2007-01-30 15:20:50 · 3 answers · asked by DeAwna O 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I'm not sure what this question means. Did you want to find more Mormons on this site? Or is it a question about modesty? I did notice that Miss Utah seemed to have the only modest bathing suit on the Miss America pageant, unless I missed another contestant somewhere. We don't reveal ourselves because we believe in modesty. :)
2007-01-30 16:27:33 · answer #1 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They believe that they are privy to (and swear to die for) secrets that only Mormons have revealed to them. What they don't know (because the vast majority of them are not free thinkers) is that the "secrets" they have date back to Goddess worship and Freemasonry. Any Masonic lodge is performing much the same in the way of "secret" rites. Their "endowments" are blessings that have been performed in pagan and Judaic temples since time memorial.
The majority of what goes on in the Temple has to do with weddings (repeating ritual from Masonic/Solomon's Temple rites), and baptisms for the dead (right out of the Bible-the baptismal font is just like the one described in Kings II and Chronicles II).
They don't reveal themselves because like any religion that had a rocky start (and continues to have a bad rep for polygamist past) they are afraid of being persecuted. They were chased out of the eastern states back in the late 1800's to Utah.
Some say they are a very powerful organization and control a lot of money and that's why they are secretive.
But mostly, it's the religion itself. They believe they have a secret key to heaven, and to get the key, you have to perform the required tasks and be worthy of holding the key.
Hope this helped!
2007-01-30 15:40:04 · answer #2 · answered by dorkmobile 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Themselves is one word....plus, I have no idea what your question is!
2007-01-30 15:26:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋