“God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands”. Acts 17:24
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History of the Church 4:208 “…all things pertaining to that dispensation should be conducted precisely in accordance with the preceding dispensations…. He set the temple ordinances to be the same forever and ever…” — Joseph Smith, October 5, 1840
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Senator Reed Smoot, Reed Smoot Case, vol. 3, p. 185 “…the endowments have never changed and can never change; as I understand it; it has been so testified, and that Joseph Smith Jr., himself was the founder of the endowments.” — 1906
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Alma 34:36 “And this I know, because the Lord hath said he dwelleth not in unholy temples, but in the hearts of the righteous doth he dwell…”
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2 Chronicles 7:14 “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”
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The verse in Chronicles is what I pray for my people all the time. How I hope they’d open their Bibles to see Jesus! They don’t need to know about Reed Smoot or what others have said but I pray they wonder why things keep changing.
To read a list of how they’ve changed things see Temple Endowment Ceremonies, Clothing and Oaths. Scroll down to Scripts of Each Ceremony.
Ask a Mormon if they think Jesus wore garments and if He had to know all the signs, tokens and secret names. Also ask why Smith contradicted what he wrote in the BoM.
Please, don’t forget to pray for these dear people!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle ✟