February 18 – Temple Access. Isaiah 64:6; “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”
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Ask a Mormon why they need a special permission slip to enter their temples, if this wasn’t the model for entering temples in biblical times. If the Church is a ‘restoration’ of the original, why aren’t they doing so? Don’t miss sharing the real meaning of the Hebrew translation for ‘filthy rags’ with your Mormon friend. The graphic description God gave us really puts our useless works in perspective!
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Preparing to do Baptisms for the Dead; “Have an interview with your bishop or branch president. If you are worthy, he will give you a limited-use temple recommend.
Help do family history work so you can take family names to the temple, if possible.
Study the scriptures and Church publications (such as the October 2010 Liahona) that will help you understand temple work….
Pray to feel the Holy Ghost when you are in the temple. Don’t take books, electronics, or music on the way to the temple that will not help you feel reverent.
The purpose of the OT temple was to stand in the gap between the sinner and God, and a sacrifice was offered on behalf the UNWORTHY sinner. People went to the temple because they were UNWORTHY.
What goes on in the LDS temple is NOT a restoration of THE (one) biblical OT temple.
AMEN!!!!! 🙂