Tag Archives: Endowment

Mormonism and Blood Sacrifice

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

A local TV station in Indianapolis ran a story earlier this month (16 October 2015) headlined, “Suspect harrassing Mormon Church elder allegedly had goal of blood sacrifice.” Journalist Derrik Thomas explained, “A prominent local attorney, who is an elder in … Continue reading →

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The Pattern of Mormon Temples

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

Last week I returned from a visit to Utah. While there, I took a tour of the Mormon Church’s newly completed Payson Temple. As is the normal practice for temple open houses, the tour began with a video about Mormon … Continue reading →

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New Mormon Temple In the News

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Sharon Lindbloom

As the Mormon Church gears up for the opening of its new temple in Carmel, Indiana, local news sources are letting residents know what to expect once they have a Mormon temple in their region. I’m guessing that the Church … Continue reading →

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What do Nancy Pelosi and the Mormon Temple Endowment Ceremony have in common?

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

In March 2010 Nancy Pelosi infamously said, “But we have to pass the [health care] bill so that you can find out what is in it, away from the fog of the controversy.” Her statement brought swift and strong denunciation … Continue reading →

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Experiencing the Mormon Temple for the First Time

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

I recently came across a web page on which a Mormon man recounted his first temple endowment experience. Following his story, he posted “sincere replies from other church members” who wrote about their own first temple experiences. The perspectives of … Continue reading →

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LDS apostle discusses pre-1990 Mormon temple death penalties

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

British reporter John Sweeney made a documentary about Mormonism that aired on BBC on Tuesday (3/27/12. See film clip below). According to The Guardian, before the documentary aired, representatives of the Mormon Church hand-delivered a letter to BBC2 “complaining about … Continue reading →

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Mormon Temples are Sacred

Posted on February 20, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

If this had been the full extent of the Deseret News headline, I would have agreed. Mormons hold their temples (and what goes on inside) to be sacred. That is, “regarded with the same respect and reverence accorded holy things; … Continue reading →

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Promises Mormons Make

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Sharon Lindbloom

On January 22 (2012) on Fox News Sunday Mormon presidential candidate Mitt Romney answered a question from Chris Wallace regarding Mr. Romney’s generous financial gifts (tithing) to the Mormon Church. Mr. Romney said, “This is a country that believes in the Bible, … Continue reading →

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Sacred Mormon Garments Work Like a Charm

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Sharon Lindbloom

Comedienne Joy Behar recently interviewed Donny & Marie Osmond. They talked very briefly about many subjects, which resulted in virtually nothing being said about anything, with one minor exception. When the questions turned to Mormonism, and specifically to what Ms. … Continue reading →

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The Duty to Expose a Shameful Ceremony is Infinitely More Sacred Than a Shameful Ceremony

Posted on July 9, 2008 by Aaron Shafovaloff

[SWF]http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=948605920993957621&hl=en&fs=true,400,326[/SWF] Richard Packham‘s video is also available on YouTube Publicly exposing the Mormon temple ceremony takes away the superficial power of secretiveness and mystery and helps people face reality. The power of mystery is largely sapped with a simple YouTube … Continue reading →

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