September 11, 2012

Karla

I would be honored to share what I know about the “endowment” in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The temple is a place in which wonderful covenants and promises are made. The endowment is just that. It is a series of covenants and promises, very similar to the promises you and I made when we entered the waters of baptism. We covenant and promise to follow God’s commandments, love our fellow men, be chaste, consecrate our lives and our talents to helping others, and other things that will bless our lives.

The endowment is provided before missionaries leave on their missions, before one is “sealed”, or married in the temple, and at other times such as when one, in later life determines that they wish to share in the blessings of the endowment. After your aunt is endowed, she will be able to attend the temple on other occasions. We find participating in temple activities is a spiritual uplift for us and provides opportunities to contemplate, pray, review our life’s mission and move forward in our determination to become clean and pure so when we return to heaven, we can receive the atonement and be truly free from the sins of this world.

There is nothing secret, sinister, or evil in the temple. You can get a full transcript from the Library of Congress, if you would like. Thank you for asking. If you would like further clarification, I would be honored to do so.

God bless you as you continue to serve Jesus Christ and love your fellow men.

Duane Jacobs