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Date: September 18, 2021 06:25PM
If you look at the average ward’s membership role it’s a minority that hold a temple recommend. That’s within the members who are relatively active.
The temple is just a fraternal order within the church. You pay dues to join, there is an initiation ceremony where you get a new name. You swear loyalty to the fraternity and join an exclusive club within a club and there is a ladder to climb. If you are a good boy, you and your wife get a special anointing.
This special club ego stroke is how the church makes it’s more loyal members feel special. Not much different than the snooty clubs and frats at certain universities. People get off on being in something mysterious and secret and exclusive.