Fashina86:
wait… how did they let you into the temple? they never let anybody (like us) in the one in Salt Lake City. Oh well… no cross or anything… how sad
To be able to enter a Mormon Temple one must be prepared spiritually just as one should be spiritually prepared to receive the Blessed Sacrament or Eucharist.
That is, confess one’s sins, be determined to live a life governed by God and to work for his eternal kingdom and purpose by sacrificing this world and the things of this world, all of which will pass away.
Finally, To be worthy and prepared to enter a Mormon temple or even to receive the Body and Blood of Christ at a Catholic altar one must develop a sincere love for all of God’s created order including all people, even those we consider to be enemies or lost to our Father’s blessings.
What is sad about not having crosses or cricifixes in Mormon chapels or temples? As far as I understand things the object of austerity in Mormon churches/chapels is to develop a spirituality that is intrisic rather than superficial.
At one time most people were poor and illiterate and the only way to teach the gospel was through pictures and images, as such these visiual aids were legitimate, now they have become for some more important than the truths they represent, bit like putting greater value on the plate than the food upon which it is served.
True Mormons know the price that was paid for their redemption and because they are literate they can read about our Lord’s Passion and suffering.
It is tough about the exclusion of non-believing family from temple marriage ceremonies but it is also tough for non-catholic Christians, as I am, being refused the blessed sacrament in Catholic churches.
