patrons who are receiving the
Washing, Anointing, and Clothing in the Garment of the Holy Priesthood,
either for themselves or for a dead person for whom they are proxy,
will proceed as follows

   WASHING AND ANOINTING ROOM FOR MEN

   The patron prepares for these rituals, called the initiatory
ordinances, by removing all clothing and placing it in the locker. The
patron puts on a devise called a shield. This strip of white sheeting
approximately three feet wide by 8 feet long with a head sized whole in
the center. It hangs open at the sides and covers the body front and
back. The patron then proceeds to the washing and anointing room,
taking with him his temple garment, name slip and locker key. Usually
he joins group of similarly attired patrons on a bench waiting their
turn to enter. As each patron enters, the temple worker takes the
garment from the patron and the patron enters the first section of the
room to be washed with water.

   The temple worker wets his right hand in running water and proceeds
to ceremonially wash the patron's body. As he recites the words of the
ceremony, the temple worker lightly touches each part of the patron's
body mentioned with his fingers or hand.

   WASHING - OF MEN

   Brother ________, having authority, I wash you preparatory to your
receiving your anointings (for and in behalf of ________, who is dead),
that you may become clean from the blood and sins of this generation. I
wash your head, that your brain and your intellect may be clear and
active; your ears, that you may hear the word of the Lord; your eyes,
that you may see clearly and discern between truth and error; your
nose, that you may smell; your lips, that you may never speak guile;
your neck, that it may bear up your head properly; your shoulders, that
they may bear the burdens that shall be placed thereon; your back, that
there may be marrow in the bones and in the spine; your breast, that it
may be the receptacle of pure and virtuous principles; your vitals and
bowels, that they may be healthy and strong and perform their proper
functions; your arms and hands, that they may be strong and wield the
sword of justice in defense of truth and virtue; your loins, that you
may be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, that you may have
joy and rejoicing in your posterity; your legs and feet, that you may
run and not be weary, and walk and not faint.

   The washing is then sealed by two temple workers placing their hands
upon the patron's head. One of them pronounces the

   CONFIRMATION OF WASHING - OF MEN

   Brother ________, having authority, we lay our hands upon your head
(for and in behalf of ________, who is dead), and seal upon you this
washing, that you may become clean from the blood and sins of this
generation through your faithfulness, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

   Next, the patron enters the second part of the room where he is
seated upon a sort of a tile covered throne chair. Another temple
worker pours some drops of oil from a large horn into his hand and
proceeds to anoint the patron's body, by dipping his fingers in the oil
and touching each part in turn.

   ANOINTING - OF MEN

   Brother ________, having authority, I pour this holy anointing oil
upon your head (for and in behalf of ________, who is dead), and anoint
you preparatory to your becoming a King and a Priest unto the Most High
God, hereafter to rule and reign in the House of Israel forever. I
anoint your head, that your brain and your intellect may be clear and
active; your ears, that you may hear the word of the Lord; your eyes,
that you may see clearly and discern between truth and error; your
nose, that you may smell; your lips, that you may never speak guile;
your neck, that it may bear up your head properly; your shoulders, that
they may bear the burdens that shall be placed thereon; your back, that
there may be marrow in the bones and in the spine; your breast, that it
may be the receptacle of pure and virtuous principles; your vitals and
bowels, that they may be healthy and strong and perform their proper
functions; your arms and hands, that they may be strong and wield the
sword of justice in defense of truth and virtue; your loins, that you
may be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth, that you may have
joy and rejoicing in your posterity; your legs and feet, that you may
run and not be weary, and walk and not faint.

   The anointing is then sealed by two of the temple workers laying
their hands upon the patron's head and one of them pronouncing the
sealing.

   CONFIRMATION OF ANOINTING - OF MEN

   Brother ________, having authority we lay hands upon your head (for
and in behalf of ________, who is dead), and confirm upon you this
anointing, wherewith you have been anointed in the Temple of our God
preparatory to becoming a king and a priest unto the Most High God
hereafter to rule and reign in the House of Israel forever; and seal
upon you all the blessings hereunto appertaining, through your
faithfulness, in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

   The patron now enters the third section of the room to be clothed in
the garment that he brought with him to the washing and anointing room.
A temple worker holds the garment open for the patron, who is still
wearing the shield, to step into. He then helps the patron pull the
garment up and put his arms in as the worker is giving instructions and
"New Name".

   RECEIVING THE "GARMENT OF THE HOLY PRIESTHOOD" AND THE "NEW NAME"

   Brother ________, having authority, I place this garment upon you
(for and in behalf of ________, who is dead), which you must wear
throughout your life. It represents the garment given to Adam when he
was found naked in the Garden of Eden, and is called the Garment of the
Holy Priesthood. Inasmuch as you do not defile it, but are true and
faithful to your covenants, it will be a shield and a protection to you
against the power of the destroyer until you have finished your work
here on earth. With this garment I give you a new name, which you
should always remember, and which you must keep sacred, and never
reveal except at a certain place that will be shown you hereafter. The
name is "________".

   Each of the men and each of the women participating in the Endowment
(on a particular day) receive the same "New Name".. The "New Name" is
usually Biblical, such as Abraham, Joseph, Moses, etc. or Martha, Mary,
or Naomi. An alternate New Name is provided to those patrons who are
representing a dead person whose first name sounds like the New Name in
use.

   The patron then goes back to his locker, removes his shield, and
puts on his white clothing, which he either rented or brought with him.
This includes white shirt, trousers, belt, socks, tie and mocassins.
This is put over the garment. He then carries in his hand the Temple
Clothing which he will put on later in the ceremony.

   The women patrons have been going through similar rituals in their
identical area of the Temple. Over the Temple garment they now dress in
white slip, long dress, hose and mocassins.

   Today it is common practice for the Washing, Anointing and Clothing
in the Garment of the Holy Priesthood to be performed separately from
the Endowment by other proxies. Those who come to the Temple to perform
only the Endowment dress in their white Temple clothing and pass
through a special booth where they receive the "New Name" on their way
to the Endowment rooms. The name slip containing the name of the dead
person is green or gold for these persons.

   The patrons will usually pass through a beautiful foyer and climb an
impressive flight of stairs to reach the Endowment room where they will
be segregated by a temple worker, women to the left and men to the
right (entering always from the rear) and be seated on richly
upholstered theatre type seats. In the older Temples, patrons often
still move from room to room through the various stages of presentation
of the Endowment. In modern Temples, patrons remain in one room
throughout the first one and one half hours of the Endowment, which is
presented in motion picture form except for the secret tokens, names,
signs, penalties, prayer circle and veil explanation portion, which are
on tape recording. The Officiator, who is "in charge" of the
presentation pantomimes much of the taped portion, and rarely speaks.

   CREATION ROOM

   LECTURER #1 (tape recording Brethren and Sisters, we welcome you to
the Temple and hope you will find joy in serving in the house of the
Lord this day. Those of you who are here for your own Endowments and
those who have yellow or white family name slips should have been
washed, anointed, and clothed in the garment of the Holy Priesthood.
The brethren with the yellow name slips should also have been ordained.
The ordinances of washing, anointing, and clothing in the garment of
the Holy Priesthood, together with the ordaining on behalf of deceased
brethren, were performed previously by other proxies for those whose
names are on the green or gold nameslips.

   Each of you should have received a "New Name" in connection with
this company. If any of you have forgotten the "New Name", or have not
received these ordinances as explained, please stand. Please be alert,
attentive and refrain from whispering during the presentation of the
Endowment. As you are asked to proceed to the veil, please do so in an
orderly manner, row by row as directed. After passing through the veil
into the Celestial Room, and in other areas in the Temple, if you need
to communicate, please whisper, thus helping us maintain the quiet
reverence that should prevail in the House of the Lord. We will now
proceed with the presentation of the Endowment.

   LECTURER #2 Brethren, you have been washed and pronounced clean, or
that through your faithfulness, you may become clean from the blood and
sins of this generation. You have been anointed to become hereafter
Kings and Priests unto the Most High God, to rule and reign in the
House of Israel forever.

   Sisters, you have been washed and anointed to become Queens and
Priestesses to your husbands.

   Brethren and Sisters, if you are true and faithful, the day will
come when you will be chosen, called up and anointed Kings and Queens,
Priests and Priestesses, whereas you are now anointed only to become
such. The realization of these blessings depends upon your faithfulness.

   You have had a garment placed upon you, which you were informed,
represents the garment given to Adam when he was found naked in the
garden of Eden, and which is called the Garment of the Holy Priesthood.
This you were instructed to wear throughout your life. You were
informed that it will be a shield and a protection to you if you are
true and faithful to your covenants.

   You have had a New Name given unto you, which you were told never to
divulge nor forget. This New Name is a keyword which you will be
required to give at a certain place in the temple today.

   The Endowment is to prepare you for exaltation in the Celestial
Kingdom.

   If you proceed and receive your full Endowment, you will be required
to take upon yourselves sacred obligations, the violation of which will
bring upon you the judgment of God; for God will not be mocked. If any
of you desire to withdraw rather than accept these obligations of your
own free will and choice, you may now make it known by raising your
hand. PAUSE)

   Brethren and Sisters, as you sit here, you will hear the voices of
three persons who represent Elohim, Jehovah and Michael. Elohim will
command Jehovah and Michael to go down and organize a world. The work
of the six creative periods will be represented. They will organize man
in their own likeness and image, male and female. This however is
simply figurative so far as the man and woman are concerned. PAUSE)

   Here begins a motion picture presentation which constitutes the
major portion of the Endowment. Originally it was done on stage with
live actors, but most all Temples are now using the filmed versions of
the Endowment ceremony. During the creation sequence a series of scenes
and animation or still art work are shown portraying the creation
activities. Only the voices of the characters are heard.

   THE CREATION - FIRST DAY

   ELOHIM Jehovah, Michael, See yonder is matter unorganized. Go ye
down and organize it into a world like unto the worlds that we have
heretofore formed. Call your labors the First Day and bring me word.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.

   MICHAEL We will go down, Jehovah.

   JEHOVAH Michael, see, here is the matter unorganized. We will
organize it into a world like unto the worlds that we have heretofore
formed. We will call our labors the First Day and return and report.

   MICHAEL We will return and report our labors of the First Day,
Jehovah.

   JEHOVAH Elohim, we have been down as thou hast commanded and have
organized a world like unto the worlds that we have heretofore formed
and we have called our labors the First Day.

   ELOHIM It is well.

   SECOND DAY

   ELOHIM Jehovah, Michael, go down again. Gather the waters together
and cause the dry land to appear. The great waters call ye seas and the
dry land call ye earth. Form mountains and hills, great rivers and
small streams to beautify and give variety to the face of the earth.
When you have done this, call your labors the Second Day and bring me
word.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.

   MICHAEL We will go down, Jehovah.

   JEHOVAH Michael, we will gather the waters together and cause the
dry land to appear. The great waters we will call seas, and the dry
land we will call Earth. We will form mountains and hills, great rivers
and small streams to beautify and give variety to the face of the
earth. We will call our labors the Second Day and return and report.

   MICHAEL We will return and report our labors of the Second Day,
Jehovah.

   JEHOVAH Elohim, we have been down as thou hast commanded, and have
gathered the waters together and have caused the dry land to appear.
The great waters we have called seas and the dry land we have called
earth. We have formed mountains and hills, great rivers and small
streams to beautify and give variety to the face of the earth. And we
have called our labors the Second Day.

   ELOHIM It is well.

   THIRD DAY

   ELOHIM Jehovah, Michael, return again to the earth you have formed.
Divide the light from the darkness. Call the light day and the darkness
night. Cause the lights in the firmament to appear, the greater light
to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night. Cause the stars
also to appear, to give light to the earth, the same as with the worlds
we have heretofore formed. When you have done this, call your labors
the Third Day, and return and report.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.

   MICHAEL We will go down, Jehovah.

   JEHOVAH Michael, we will divide the light from the darkness. We will
call the light day, and the darkness night. We will cause the lights in
the firmaments to appear, the greater light to rule the day and the
lesser light to rule the night. We will cause the stars also to appear,
to give light to the earth, the same as with the worlds we have
heretofore formed. We will call our labors the Third Day, and return
and report.

   MICHAEL We will return and report our labors of the Third Day,
Jehovah.

   JEHOVAH We have been down as thou hast commanded, and divided the
light from the darkness. The light we have called day, and the darkness
we have called night. We have caused the firmament to appear. We have
set the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the
night. We have caused the stars to appear to give light to the earth,
and have called our labors the Third Day.

   ELOHIM It is well.

   FOURTH DAY

   ELOHIM Jehovah, Michael, return again to the earth you have formed.
Plant seeds of all kinds in the earth ...

   NOTE: Elohim continues the instructions for filling the earth with
vegetation, various forms of flora are specified. Jehovah and Michael
accept the instructions and the process is repeated as in the first
three days, with the instructions being put into action upon the earth.
Jehovah and Michael return and repeat the same instructions in the form
of a report, which Elohim accepts with, "It is well".

   FIFTH DAY

   ELOHIM Jehovah, Michael, go down again to the earth you have formed,
and place beasts and all forms of animal life thereon: the Elephant,
the Lion, the Tiger, the Bear, the Horse, Cattle in the fields and
other kinds of animals; fouls in the air in all their varieties; fishes
of all kinds in the waters, and insects and all manner of animal life
upon the earth. Command the beasts, the fouls, the fishes, the insects,
all creeping things and other forms of animal life to multiply in their
respective elements, each after its kind, and every kind of vegetation
to multiply in its sphere, that every form of life may fulfill the
measure of its creation and have joy therein. Call your labors the
Fifth Day, and return and bring me word.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.

   MICHAEL We will go down, Jehovah.

   JEHOVAH Michael, now that the earth is formed, divided and
beautified, and vegetation is growing there on, we will place beasts
upon the land: the Elephant, the Lion, the Tiger, the Bear, the Horse,
and all other kinds of animals; fouls in the air in all their
varieties, fishes of all kinds in the waters, and insects, and all
manner of animal life upon the earth. We will command the beasts, the
fouls, the fishes, the insects, all creeping things and other forms of
animal life to multiply in their respective elements, each after its
kind, and every kind of vegetation to multiply in its sphere, that
every form of life may fill the measure of its creation, and have joy
therein. We will call our labors the Fifth Day, and return and report.

   MICHAEL We will return and report our labors of the Fifth Day,
Jehovah.

   Jehovah and Michael then return and repeat the dialogue again to
Elohim in the form of a report.

   ELOHIM It is well.

   SIXTH DAY

   ELOHIM Jehovah, is man found upon the earth?

   JEHOVAH No, man is not found upon the earth, Elohim.

   ELOHIM Jehovah, Michael, then let us go down and form man in our own
likeness and in our own image, male and female, and put into him his
spirit, and let us give him dominion over the beasts, the fishes, and
the birds, and make him Lord over the earth and over all things on the
face of the earth. We will plant for him a garden, eastward in Eden,
and place him in it to tend and cultivate it, that he may be happy and
have joy therein. We will command him to multiply and replenish the
earth, that he may have joy in his posterity. We will place before him
the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and we will allow Lucifer, our
common enemy, whom we have thrust out, to tempt him and to try him,
that he may know by his own experience the good from the evil. If he
yields to temptation, we will give unto him the Law of Sacrifice, and
we will provide a Savior for him, as we counselled in the beginning,
that man may be brought forth by the power of the redemption and the
resurrection, and come again into our presence, and with us partake of
eternal life and exaltation. We will call this the sixth day and we
will rest from our labors for a season. Come, let us go down.

   JEHOVAH We will go down, Elohim.

   ELOHIM Jehovah, see the earth that we have formed. There is no man
to till and take care of it. We are here to form man in our own
likeness and in our own image.

   JEHOVAH We will do so, Elohim.

   ELOHIM Jehovah, man is now organized and we will put into him his
spirit, the breath of life, that he may become a living soul.

   ELOHIM Jehovah, is it good for man to be alone?

   JEHOVAH It is not good for man to be alone, Elohim.

   ELOHIM We will cause a deep sleep to come upon this man whom we have
formed and we will take from his side a rib from which we will form a
woman to be a companion and a helpmeet for him.

   NARRATOR Brethren and Sisters, this is Michael, who helped form the
earth. When he awakens from the sleep which Elohim and Jehovah have
caused to come upon him, he will be known as Adam and having forgotten
all, will become like a little child. Brethren, close your eyes as if
you were asleep.

   ELOHIM Adam, awake and arise.

   NARRATOR All the brethren will please arise.

   (Men all stand up

   ELOHIM Adam, here is a woman whom we have formed and whom we give
unto you to be a companion and an helpmeet for you. What will you call
her?

   ADAM Eve.

   Elohim and Jehovah are shown suspended in air against the garden
backdrop, as identical, brilliant, white, radiant personages with long
white beards, white hair, and long white robes. Adam and Eve are shown
shoulders and up behind garden foliage.)

   ELOHIM Why will you call her Eve?

   ADAM Because she is the Mother of all living.

   ELOHIM That is right, Adam. Because she is the Mother of all living.

   Adam, we have organized for you this earth, and have planted a
garden eastward in Eden. We will place you in the garden and will there
command you and Eve to multiply and replenish the earth, that you may
have joy and rejoicing in your posterity. Jehovah, introduce Adam into
the Garden which we have prepared for him.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim.

   Narrator We now go with Adam and Eve into the garden. The Brethren
will please be seated.

   THE GARDEN OF EDEN

   ELOHIM Adam, we have created for you this earth, and have placed
upon it all kinds of vegetation and animal life. We have commanded all
these to multiply in their own sphere and element. We give you dominion
over all these things, and make you Lord over the whole earth, and all
things on the face thereof. We now command you and Eve to multiply and
replenish the earth, that you may have joy and rejoicing in your
posterity. We have also planted for you this garden, wherein we have
placed all manner of fruits, flowers and vegetation. Of every tree of
the garden thou mayest freely eat, but of the Tree of Knowledge of Good
and Evil thou shalt not eat, nevertheless thou mayest choose for
thyself, for it is given unto thee. But remember that I forbid it, for
in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.

   Adam, remember this commandment which we have given unto you. Now go
to, dress this garden, take good care of it, be happy and have joy
therein. We shall go away, but we shall visit you again and give you
further instructions.

   LUCIFER: (Wearing crimson velvet flowing robe with tunic and apron
underneath)Well, Adam, you have a new world here.

   ADAM A new world?

   LUCIFER Yes, a new world, patterned after the old one where we used
to live.

   ADAM I know nothing about any other world.

   LUCIFER Oh, I see, your eyes are not yet opened. You have forgotten
everything. You must eat some of the fruit of this tree (walks to Tree
of Knowledge of Good and Evil and picks 2 ripe fruit, usually having a
appearance of an apple, then walks over to Adam and holds fruit out to
him. Adam, here is some of the fruit of that tree. It will make you
wise.

   ADAM I will not partake of that fruit. Father told me that in the
day that I should partake of it I should surely die.

   LUCIFER You shall not surely die, but shall be as the Gods, knowing
good and evil.

   ADAM I will not partake of it.

   LUCIFER Oh, you will not ?(looks at Eve and expresses a wise grin
Well, we shall see. (walks over to where Eve is admiring the flowers
Eve, here is some of the fruit of that tree (hold fruit out to Eve. It
will make you wise. It is delicious to the taste and very desirable.

   EVE (surprised Who are you?

   LUCIFER (tenderly I am your brother.

   EVE (Inquisitively You, my brother, and have come here to persuade
me to disobey Father?

   LUCIFER (expounding LDS doctrine I have said nothing about Father. I
want you to eat of the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil,
that your eyes may be opened, for that is the way Father gained his
knowledge. You must eat of this fruit so as to comprehend that
everything has its opposite: good and evil; virtue and vice; light and
darkness; health and sickness; pleasure and pain; and thus your eyes
will be opened and you will have -- knowledge.

   EVE (plaintively Is there no other way?

   LUCIFER (confidently There is no other way.

   EVE (resignedly Then I will partake.

   LUCIFER: (Expresses a smug, wise grin) There, now go and get Adam to
partake (places another fruit in Eve's hand, closes it, and pats her
hand.

   EVE: (Walks over to where Adam is - Sweetly and persuasively) Adam,
here is some of the fruit of that tree. It is delicious to the taste
and very desirable.

   ADAM (surprised Eve, do you know what fruit that is?

   EVE Yes, it is the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.

   ADAM I can not partake of it. Do you not know that Father commanded
us not to partake of the fruit of that tree?

   EVE (searchingly Do you intend to obey all of Father's commandments?

   ADAM (resolutely Yes, all of them.

   EVE (pathetically Do you not recollect that Father commanded us to
multiply and replenish the earth? I have partaken of this fruit and by
so doing shall be cast out, and you will be left a lone man in the
Garden of Eden.

   ADAM (resignedly Eve, I see that this must be so. I will partake
that man may be.

   LUCIFER (walks into the scene That is right.

   EVE (philosophically It is better for us to pass through sorrow that
we may know the good from the evil. (Eve turns to Lucifer -
contemptuously. I know thee now. Thou art Lucifer, he who was cast out
of Father's presence for rebellion.

   LUCIFER: (wisely) Yes, you are beginning to see already.

   ADAM (inquisitively What is that apron you have on?

   LUCIFER (arrogantly) It is an emblem of my power and Priesthoods.

   ADAM Priesthoods?

   LUCIFER Yes, Priesthoods.

   ADAM I am looking for Father to come down to give us further
instructions.

   LUCIFER Oh, you are looking for Father to come down, are you?

   ELOHIM (voices from a distance Jehovah, we promised Adam that we
would visit him and give him further instructions. Come, let us go down.

   JEHOVAH We will go down, Elohim.

   ADAM (excitedly I hear their voices, they are coming.

   LUCIFER (excitedly and slyly See, you are naked. Take some fig
leaves and make you aprons. Father will see your nakedness. Quick!
Hide!*

   ADAM (alarmed Come, let us hide.

   NARRATOR Brethren and Sisters, put on your aprons (the movie stops
while the patrons in the audience remove th green fig-leaf apron from
their package of Temple clothing and tie it around their waist.

   ELOHIM Adam (pause, Adam! (pause, Adam! Where art thou?

   ADAM (cowering I heard thy voice and hid myself, because I was naked.

   ELOHIM (searchingly Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou
partaken of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, of
which we commanded thee not to partake?

   ADAM (ashamedly The woman thou gavest me, and commanded that she
should remain with me, she gave me of the fruit of the tree, and I did
eat.

   ELOHIM (sternly Eve, what is this thou hast done?

   EVE (ashamedly The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

   ELOHIM (angrily Lucifer, what hast thou been doing here?

   LUCIFER (arrogantly I have been doing that which has been done in
other worlds.

   ELOHIM What is that?

   LUCIFER (arrogantly I have been giving some of the fruit of the Tree
of the Knowledge of Good and Evil to them.

   ELOHIM (judgementally Lucifer, because thou hast done this, thou
shalt be cursed above all the beasts of the field. Upon thy belly shalt
thou go and dust thou shalt eat all the days of thy life.

   LUCIFER (defiantly If thou curseth me for doing the same thing which
has been done in other worlds, I will take the spirits that follow me,
and they shall possess the bodies thou createst for Adam and Eve.

   ELOHIM I will place enmity between thee and the seed of the woman.
Thou mayest have power to bruise his heel, but he shall have power to
crush thy head.

   LUCIFER (vehemently Then with that enmity I will take the treasures
of the earth, and with gold and silver I will buy up armies and navies,
Popes and Priests, and reign with blood and horror on this earth.

   ELOHIM (authoritatively Depart!

   ELOHIM (turning to Jehovah Jehovah, let cherubim and flaming sword
be placed to guard the way of the Tree of Life, lest Adam put forth his
hand and partake of the fruit thereof, and live forever in his sins.

   * Note how often Lucifer voices instructions and teaches doctrine

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim. (Turns away and gives command Let
cherubim an a flaming sword be placed to guard the way of the Tree of
Life, lest Adam put forth his hand and partake of the fruit thereof,
and live forever in his sins. (turns back to Elohim It is done, Elohim.

   ELOHIM (judgementally Eve, because thou hast hearkened to the voice
of Satan and hast partaken of the forbidden fruit, and given unto Adam,
I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow shalt
thou bring forth children. Neverthe less thou mayest be preserved in
child-bearing. Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule
over thee in righteousness.

   Adam, because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife and
hast partaken of the forbidden fruit, the earth shall be cursed for thy
sake. Instead of producing fruits and flowers spontaneously, it shall
bring forth thorns, thistles, briars and noxious weeds to afflict and
torment man. And by the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread all
the days of thy life. For dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou
return.

   THE LAW OF OBEDIENCE

   ELOHIM (condescendingly Inasmuch as Eve was the first to eat of the
forbidden fruit, if she will covenant that from this time forth she
will obey your law in the Lord, and will harken unto your council as
you harken unto mine, and if you will covenant that from this time
forth you will obey the law of Elohim, we will give unto you the law of
obedience and sacrifice, and we will provide a Savior for you whereby
you may come back into our presence, and with us partake of eternal
life and exaltation.

   EVE (humbly Adam, I now covenant to obey your law as you obey our
Father.

   ADAM (humbly Elohim, I now covenant with you that from this time
forth I will obey your law and keep your commandments. ELOHIM It is
well, Adam. Jehovah, inasmuch as Adam and Eve have discovered their
nakedness, make coats of skins as a covering for them.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim.

   NARRATOR Brethren and Sisters, the garment that was placed upon you
in the washing room is to cover your nakedness and represents the coat
of skins spoken of. Anciently it was made of skins. You have received
the garment, also your New Name. The Officiator will represent Elohim
at the altar. A couple will now come to the altar (a pre-selected
"witness couple"* seated front row center aisle come forward and kneel
at the altar facing forward.

   It is considered a very special experience to be selected to be the
"witness couple". As they represent all the patrons at the altar, the
Endowment takes on a very 'realistic' atmosphere for his couple as they
move back and forth to the altar to receive the tokens and actually
take part in the ceremony. Dolly and I were selected twice in
approximately 150 Endowment ceremonies in nine years, and I remember
the experience clearly.

   Brethren and Sisters, this couple at the altar represent all of you
as if at the altar. You must consider yourselves as if you were
respectively Adam and Eve.

   ELOHIM We will put the sisters under covenant to obey the law of
their husbands. Sisters, arise (sisters all stand up. Each of you bring
your right arm to the square. You and each of you solemnly covenant and
promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar that you
will each observe and keep the law of your husband, and abide by his
council in righteousness. Each of you bow your head and say yes.

   SISTERS Yes.

   ELOHIM That will do. (sisters sit down Brethren, arise (bretheren
all stand up. Bring your right arm to the square. You and each of you
solemnly covenant and promise before God, angels and these witnesses at
this altar that you will obey the law of God and keep His commandments.
Each of you bow your head and say yes.

   BRETHREN Yes.

   ELOHIM That will do. (Bretheren all sit down

   LAW OF SACRIFICE

   ELOHIM You are now about to be put under covenant to obey and keep
the Law of Sacrifice, as contained in the Old and the New Testament.
This Law of Sacrifice was given to Adam in the Garden of Eden, who,
when he was driven out of the Garden, built an altar on which he
offered sacrifices. And after many days, an angel of the Lord appeared
unto Adam saying: "Why dost thou offer sacrifice unto the Lord?" And
Adam said unto him: "I know not, save the Lord commanded me." And then
the angel spake saying: "This thing is a similitude of the Sacrifice of
the Only Begotten of the Father, who is full of grace and truth.
Wherefore, thou shalt do all that thou doest in the name of the Son,
and thou shalt repent and call upon God in the name of the Son forever-
more." The posterity of Adam down to Moses and from Moses to Jesus
Christ offered up the first fruits of the field and firstlings of the
flock, which continued until the death of Jesus Christ, which ended
sacrifice by the shedding of blood.

   And as Jesus Christ has laid down his life for the redemption of
mankind so we should covenant to sacrifice all that we possess, even
our own lives if necessary, in sustaining and defending the Kingdom of
God (the Mormon Church is the Kingdom of God.

   All arise (patrons all stand up. Each of you bring your right arm to
the square. You and each of you solemnly covenant and promise before
God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar that you will observe
and keep the law of sacrifice as contained in the Old and the New
Testaments, as it has been explained to you. Each of you bow your head
and say yes.

   BRETHREN AND SISTERS (all bow their head Yes.

   ELOHIM That will do (patrons all sit down.

   FIRST TOKEN OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD

   ELOHIM We now give unto you the First Token of the Aaronic
Priesthood with its accompanying name, sign and penalty. Before doing
this, however, we desire to impress upon your minds the sacred
character of the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its
accompanying name, sign and penalty, as well as that of all the other
Tokens of the Holy Priesthood, with their names, signs and penalties,
which you will receive in the temple this day. They are most sacred and
are guarded by solemn covenants and obligations of secrecy to the
effect that under no condition, even at the peril of your life, will
you ever divulge them, except at a certain place that will be shown you
hereafter. The representation of the execution of the penalties
indicates different ways in which life may be taken.

   The First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood is given by clasping the
right hands and placing the joint of the thumb directly over the first
knuckle of the hand, in this manner (the Officiator takes the Brother
kneeling at the altar by the right hand and demonstrates the token to
the audience.

   We give unto you the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood. We
desire all to receive it....

   All arise (The patrons all stand in place. The witness couple return
to their seats. Several temple workers circulate through the rows of
patrons giving each one the token. The patrons sit down after each
receives it.

   If any of you did not receive this token you will please raise your
hands.

   The name of this token is the New Name that you received in the
temple today. If any of you have forgotten the New Name, please stand.
(pause* The sign is made by bringing the right arm to the square; the
palm of the hand to the front, the fingers close together, and the
thumb extended. (The Officiator demonstrates the sign to the audience
This is the sign.

   (The Officiator continues to demonstrate the instructions

   If a patron stands up, indicating he has forgotten the New Name, he
is taken by a Temple Worker to the rear of the room where the New Name
is whispered in his ear. He then returns to his seat, and the ceremony
then resumes. This gives the false impression that there is more than
one New Name in use. Many patrons have attended the Temple for years
before the realized that everyone has the same New Name.

   The execution of the penalty is represented by placing the thumb
under the left ear, the palm of the hand down, and by drawing the thumb
quickly across the throat to the right ear, and dropping the hand to
the side.

   I will now explain the covenant and obligation of secrecy which are
associated with this token, its name, sign and penalty and which you
will be required to take upon yourselves. If I were receiving my own
Endowment today and had been given the name of John as my New Name, I
would repeat in my mind these words, after making the sign (he makes
the sign, at the same time representing the execution of the penalty.

   I, John, covenant that I will never reveal the first token of the
Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty.
Rather than do so, I would suffer (pause, places right thumb under left
ear my life (pause, draws thumb quickly across throat to right ear to
be taken (drops hands to side.

   All arise (patrons all stand up.

   Each of you make the sign of the First Token of the Aaronic
Priesthood by bringing your right arm to the squares, the palm of the
hand to the front, the fingers close together, and the thumb extended.

   (Patrons all make the sign.

   This is the sign.

   Now, repeat in your minds after me the words of the covenant, at the
same time representing the execution of the penalty.

   I, think of the New Name, covenant that I will never reveal the
First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign
and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer (patrons all place right
thumb under left ear as described above my life (patrons all draw thumb
across their throat to the right ear to be taken (Patrons all drop the
hand to their side.

   That will do (patrons all sit down.

   (If any of the brethren or sisters make a mistake in the execution
of the penalty, the execution of the penalty is repeated by all of the
patrons together as instructed.

   It is necessary to repeat the sign of the execution of the penalty.
The sign of the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood is made by
bringing the right arm to the square, the palm of the hand to the
front, the fingers close together, and the thumb extended. This is the
sign (patrons all make sign. It is not necessary to repeat again the
words of the covenant in representing the execution of the penalty, but
let the name of the token pass through your mind. Now represent the
execution of the penalty (patrons all execute the penalty.

   That will do (patrons all sit down.

   ELOHIM Jehovah, see that Adam is driven out of this beautiful garden
into the lone and dreary world, where he may learn from his own
experience to distinguish good from evil.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim.

   THE LONE AND DREARY WORLD

   NARRATOR We will now go with Adam and Eve to the lone and dreary
world. Brethren and Sisters, this represents the Telestial Kingdom, or
the world in which we now live. Adam, upon finding himself in the lone
and dreary world, built an altar and offered prayer, and these are the
words he uttered:

   ADAM (hands raised up and looking toward heaven Oh God, hear the
words of my mouth! Oh God, hear the words of my mouth! Oh God, hear the
words of my mouth!

   LUCIFER (arrogant voice from off scene I hear you. (Camera pans left
to show towering, arrogant, colorful Lucifer poised near Adam, Lucifer
walks over to Adam. What is it you want?

   ADAM (surprised Who are you?

   LUCIFER (arrogantly I am the God of this world.

   ADAM (unsure, questioning You, the God of this world?

   LUCIFER Yes, what do you want?

   ADAM I am looking for messengers.

   LUCIFER (expresses a smug, wise grin Oh, you want someone to preach
to you. You want religion do you. I will have preachers here presently.
(Lucifer turns and looks left. Camera pans to approaching figure
dressed in dark blue ministerial robe and priest's collar until he
walks up to Lucifer. Good Morning Sir.

   PREACHER (wisely Good morning! (looking into the audience A fine
congregation.

   LUCIFER Yes, they are very good people. They are concerned about
religion. Are you a preacher?

   PREACHER (proudly with emphasis I am.

   LUCIFER (searchingly Have you been to college and received training
for the ministry?

   PREACHER (proudly with emphasis Certainly! A man cannot preach
unless he has been trained for the ministry!

   LUCIFER Do you preach the orthodox religion?

   PREACHER (proudly with emphasis Yes, that is what I preach.

   LUCIFER If you will preach your orthodox religion to these people
and convert them, I will pay you well.

   PREACHER I will do my best.

   LUCIFER (looks and gestures toward Adam and Eve Here is a man who
desires religion. He is very much exercised, and seems to be sincere
(Lucifer steps back as Preacher approaches Adam and Eve.

   PREACHER (authoritatively I understand you are inquiring after
religion.

   ADAM (sincerely I was calling upon Father.

   PREACHER (dramatically, with gestures I am glad to know that you
were calling upon Father. Do you believe in a God who is without body,
parts and passions, who sits on the top of a topless throne, whose
center is everywhere and whose circumference is nowhere; who fills the
universe, and yet is so small that he can dwell in your heart. Who is
surrounded by miriads of beings who have been saved by Grace, not by
any act of theirs, but by His good pleasure. Do you believe in this
great Being?

   ADAM (emphatically I do not. I cannot comprehend such a Being.

   PREACHER (wistfully That is the beauty of it. (reproachful ly
Perhaps you do not believe in the devil and in that great hell, the
bottomless pit, where there is a lake of fire and brimstone, into which
the wicked are cast, and where they are continually burning but are
never consumed?

   ADAM (emphatically I do not believe in any such place.

   PREACHER (reproachfully My dear friend, I am sorry for you.

   LUCIFER (disgustedly I am sorry! very, very sorry! (searchingly What
is it you want?

   ADAM (sincerely I am looking for messengers from my Father.

   ELOHIM (Scene fades to etheral view of magnificent, huge throne set
- with semi circle of towering Greecian columns, broad steps, Celestial
splendor. Elohim majestically towering above Jehovah, both appearing as
in Garden scene. Jehovah, send down Peter, James and John to visit the
man Adam in the Telestial World, without disclosing their identity.
Have them observe conditions generally, see if Satan is there, and
learn whether Adam has been true to the token and sign given to him in
the Garden of Eden. Have them then return and bring me word.

   JEHOVAH (reverently and submissively It shall be done, Elohim.
(Jehovah turns and walk from the presence of Elohim to the edge of the
great columned set, there Peter, James and John reverently enter amid
rolling clouds [stage smoke] in an etherial view. Peter, James and John
are wearing long, full, shepherd type robes with colorful sashes.

   JEHOVAH Peter, James and John, go down and visit the man Adam in the
Telestial World, without disclosing your identity. Observe conditions
generally. See if Satan is there, and learn whether Adam has been true
to the token and sign given to him in the Garden of Eden. Then return
and bring us word.

   PETER (reverently and submissively It shall be done, Jehovah. Come
James and John, let us go down.

   JAMES (reverently and submissively We will go down.

   JOHN (reverently and submissively We will go down.

   (All turn and exit scene in single file, Peter leading. Scene fades
back to Lone and Dreary World. Peter, James and John file into scene,
Peter leading, approaches Lucifer, who turns toward him.

   PETER Good morning.

   LUCIFER Good morning.

   PETER (intently What are you doing here?

   LUCIFER Teaching religion.

   PETER (searchingly What religion do you teach?

   LUCIFER (proudly with emphasis We teach a religion made of the
philosophies of men, mingled with Scripture.

   PETER How is your religion received by this community?

   LUCIFER Very well -- excepting this man. He does not seem to believe
anything we preach. (Peter, James & John turn from Lucifer and walk
over to Adam and Eve

   PETER (intently Good morning. What do you think of the preaching of
these gentlemen?

   ADAM (intently I cannot comprehend it.

   PETER (searchingly Can you give us some idea concerning it?

   ADAM (expresses wonderment They preach of a God who is without body,
parts or passions, who is so large he fills the universe and yet so
small that he can dwell in my heart, and of a hell without a bottom
where the wicked are continually burning but are never consumed. To me
it is a mass of confusion.

   PETER (sympathetically We do not wonder that you cannot comprehend
such doctrine. Have you any tokens or signs? (Lucifer enters the scene
and interrupts the conversation.

   LUCIFER (dramatically, with gestures Do you have any money?

   PETER We have sufficient for our needs.

   LUCIFER (dramatically, with gestures You can buy anything in this
world for money.

   PETER (turns back to Adam, searchingly Do you sell your tokens or
signs for money? You have them, I presume.

   ADAM (sincerely I have them, but I do not sell them for money. I
hold them sacred. I am looking for the further light and knowledge
Father promised to send me.

   PETER That is right. We commend you for your integrity. Good day.
(Peter, James and John turn and exit, single file, Peter leading, stop
at the edge of the set. We shall probably visit you again. (Peter,
James and John exit set. Camera pans to Lucifer who approaches camera
ominously and threateningly. Looks intently into the audience.

   LUCIFER (vehemently Now is the great day of my power. I reign from
the rivers to the ends of the earth. There is none who dares to molest
or make afraid.

   PREACHER (curiously Shall we ever have any apostles or prophets?

   LUCIFER (proudly No. However there may be some who will profess
revelation or apostleship. If so, just test them by asking them to
perform a great miracle, such as cutting off an arm or some other
member of the body, and restoring it, so that the people may know that
they come with power. (scene fades to Elohim's columned throne set.
Peter, James and John enter single file, Peter leading [amid stage
smoke] and approach Jehovah who has been awaiting their return.

   PETER Jehovah, we have been to the man Adam in the Telestial World
as thou didst command. We found Satan there, with his ministers,
preaching all manner of false doctrine, and striving to lead the
posterity of Adam astray. But Adam has been true and faithful to the
token and sign given to him in the Garden of Eden, and is waiting for
the further light and knowledge you promised to send him. This is our
report.

   JEHOVAH It is well, Peter, James and John. (Jehovah turns and
ascends the set width stairs to approach Elohim, standing majestically
at the top. Elohim, Peter, James and John have been down to the man
Adam in the Telestial World. They found Satan there with his ministers
preaching all manner of false doctrine, and striving to lead the
posterity of Adam astray. But Adam has been true and faithful to the
token and sign given him in the Garden of Eden, and he is waiting for
the further light and knowledge you promised to send him. This is their
report.

   ELOHIM It is well. Jehovah, instruct Peter, James and John to go
down in their true character as Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the man Adam and his posterity in the Telestial World, and to cast
Satan out of their midst. Instruct them to give unto Adam and his
posterity the Law of the Gospel as contained in the Book of Mormon and
the Bible. Also a charge to avoid all light mindedness, loud laughter,
evil speaking of the Lord's anointed, the taking of the name of the God
in vain, and every other unholy and impure practice, and cause these to
be received by covenant.

   Instruct Peter, James and John further to clothe Adam and his
posterity in the robes of the Holy Priesthood, with the robe on the
left shoulder, and to give unto them the second token of the Aaronic
Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign and penalty. Then have
them return and bring me word.

   JEHOVAH It shall be done, Elohim. (Jehovah turns, descends stairs,
approaches Peter, James and John Peter, James and John, go down in your
true character as Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ to the man Adam and
his posterity in the Telestial World. Cast Satan out of their midst.
Give unto them the Law of the Gospel as contained in the Book of Mormon
and the Bible. Also a charge to avoid all light mindedness, loud
laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's anointed, the taking of the name
of God in vain, and even other unholy and impure practice. Cause them
to receive these by covenant. Clothe them in the robes of the Holy
Priesthood, with the robe on the left shoulder, and give unto them the
second token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name,
sign and penalty. Then return and bring us word.

   PETER It shall be done, Jehovah. Come James and John, let us go down.

   JAMES We will go down.

   JOHN We will go down.

   (Peter, James and John turn and exit scene as before. Scene fades to
Lone and Dreary World set. Everyone is idle as Peter, James and John
file into set, and approaches Lucifer as before.

   PETER I am Peter.

   JAMES I am James.

   JOHN I am John.

   LUCIFER (reproachfully Yes, I thought I knew you. (turns to
preacher, who is listening, dramatically Do you know who these men are?
They claim to be apostles. Try them!

   (Lucifer backs away and Preacher steps up to Peter

   PREACHER (searchingly Do you profess to be apostles of the Lord
Jesus Christ?

   PETER (confidently We do.

   PREACHER (with sophistication This man told me that we should never
have any revelation or apostles, but if any should come professing to
be apostles, I was to ask them to cut off an arm or some other member
of the body and then restore it, so that the people might know that
they came with power.

   PETER (reproachfully We do not satisfy man's curiosity in that
manner. It is a wicked and an adulterous generation that seeks for a
sign. Do you know who that man is? He is Satan!

   PREACHER (surprised What! The Devil?

   PETER That is one of his names.

   PREACHER (sincerely He is quite a different person from what he told
me the Devil is. He said the Devil has claws like a bear's on his
hands, horns on his head, and a cloven hoof, and that when he speaks he
has the roar of a lion!

   PETER (confidently He has said this to deceive you, and I would
advise you to get out of his employ.

   PREACHER (doubtfully Your advice is good. But, if I leave his
employ, what will become of me?

   PETER (wisely We will preach the gospel unto you with the rest of
Adam's posterity.

   PREACHER (with satisfaction That is good. (turns to Lucifer who is
watching nearby (deliberately I would like to have a settlement. I want
you to pay me for preaching.

   LUCIFER (Proudly with emphasis) I am ready to keep my word and
fulfill my part of the agreement. (reproachfully I promised to pay you,
if you would convert these people, and they have nearly converted you.
You can get out of my kingdom. I want no such men in it. (Preacher
backs out of scene as Lucifer approaches Peter - arrogantly Now, what
are you going to do?

   PETER (reproachfully We will dismiss you without further argument.

   LUCIFER (dramatically, with gestures Aah! you have looked over my
kingdom, and my greatness and glory. Now you want to take possession of
the whole of it. (Lucifer turns, approaches the camera, eyes on,
ominously, speaks sinisterly - with vehemence [high drama] I have a
word to say concerning these people. If they do not walk up to every
covenant they make at these altars in this temple this day, they will
be in my power.*

   PETER (voice from off camera, commandingly. Camera pans and zooms
back to include Peter, James and John Satan, we command you to depart.

   LUCIFER (turns toward Peter, James and John - arrogantly By what
authority?

   PETER (Right arm to the square - judgementally In the name of Jesus
Christ, our Master. (Satan very emotionally turns and departs scene,
Peter turns and approaches Adam and Eve Adam, we are true messengers
from the father, and have come down to give unto you the further light
and knowledge he promised to send you.

   ADAM (searchingly How shall I know that you are true messengers?

   PETER (confidently By our giving unto you the token and sign you
received in the Garden of Eden.

   ADAM (taking Peter by the right hand, but out of view What is that?

   PETER The first token of the Aaronic Priesthood.

   ADAM Has it a name?

   PETER It has.

   ADAM Will you give it to me?

   PETER I cannot, for it is the New Name, but this is the sign (right
arm elevated to the square. And this represents the execution of the
penalty (Thumb of right hand across throat.

   Lucifer still giving forth doctrine

   ADAM Now I know that you are true messengers sent down from Father.
(turns to audience These are true messengers. I exhort you to give
strict heed to their counsel and teachings, and they will lead you in
the way of life and salvation.

   NARRATOR The Officiator will represent Peter at the altar.

   At this point the motion picture presentation is concluded. The
remainder of the presentation is from tape recording.

   THE LAW OF THE GOSPEL

   PETER A couple will now come to the altar (the witness couple comes
forward and kneels at the altar. Brethren and Sisters, this couple at
the altar represent all of you as if at the altar, and you will be
under the same obligations that they will be. We are required to give
unto you the Law of the Gospel as contained in the Book of Mormon and
the Bible. To give unto you also a charge to avoid all light
mindedness, loud laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's Anointed, the
taking of the name of God in vain, and every other unholy and impure
practice, and to cause you to receive these by covenant.

   All arise (patrons all stand up. Each of you bring your right arm to
the square (patrons all raise right arm to the square.

   You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels and
these witnesses at this altar, that you will observe and keep the Law
of the Gospel and this charge as it has been explained to you. Each of
you bow your head and say yes.

   BRETHREN AND SISTERS (all bow their head Yes.

   PETER That will do (patrons all sit down.

   THE ROBES OF THE HOLY PRIESTHOOD

   PETER We are instructed to clothe you in the robes of the Holy
Priesthood. Place the robe on the left shoulder, place the cap on your
head with the bow over the right ear, replace the apron, tie the girdle
with the bow on the right side, remove the slippers from your feet, and
put them on again as part of the Temple Clothing. You may now proceed
to clothe.

   The patrons all stand, and turn around to use their seat as a
dressing table. The remove the green fig-leaf apron and the slippers
from their feet, open their package of Temple clothing, and commence
dressing by placing the long white robe on their left shoulder and tie
it in at the waist on the right side. Next they put on the hat* (or
veil for women) with the bow over the

   *The hat looks like a baker's hat without the wide band. It has a
bow on one side and a string on the opposite side.

   right ear, and then tie the string from the hat to the shoulder loop
of the rope. Next they replace the green apron at the waist, and then
tie the long six inch wide sash in a large bow at the right side of the
waist. They then sit down and replace the slippers on their feet

   SECOND TOKEN OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD

   PETER A couple will now come to the altar (the witness couple comes
forward and kneel at the altar. With the robe on the left shoulder, you
are prepared to officiate in the ordinances of the Aaronic Priesthood.
We will now give unto you the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood
with its accompanying name, sign and penalty. This token is given by
clasping the right hands and placing the joint of the thumb between the
first and second knuckles of the hand, in this manner (Officiator takes
brother at the altar in the grip and shows the audience.

   We desire all to receive it. All arise. (The witness couple stand up
and return to their seats. All patrons stand up in place and receive
the token from one of the temple workers who circulate through the
rows. Then they sit down. If any of you have not received this token,
will you please raise your hand.

   The name of this token is your own first given name if you are going
through the temple for your own Endowment, or if you are going through
for the dead, it is the first given name of the person for whom you are
officiating.

   PETER (the Officiator demonstrates the sign as the instructions are
given The sign is made by bringing the right hand in front of you, with
the hand in cupping shape, the right arm forming a square, the left arm
being raised to the square. This is the sign. The execution of the
penalty is represented by placing the right hand on the left breast,
drawing the hand quickly across the body, and dropping the hand to the
sides. I will now explain the covenant and obligation to secrecy which
are associated with this token, its name, sign and penalty, and which
you will be required to take upon yourself.

   If I were receiving my own Endowement today, and if my first given
name were David, I would repeat in my mind these words, after making
the sign, at the same time representing the execution of the penalty
(Officiator, still making the sign, demonstrates the execution of the
penalty. I, David, covenant that I will never reveal the second token
of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign and
penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer (pause, right hand to left
breast my life (pause, draws hand across chest to right breast to be
taken (drops hands to side.

   All arise (patrons all stand up.

   Each of you make the sign of the Second Token of the Aaronic
Priesthood by bringing the right hand in front of you, with the hand in
cupping shape, the right arm forming a square, and the left arm being
raised to the square. This is the sign.

   Patrons all make the sign

   Now repeat in your minds after me the words of the covenant, at the
same time representing the execution of the penalty.

   I, think of the first given name, covenant that I will never reveal
the second token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name,
sign and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer (patrons all place
left hand on right breast my life (patrons all draw left hand quickly
across the body to be taken (patrons all drop both hands to the sides.
That will do (patrons all sit down.

   (If any one of the brethren or sisters makes a mistake in the
execution of the penalty, the execution of the penalty is repeated by
all patrons together, as before.

   The tape resumes

   PETER Jehovah, we have been down to the man Adam and his posterity
in the Telestial world, and have cast Satan out of their midst. We have
given unto them the Law of the Gospel as contained in the Book of
Mormon and the Bible. Also a charge to avoid all light mindedness, loud
laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's anointed, the taking of the name
of God in vain, and every other unholy and impure practice, and have
caused them to receive these by covenant. We have also clothed them in
the robes of the Holy Priesthood and have given unto them the Second
Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign and
penalty. This is our report.

   JEHOVAH It is well, Peter, James and John. (Jehovah repeats the same
report to Elohim - who is pleased - and gives Jehovah further
instructions for Peter, James and John to return again to Adam in the
Telestial World and to give unto Adam instructions to change his robe
to the right shoulder preparatory to receiving the ordinances of the
Melchizedek Priesthood and to administer to Adam the Law of Chastity
and introduce him into the Terrestial World. Jehovah then instructs
Peter, James and John. They accept the instructions and depart)

   PETER We are instructed to have you change your robe to the right
shoulder, preparatory to officiating in the ordinances of the
Melchizedek Priesthood, and to introduce you into the Terrestial World.
You may now make the change by removing the robe (the room light level
is increased to represent the change to the Terrestial World.

   The patrons all stand, turn around to use their seat as a clothes
stand, nd proceed to remove the hat, sash, apron, robe and slippers.
They put the robe on again, but on the right shoulder, then put all of
the other items on reversed, with the bow of the hat on the right ear
and the sash tied to the left side. They sit down an put on the slippers

   THE TERRESTIAL WORLD Law of Chastity

   PETER A couple will now come to the altar (the witness couple come
forward and kneel at the altar as before . We are instructed to give
unto you the Law of Chastity. This I will explain to you. To the
sisters, it is that no one of you will have sexual intercourse except
with your husband to whom you are legally and lawfully wedded. To the
brethren, it is that no one of you will have sexual intercourse except
with your wife to whom you are legally and lawfully wedded.

   Sisters, please arise (sisters all stand up. Each of you bring your
right arm to the square. You and each of you covenant and promise
before God, angels and these witnesses at this altar that you will
observe and keep the Law of Chastity, as it has been explained to you.
Each of you bow your head and say yes.

   SISTERS (all bow their head Yes.)

   PETER That will do (sisters all sit down.)

   Brethren, please arise (brethren all stand up. Each of you bring
your right arm to the square. You and each of you covenant and promise
before God, angels and these witnesses at this altar that you will
observe and keep the Law of Chastity as it has been explained to you.
Each of you bow your head and say yes.

   BRETHREN (all bow their head Yes.)

   PETER That will do (brethren all sit down.

   FIRST TOKEN OF THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD OR THE SIGN OF THE NAIL

   PETER (the Officiator demonstrates the instructions before the
audience as the tape plays We will now give unto you the first token of
the Melchizedek Priesthood or sign of the nail, with its accompanying
name, sign and penalty. This token is received by bringing the right
hand into this position. The hand vertical, the fingers close together,
and the thumb extended. And the person giving the token placing the tip
of the forefinger of his right hand in the center of the palm, and the
thumb opposite on the back of the hand of the one receiving it, in this
manner. We desire all to receive it. All arise.

   The witness couple stand up and return to their seats as the patrons
all stand and receive the token from one of the temple workers, then
sit down.

   PETER If any of you have not received this token, please you will
please raise your hand.

   The name of this token is "The Son", meaning the Son of God.

   The sign is made by bringing the left hand in front of you with the
hand in cupped shape, the left arm forming a square, the right hand is
also brought forward, the palm down, the fingers close together, thumb
extended, and the thumb is placed over the left hip (Officiator makes
the sign facing the audience as before. This is the sign. The execution
of the penalty is represented by drawing the thumb quickly across the
body and dropping the hands to the side (Officiator demonstrates
execution of the penalty.

   I will now explain the covenant and obligation of secrecy which are
associated with this token, its name, sign, and penalty, and which you
will be required to take upon yourselves. If I were receiving the
Endowment today, either for myself or for the dead, I would repeat in
my mind these words, after making the sign (Officiator makes the sign,
at the same time representing the execution of the penalty. I covenant
in the name of the Son that I will never reveal the first token of the
Melchizedek Priesthood or sign of the nail, with its accompanying name,
sign and penalty. Rather that do so, I would suffer my life (pause,
draws right thumb across body to be taken (drops hands to his sides.

   All arise (patrons all stand up.)

   Each of you make the sign of the first token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood or sign of the nail by bringing the left hand in front of
you with the hand in cupping shape, the left arm forming a square. The
right hand is also brought forward, the palm down, the fingers close
together and the thumb extended and the thumb is placed over the left
hip. (Patrons all make the sign This is the sign.

   Now repeat in your minds after me the words of the covenant, at the
same time representing the execution of the penalty.

   I covenant in the name of the Son that I will never reveal the first
token of the Melchizedek Priesthood or sign of the nail, with its
accompanying name, sign and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer
my life (patrons all draw their right thumb quickly across their body
to be taken (patrons all drop both hands to their sides.

   That will do (patrons all sit down.)

   (If any of the bretheren or sisters makes a mistake in the execution
of the penalty, the execution of the penalty is repeated by all the
patrons as with previous penalties.)

   PETER: We will return and report.

   Jehovah, we have been down to the man Adam and his posterity, have
placed the robe on the right shoulder and have introduced them into the
Terrestial world. We have put them under covenant to observe and keep
the law of chastity. We have also given them the first token of the
Melchizidek Priesthood, or sign of the nail, with its accompanying
name, sign, and penalty. This is our report.

   JEHOVAH: It is well Peter, James and John.

   Elohim, Peter, James and John have been down to the man Adam and his
posterity, have placed the robe on the right shoulder, and have
introduced them into the Terrestial world. They have also put them
under covenant to observe and keep the law of chastity. They have given
unto them, the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, or Sign of
the Nail, with its accompanying name, sign and penalty. This is their
report.

   ELOHIM: It is well. Jehovah, send down Peter, James, and John and
instruct them to give to the man Adam and his posterity in the
Terrestial World the law of consecration in connection with the Law of
the Gospel and the Law of Sacrifice, and to cause them to receive it by
covenant. To give unto them the second token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood, the Pariarchial Grip or sure sign of the nail, with its
accompanying sign, and to teach them the order of prayer, and to
prepare them in all things to receive further instructions at the veil.
Then have them report at the veil.

   JEHOVAH: It shall be done Elohim. Peter, James, and John, go down to
the man Adam and his posterity in the Terrestrial World, and give unto
them the Law of Consecration, in connection with the Law of the Gospel
and the Law of Sacrifice, and cause them to receive it by covenant.
Give unto them the second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the
Patriarchal Grip, or sure sign of the nail, with its accompanying sign.
Teach them the Order of Prayer and prepare them in all things to
receive further instruction at the veil. Then report at the veil.

   PETER: It shall be done Jehovah. Come James and John, let us go down.

   LAW OF CONSECRATION

   PETER: A couple will now come to the altar (the witness couple come
forward and they kneel at the altar as before. We are instructed to
give unto you the Law of Consecration as contained in the Book of
Doctrine and Covenants (picks up Doctrine and Covenants from the altar,
in connection with the Law of the Gospel and the Law of Sacrifice which
you have already received. It is that you do consecrate yourselves,
your time, talents and everything with which the Lord has blessed you,
or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the
earth and for the establishment of Zion.

   All Arise (patrons all stand up. Each of you bring your right arm to
the square.

   You and each of you covenant before God, angels and these witnesses
at this altar that you will observe and keep the Law of Consecration as
contained in this the book of Doctrine and Covenants. It is that you do
consecrate yourselves, your time, talents and everything with which the
Lord has blessed you or with which he may bless you, to the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the building up of the Kingdom
of God on the earth and for the establishment of Zion.

   Each of you bow your heads and say yes.

   BRETHREN and SISTERS: (all bow their head Yes.)

   PETER That will do (patrons all sit down)

   SECOND TOKEN OF THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD

   The Patriarchal Grip or Sure Sign of the Nail

   PETER: (the Officiator demonstrates the token with the Brother at
the altar We will now give you the second token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood, the Patriarchal Grip or Sure Sign of the Nail, with its
accompanying sign. This token is given by clasping the right hands
interlocking the little finger, and placing the tip of the forefinger
on the center of the wrist, in this manner (shows the audience the
token. We desire all to receive it. All arise.

   The witness couple stand up and return to their seats as the patrons
all stand and each one receives the secret grip from on of the temple
workers who circulate through the rows of patrons

   If any of you have not received this token you will please raise
your hand.

   This token has a name and a sign but no penalty is mentioned.
However, you will be under just as sacred obligation of secrecy in
connection with this token and sign as you are with the other tokens
and signs of the Holy Priesthood which you have received in the Temple
this day. The name of this token will not be given to you at this stage
of the Endowment, but it will be given later on.

   The Officiator demonstrates the sign.

   The sign is made by raising both hands high above the head, and
while lowering the hands repeating aloud the words:

   Pay lay ale Pay lay ale Pay lay ale

   The Officiator raises and lowers his hands three times in synchonysm
with the words.

   When Adam was driven out of the Garden of Eden, he built an altar
and offered prayer, and these are the words he used, Which interpreted
are: "Oh God, hear the words of my mouth." repeated three times.*

   We desire all to receive it. All arise (patrons all stand up. Each
of you make the sign of the second token of the Melchizedek Priesthood,
the Patriarchal Grip or Sure Sign of the Nail by raising both hands
high above the head, and by lowering your hands to your sides, while
repeating the words of the prayer.

   BRETHREN and SISTERS: (Patrons all make the sign by raising and
lowering their hands three times while reciting the words in unison Pay
lay ale, Pay lay ale, Pay lay ale.

   PETER:That will do (patrons all sit down.)

   A lecture will next be given, which summarizes the instructions,
ordinances and covenants, and also the tokens with their key words,
signs and penalties, pertaining to the endowment which you have thus
far received. You should try to remember and keep in mind all that you
have heard and seen and may yet hear and see in this Temple this day.
The purpose of this lecture is to assist you to remember that which has
been taught you this day. You must keep in mind that you are under a
solemn obligation never to speak, outside of these walls, of the things
you see and hear in this sacred place.

   LECTURE BEFORE THE VEIL

   Lecturer: Brethren and sisters, these Endowments as herein
administered, long withheld from the children of men, pertain to the
dispensation of the fulness of times and have been revealed to prepare
the people for exaltation.

   (The Lecturer explains to the patrons what they have gone through,
from the Washing and Anointing Room to the time they receive this
lecture. He mentions that they have received the keys of the Priesthood
contained in the Endowments.

   These are what are termed the mysteries of Godliness and they will
enable you to understand the expression of Jesus made prior to his
betrayal - This is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. May God bless you all.
Amen.

   Another translation of these words, from Biblical Hebrew, is
"Wonderful Lucifer" repeated three times. See Strong's Concordance,
Hebrew Dictionary section, words #6382 and #1966. Note that on page 27
it is Lucifer who answers Adam's prayer

   THE PRAYER CIRCLE

   PETER: We will now teach you the "True Order of Prayer". The witness
couple will now come forward and stand at the head of the altar. Six or
seven other couples will come forward and form a circle around the
altar (the tape recording stops while the witness couple and several
other couples at random come forward and arrange themselves in a circle
of couples around the altar, men on the right of their partners..

   tape resumes

   John will instruct and lead in the prayer circle (the Officiator
acts as John, pantomiming the tape recording.

   John: If any of you have unkind feelings towards any member of this
circle, you are invited to withdraw, that the Spirit of the Lord may be
unrestrained. In this circle, we are required to make all the signs and
penalties of the Holy Priesthood.

   (The Officiator and patrons in the prayer circle all make the signs
and penalties as instructed.

   We will begin by making the sign of the first token of the Aaronic
Priesthood, the sign is made by raising the right hand to the square,
the palm forward, the fingers close together, and the thumb extended.
This is the sign. The execution of the penalty is represented by
placing the right thumb under the left ear, drawing the thumb quickly
across the throat to the right ear, and dropping the hand to the side.
The name of this token is the "New Name".

   We will now make the sign of the second token of the Aaronic
Priesthood by bringing the right hand forward, with the hand in cupping
shape, the right arm forming a square. The left arm being raised to the
square. This is the sign. The execution of the penalty is represented
by placing the right hand on the left breast, drawing the hand quickly
across the body, and dropping the hand to the side. The name of this
token is the first given name of the person for whom you are
officiating today.

   We will now make the sign of the first token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood, or sign of the nail, by bringing the left hand in front of
you, the hand in cupping shape, the left arm forming a square. The
right hand is also brought forward, the palm down, the fingers close
together, the thumb extended, and the thumb is placed over the left
hip. This is the sign. The execution of the penalty is represented by
drawing the thumb quickly across the body and dropping the hands to the
sides. The name of this token is "The Son" meaning the son of God.

   We will now make the sign of the second token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood, the Patriarchal Grip, or sure sign of the Nail, by raising
both hands high above the head, and while lowering the hands repeating
aloud the words, Pay lay ale; Pay lay ale; Pay lay ale.

   The sisters will please veil your faces. The brethren will each take
the sisters at your left by the right hand in the Patriarchial Grip.
Each of you will raise your left arm to the square and place your left
elbow on the shoulder or arm of the person on your left. You will
please repeat the words of the prayer.

   (At this point the tape recording stops and the Officiator actually
speaks. He first carefully checks and adjusts the position of all
patrons in he prayer circle. Then he kneels at the Altar inside the
circle, facing forward and offers the prayer. The Officiator pauses
regularly to allow the patrons in the circle to repeat his words.

   A typical prayer would be as follows:

   Our Eternal Heavenly Father:

   We thank Thee for the privilege of coming to the Temple this day and
participating in these sacred ordinances which are essential to these
deceased individuals. We ask you to bless our Prophet, Spencer W.
Kimball, to bless the Temple Presidency, and all those who serve with
them.... (Many other topics may be covered, especially the
missionaries, missionary programs and work, geneological work... We ask
Thee Heavenly Father to look with favor upon all those whose names are
contained on this altar* this day. We ask Thy healing blessing to
manifest in all their various needs, to restore health and strength to
body,mind, and spirit. We ask Thee to bless all those who are
participating here tonight and see them safely home to their
destination. We ask you to watch over their families and loved ones
until they arrive home, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

   (Tape recorder resumes, with Officiator and his aide standing front
and center facing the patrons.

   PETER The Sisters will unveil their faces and the Brethren and
Sisters in the circle will return to their seats (patrons return to
their seats.

   We will now uncover the Veil.

   The Officiator and aide take appropriate action to expose a veil
segment to the audience. The Officiator continues to pantomime the
tape, using a pointer to identify the marks.

   Brethren and Sisters, This is the veil of the Temple. We will now
explain to you the significance of the marks on the Veil. These four
marks are the marks of the Holy Priesthood, and corresponding marks are
found on your individual garments. This is the mark of the square. It
is located on the garment over the right breast, signifying exactness
and honor in living up to all of the covenants made in the Temple this
day. This is the mark of the compass. It is located in the garment over
the breast, signifying that desires, appetites and passions are to be
kept within the bounds the Lord has established, and that all truth can
be circumscribed into one great whole. This is the navel mark. It is
placed in the garment over the navel as a reminder of the constant need
of nourishment to body and spirit. This is the knee mark. It is placed
in the right leg of the garment over the knee, and indicates that every
knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ.

   These other three marks are for convenience in working at the veil.
Through this one the person representing the Lord puts his right hand
to test our knowledge of the tokens of the Holy priesthood; through
this one, he asks us certain questions, and through this one, we give
our answers.

   Since all of you will have to pass through the veil, we will show
you how this is done (the aide is now behind the veil to act as the
Lord. The Officiator, acting as both Peter and Adam, gives three taps
with the mallet against the doorjam, as the tape recording continues.

   LORD: What is wanted?

   PETER: Adam, having been true and faithful, desires further light
and knowledge by conversing with the Lord through the veil (for and in
behalf of _____, who is dead.)

   LORD: Present him at the veil and his request shall be granted.

   LORD: (Extends his right hand through the compass mark in the veil
and takes Peter by the right hand in the first token of the Aaronic
Priesthood. What is that?

   PETER: (Acting as Adam) The first token of the Aaronic Priesthood.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PETER: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PETER: I will through the veil. You will now give the New Name to
the Lord through the Veil.

   LORD: (breaks contact, then takes Peter by the right hand in the
Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood. What is that?

   PETER: The Second token of the Aaronic Priesthood.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PETER: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PETER: I will through the veil. You will each give your own first
given name if you are going through the Temple for your own Endowments,
or the first given name of the deceased for whom you are presiding
today.

   LORD: What is that?

   PETER: The first token of the Melchizedek Priesthood or Sign of the
Nail.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PETER: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PETER: I will through the veil - the Son.

   LORD: (breaks contact, then takes Peter by the right hand in the
Patriarchal grip What is that?

   PETER: The second token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the
Patriarchal Grip or sure Sign of the nail.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PETER: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PETER: I cannot. I have not yet received it. For this purpose I have
come to converse with the Lord through the veil.

   LORD: You shall receive it upon the five points of fellowship
through the veil.

   PETER:The five points of fellowship are: inside of right boot by the
side of right foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back and
mouth to ear. (Peter demonstrates the five points with the Lord. The
Lord now gives you the name of the token, You will then repeat it back
to him through the veil, whereupon, the Lord responds, "That is
correct." The worker will then give three raps with the mallet - like
this (Officiator taps with the mallet, and the Lord will ask:

   LORD: What is wanted?

   PETER: Adam, having conversed with the Lord through the veil,
desires now to enter his presence. The Lord then takes Adam by the
right hand through the opening in the veil and says:

   LORD: Let him enter.

   PETER: The Lord then admits Adam into the Celestial Kingdom. We
desire all to enter his presence.

   (The Officiator, who until now has not spoken to the audience, now
gives instructions for orderly movement, row by row, of the patrons
into the Telestial Room, where the actual veil is located. The patrons
then proceed to move to the Telestial Room and take up seats there.
Still segregated, women on the left, men on the right. The entire front
of this room, plus extra space to both sides is filled with
approximately 50 veil segments [Los Angels Temple]. Patrons are called
from their seats in groups of 8-10 by the Officiator [still segregated
by sex] to the veil area, where they are assigned to a veil section in
turn and then introduced at the veil.

   Three persons are involved at each veil ceremony: the VEIL WORKER,
who represents the Lord behind the veil; the PATRON, who is going
through the ceremony to obtain entrance into the Celestial Room,
representing the Celestial Kingdom, located behind the veil; and the
INTRODUCER who helps the patron and introduces him to the Lord. All
Veil Workers are men, but the veil segments are divided between men and
women patrons and women INTRODUCERS help women Patrons.

   CEREMONY AT THE VEIL

   (As the Patron approaches the veil, the Introducer takes the
Patron's nameslip. The Introducer taps 3 times on the veil framework
with a small mallet.)

   The Veil Worker parts the veil opening slightly with his right hand.

   LORD: What is Wanted?

   (The Introducer holds up the Patron's nameslip for the Veil Worker
to read while he is stating the introductions.

   INTRODUCER: Adam, having been true and faithful in all things,
desires further light and knowledge by conversing with the Lord through
the veil (for and in behalf of ____, who is dead).

   (The Veil Worker reads the nameslip and notes if the alternate New
Name has been given [The name of the First Token of the Aaronic
Priesthood], and the first given name of the deceased [the name of the
2nd Token of the Aaronic Priesthood]. No communication is permitted
between the Veil Worker and the Introducer or the Patron except the
specified dialogue. If the patron makes a mistake, the Introducer
immediately corrects him, and the patron restates the correction. If
the Introducer misses the mistake, the Veil Worker (Lord) stops, or
breaks contact and repeats the same question to indicate an error was
made.

   The Veil Worker extends his right hand through the compass mark on
the veil, takes the patron by the right hand in the first token of the
Aaronic Priesthood described above.

   LORD: Present him at the Veil and his request shall be granted.

   LORD: What is that?

   PATRON: The first token of the Aaronic Priesthood.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PATRON: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PATRON: I will, through the veil. (Gives the new name)

   LORD: (breaks contact, then takes patron's hand in the Second Token
of the Aaronic Priesthood.) What is that?

   PATRON: The second token of the Aaronic Priesthood.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PATRON: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PATRON: I will, through the veil. (Gives the first given name)

   LORD: (breaks contact, then takes patron's right hand in the First
Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood.) What is that?

   PATRON: The first token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, or sign of
the Nail.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PATRON: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PATRON: I will, through the veil - The Son

   LORD: (breaks contact, then takes the patron's hand in the
Patriarchal Grip What is that?

   PATRON: The second token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, The
Patriarchal Grip or Sure Sign of the Nail.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PATRON: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PATRON: I cannot. I have not yet received it. For this purpose I
have come to converse with the Lord through the Veil.

   LORD: You shall receive it upon the five points of fellowship,
through the veil (Patron and Veil Worker embrace in the five points of
fellowship through the veil.

   This is the name of the token - Health in the navel, marrow in the
bones, strength in the loins and in the sinews, power in the priesthood
be upon me and upon my posterity through all generations of time and
throughout all eternity.

   LORD: What is that?

   PATRON: The second token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the
Patriarchal Grip or Sure Sign of the Nail.

   LORD: Has it a name?

   PATRON: It has.

   LORD: Will you give it to me?

   PATRON: I will, upon the five points of fellowship through the veil
- Health in the navel, marrow in the bones, strength in the loins and
in sinews, power in the priesthood be upon me and upon my posterity
through all generations of time and throughout all eternity.

   LORD: That is correct.

   (The patron and the Veil Worker break their embrace and withdraw
their arms. The Introducer gives three taps with the mallet on the
framework.

   LORD: What is wanted?

   INTRODUCER: (parts the veil slightly with right hand Adam, having
conversed with the Lord through the veil, desires now to enter his
presence.

   (The Veil Worker parts the Veil, takes the Patron by the right hand
with his right hand, and while guiding the Patron through the Veil
opening says:

   LORD: (Solemnly Let him enter!

   The Patron then passes by the Veil Worker, normally with a momentary
thank you - greeting, and moves on into the Celestial Room* - which
completes the Endowment Ceremony.

   The Celestial Room is an elegantly furnished sitting room where
patrons may stand or sit for a few minutes to wait for spouses, friends
or associates to come through the veil. Conversation is permitted only
in quiet whispers. This is the only opportunity a Mormon ever has to
ask a question about the Temple ceremonies. It is supposed to be a
place to meditate, or seek answers to problems or inspiration. In
actual practice patrons are not permitted to remain in the Celestial
room for more than a few minutes. Rarely is anyone available to answer
questions or discuss a problem. It is very business like an efficiently
operated, like a production line.

   Patrons move from the Celestial room back downstairs to the locker
room, still wearing all the Temple clothing. There the patron removes
his temple clothing and puts on his normal clothing and is free to
leave at his leasure. There is a comfortable waiting room near the
entrance where he may await spouse and friends.

   TEMPLE MARRIAGE FOR TIME AND ETERNITY

   A typical Temple contains from six to ten or more Sealing Rooms
where marriages and sealings are performed for the living and the dead.
Sealings are performed for couples already married, living or dead, to
extend their marriage to eternity. On a typical Saturday in Los Angeles
anywhere from 60 to 90 marriages and sealings may be performed, mostly
for young couples. The Sealing Rooms are elegantly furnished and
decorated. The walls are lined with chairs and a beautiful altar is in
the center. The Officiator for this ceremony is a Temple Sealer, who is
supposed to be an especially spiritual person. The actual ritual or
"ordinance" takes approximately two or three minutes to recite. When
marriages or sealings for the living are performed they are normally
preceded by a discourse or instruction - especially for the wedding
couple, stressing the great significance of this ceremony to the
eternal destiny and earthly life of the family. The room is often
filled with up to 40 friends and family of the wedding couple who must
also have Temple Recommends, and who have come to be with them - all of
them dressed in white Temple attire.

   There were approximately 40 persons at the sealing of my wife and
children to myself (the order of the Priesthood is that wife and
children are sealed to the father). After the preliminary message, two
"witnesses" are seated in a special position of honor and the bride and
groom kneel on opposite sides of the elegantly upholstered altar and
join right hands in the Patriarchal grip previously described.

   THE MARRIAGE CEREMONY

   (The Sealer stands at the head to the altar and pronounces the
ceremony.)

   SEALER Brother _____ (acting as proxy for ____ who is dead), do you
take Sister ____ [maiden name (acting as proxy for ____ who is dead) by
the right hand and receive her unto yourself to be your lawful and
wedded wife for time and for all eternity, with a covenant and promise
that you will observe and keep all the laws, rites and ordinances
pertaining to this Holy Order of Matrimony in the new and everlasting
Covenant, and this you do in the presence of God, angels and these
witnesses of your own free will and choice?

   Brother:Yes.

   SEALER Sister ____ [maiden name (acting as proxy for ____ who is
dead), do you take Brother _____ (acting as proxy for _____, who is
dead) by the right hand and give yourself to him to be his lawful and
wedded wife, and for him to be your lawful and wedded husband, for time
and for all eternity, with a covenant and promise that you will observe
and keep all the laws, rites and ordinances pertaining to this Holy
Order of Matrimony in the new and everlasting Covenant: and this you do
in the presence of God, angels and these witnesses of your own free
will and choice?

   SEALER By virtue of the Holy Priesthood and the authority vested in
me, I pronounce you ______, and ______, legally and lawfully husband
and wife for time and for all eternity, and I seal upon you the
blessings of the holy resurrection with power to come forth in the
morning of the first resurrection clothed in glory, immortality and
eternal lives, and seal upon you the blessings of kingdoms, thrones,
principalities, powers, dominions, and exaltations, with all the
blessings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and say unto you, be fruitful nd
multiply an replentish the earth, that you may have joy an rejoicing in
the day of the Lord Jesus Christ. All these blessings, together with
all the blessings appertaining unto new and everlasting covenant, and I
seal upon you by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, through your
faithfulness, in the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the
Holy Ghost, Amen.

   (The parties then kiss each other over the altar which ends the
ceremony. No exchange of rings is included in the ceremony, but may be
done after the ceremony. The couple is then congratulated by their
guests and the Sealer and the party leaves to change to street clothing.

   SEALING OF CHILDREN TO PARENTS CEREMONY

   Married couples, usually converts, who are being sealed often have
minor children. These children are normally sealed to their parents
immediately following the Sealing ceremony of the parents to each
other. The children may not be present for the parent's sealing, but
are brought in, dressed in white, while the parents are still kneeling
at the altar. The parents are moved to the ends of the rectangular
altar and the children kneel along the sides where the parents were.
The parents join hands in the Patriarchal grip and the Children place
their right hand in the top of the parents hands, starting with the
oldest child. The Officiator then stands behind the father and
pronounces the ceremony

   SEALER By the authority of the Holy Priesthood, I seal you _____
(acting as proxy for and in behalf of ______), to your father _____ ant
to your mother _____, for time and all eternity, as an heir (or heirs)
(with all the children) as though you were born in the new and
everlasting covenant, in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of
the Holy Ghost, Amen.

   Other family sealings are performed in a similar manner on occasion.
A member of the wedding couple could be sealed to his or her parents at
this time, or have their parents sealed and act as proxy for the
appropriate parent.

   "Sealing Sessions" are conducted nearly every evening in the Temple
in which a group of four couples and an Officiator will perform
approximately 200 to 300 proxy sealings in about two hours. These are
very business like and efficiently conducted working sessions, which
produce over stressed knees and barks among the participants.

   CONCLUSION

   The Mormon Temple ceremonies have been presented here almost in
their entirety and very nearly "word perfect" for the instruction and
information of honest investigators looking into the deepest teachings
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Those
readers who are offended of disturbed by this objective and truthful
presentation of this information are asked to consider this: darkness
flees from light, error flees from truth, deceit and deception flees
from honesty and integrity. Perhaps you should re-evaluate your
commitment to light, truth, honesty and integrity as opposed to blind,
mindless obedience to the precepts of men. The Apostle Paul told the
saints in Ephesus, "For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye
light in the Lord, walk as children of light ...proving what is
acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful
works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame to even
speak of those things which are done of them in secret, but all things
that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth
make manifest is light." (Ephesians 5:8,10-13)

   Brethren and Sisters, we invite you to come out of secret works of
darkness into the wonderful light of Jesus, the Light of the World and
Savior of every soul who will abandon man made churchianity and come to
Him for Salvation and Redemption. Praise the Lord, He is faithful to
His Word - to SAVE all who will accept His matchless grace by faith in
Him.

   Chuck Sackett