Comments on: What is an Endowment?

By: What is an Endowment?

What is an Endowment? — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:40:12 +0000

[...] Russell M. Nelson, a member of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles taught the following concerning the endowment: In the temple we receive an endowment, which is, literally speaking, a gift. We need to understand the spiritual significance of it and the importance of keeping the sacred covenants and obligations we make in receiving this gift. Each “temple ordinance is not just a ritual to go through, it is an act of solemn promising.”3 The temple endowment was given by revelation. Thus, it is best understood by revelation, vigorously sought with a pure heart.4 [...]

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:57:27 +0000

Thank you for the reference Tevya. I enjoyed reading your post. You may be interested in reviewing Hebrews - To Ascend the Holy Mount.

By: Tevya

Tevya — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:43:23 +0000

Thanks for the great post Greg!

Doghouse,

You’re on the right track. Some amazing things happened in connection with Moses’ temple experience on Mt. Sinai. However, you’ve missed the additional guidance to understanding this story that the Lord gives in D&C 84:19-40, wherein he explains what is was the Israelites were offered, rejected, and were then punished to live only with a lesser law. I say punished, but the Nephites lived as if under the higher law, while still observing the Law of Moses. So it didn’t have to be a punishment of hindrance, but it definitely wasn’t the fullness of Melchizedek priesthood blessings they had been offered.

For more on this see a post I did a while back: http://sacredsymbolic.com/the-most-important-chapters-in-scripture-part-2/

By: Greg

Greg — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:07:29 +0000

Thank you sharonanne.

By: sharonanne

sharonanne — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:51:47 +0000

I agree with so many of your comments and learned so much in the meantime.

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