Answers to Questions about Mormon Temples

Is there any scriptural support for our temple ceremonies?

Mar 14, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Hey Gramps, I’ve been studying more of the Old Testament and I was really looking for scriptural support for our temple ordinances but I can’t really find it. There are ritual cleansings and anointing with oil but I can’t find...

Where does a person go to find out if someone’s temple work was already done?

Jan 26, 2021 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Gramps, Where does a person go to find out if the temple work was done in different places? It looks like my GGF and GGM work was done in 1965, 1975, and 1981 by different families. Sherri Answer Dear Sherri, How wonderful that your...

Since the veil was torn in the temple after Christ’s death, are temples still necessary?

Nov 21, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Hi, I’m a recent convert and my parents are dedicated mainstream Christians who are very concerned about my decision. Their biggest worry is about temples, they say that since the veil was torn in the temple after Christ’s death on the cross He took...

How do our temples reconcile with Acts 17:24?

Nov 12, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Dear Gramps, n In the Bible, The Book of Acts, Chapter 17 verse 24 says God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth NOT in temples made with hands. With that stated, how do you explain the LDS...

How could the temple endowment ceremony be restored if it was only hidden from the world?

Aug 25, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Dear Gramps, Some sources state that the temple endowment ceremony was restored. However, Doctrine and Covenants 124:40-41 (if I am interpreting it correctly) states that the temple endowment ceremony was hidden from before the foundation of the...

If a temple worker is unworthy, are the ordinances done void?

Apr 16, 2020 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Hi Gramps! My question is: what if temple workers are unworthy, does that mean that the ordinances we do in the temple are void? Please note that I am not saying that anyone is unworthy, neither do I condemn them and their actions. It’s just...

Is word of mouth of ancestors good enough to do temple work?

Nov 15, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Dear Gramps, In some situations, because of a lack of records or currently living persons who knew the deceased, some people have died without anyone in the modern world knowing (i.e. someone was born long ago on a farm, outside of a hospital, &...

Do we receive the same name in the endowment session?

Jul 29, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Gramps, Does everyone get the same name in an endowment session, including when you go through for yourself? Sarah Answer Dear Sarah, With the hundreds and thousands of questions I receive, I am, now and then, faced with the difficult...

Is it unusual to attend the temple by myself?

Mar 21, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Temples

Question Gramps, As a recent convert and YSA aged man, I want to go to the temple more. The thing is I kind of want to go by myself. Is it unusual to try and go by yourself without a family or group? Lee Answer Hi Lee, Thank you for your question....

Were civil marriages ever performed in temples?

Mar 4, 2019 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Marriage, Temples

Question Gramps, Were civil marriages ever performed in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint temples? If so, what was the time frame? Thanks. Sarah Answer Sarah, There is a bit of confusion here because we commonly combine two things...

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Is there any scriptural support for our temple ceremonies?

Where does a person go to find out if someone’s temple work was already done?

Since the veil was torn in the temple after Christ’s death, are temples still necessary?

How do our temples reconcile with Acts 17:24?

How could the temple endowment ceremony be restored if it was only hidden from the world?

If a temple worker is unworthy, are the ordinances done void?

Is word of mouth of ancestors good enough to do temple work?

Do we receive the same name in the endowment session?

Is it unusual to attend the temple by myself?

Were civil marriages ever performed in temples?

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