Mormon ordinances

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Latter-day Saint (Mormon) ordinances

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• Mormonism and baptism
• Baptisms for the dead
• The Mormon Endowment ordinance
• Mormonism and temple marriage
• Social issues related to marriage among Latter-day Saints

Baptism and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormons")

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• Question: Is Mormon insistence on baptism as an essential ordinance of salvation "unChristian" or "unbiblical"?
• Question: Why was the phrase "or out of the waters of baptism" added to 1 Nephi 20:1?

Overview of baptism for the dead

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• Question: What is baptism for the dead?
• Question: Are the dead being "baptized into the Mormon faith?"
• Question: Is temple work a form of "ancestor worship"?
• Charles Penrose (1912): "Baptism for the dead—How do we know which of our deceased relatives are to be baptized for"?

Modern and ancient temple rituals

Summary: Important note: Members of FAIR take their temple covenants seriously. We consider the temple teachings to be sacred, and will not discuss their specifics in a public forum.

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• Question: Do modern temple rituals have analogues in early Christian practice?

The role of temple marriage and sealing in receiving exaltation

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• Question: Is marriage essential to achieve exaltation?
• Question: Will Mormons who are not married in this life be able to achieve exaltation?

Social issues related to marriage among Latter-day Saints

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• Mormons who remain unmarried
• Marriage used as "therapy" for same-sex attraction

Issues related to divorce in Mormonism

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• Divorce in the modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("Mormon")
• Mormonism and divorce in the nineteenth century

The Mormon ordinance of the Sacrament

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• Method of administering the Latter-day Saint sacrament