2007-02-22 05:41:25 · 7 answers · asked by Laura H 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I've been to quite a few of them, and they aren't too different from other civil weddings performed by a pastor or priest. The couple kneels across from each other at an alter (just kind of like a cushy thing you can kneel on and rest your arms on). They hold hands and then the person conducting said some thoughts and gives advice and says a prayer. In the prayer he seals them together for "time and all eternity", rather then the "til' death do you part." The couple then kisses and exchange rings. The family all comes together and hugs and kisses, etc. All the guests are in normal church clothes, but the couple getting married wears temple clothing, which are sacred. Hope that helps. There are probably plenty of pictures of the sealing rooms in the temple on the web if you want to look.
2007-02-22 09:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by straightup 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
That depends on if it's a temple one, or a chapel (or civil) wedding.
The chapel (or civil) ones look like any wedding, the bride walks down the aislee, they exchange rings and vows, and it's usually performed by a bishop.
A temple one is considered more sacred and we believe can last forever. A couple kneels at an alter (instead of stands at the end of an aisl) and the ceremony is performed by someone with a higher authority than a bishop, and a big difference is that the wedding vows are made directly to God rather than between the couple.
2007-02-22 13:52:08 · answer #2 · answered by daisyk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Just like anybody else's in western tradition, with the exception of the temple sealing which, put simply is the eternal binding of husband and wife in the new and everlasting covenant. They are then married for time and all eternity, not just unto death.
The obvious difference when the temple becomes involved is that only worthy LDS can witness the ceremony.
2007-02-22 13:50:28 · answer #3 · answered by Modern Major General 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, since it takes place in the temple where all things are secret, I mean SACRED, and the only people who can get into the temple are card-carrying Mormons, I suppose we will never really know. I do know that they are "sealed" to each other for all time and eternity.
There is a film (The God-Makers") that is supposedly fact provided by former Mormons that explains some temple rituals. Of course, these are all denied/denounced by the Mormon church. Watch it and decide for yourself.
2007-02-22 13:53:33 · answer #4 · answered by AnastasiaBeaverhousen 4 · 3⤊ 3⤋
Well, before 1978 no blacks would be in any official capacity.
2007-02-22 13:45:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
about the same as every other wedding ceremony except that everyone wears red socks, and there are always two badgers on the altar.
2007-02-22 13:46:57 · answer #6 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 1⤊ 4⤋
The regular or bulk version?
2007-02-22 13:47:08 · answer #7 · answered by XX 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋