So far, they've jettisoned (among the things I can remember them doing):
Full-naked washing and anointing in tubs (lavers) Long johns to the ankles The preacher leading the congregation in a mock-protestant hymn Pay lay ale Most live sessions (replaced mostly with the film) Five points of fellowship Oaths of vengeance Penalty oaths Washing and anointing under "shields"
So what should be next?
Even though I'm sure they'd love to drop all Masonic associations, it's going to be hard with the veil, the underwear, and the handshakes.
With the pandemic, now would be an optimal time to get rid of the handshakes and the individual veil passage. One possible way would be to keep all the tokens and names. They could say them en masse as a congregation, and then a more conventional curtain-like veil could be parted for them as a group, rather than passing through individually.
Tyson Dunn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So what should be next?
I don't know how you mainstream baptizing dead people. That is a huge part of Mormonism. My kids went monthly. Interviews for 11 year olds to go do that.
Since it’s impossible to keep anything secret in the temples anymore and society keeps changing what goes on in the temple will change. I think we will see more simplification of the whole temple experience. It seems that the members get excited at all the changes Russell M Nelson makes so it will just encourage him and future leaders to change things more than in the past.
Russell M Nelson likes to say the church is still in the process of being restored which is a clever way of saying we can change anything we want.
"Russell M Nelson likes to say the church is still in the process of being restored which is a clever way of saying we can change anything we want."
The JW's (Watchtower) do the same using the line, "The light of the Bible grows brighter everyday". (A paraphrase, but very close to their actual words. Cults always have an out on their doctrines.
The church went Moroni crazy even adding Moroni to the Idaho Falls temple that never originally had one.
If you are attempting to portray the LDS Church as a Christian church getting rid of Moroni is a good move. People think it’s the gold statue that is being worshipped in the temple and not Christ. They think the church is a pagan cult.
Aromatherapy will be introduced as odors of funeral potatoes are wafted into prayer circles. The new white gowns will feature pointy--hooded tops. Rather than the mundane Christian cross, a robust iron cross will grace the temple outerwear. Underneath, and snugly against the genitals, will be the speedo garments.These will insure some kind of covenuts. I cant wait to see the new slippers!