Mormon Church Question?

Question

I just watched an episode of Engaged and Underaged on MTV and have a question about the Mormon church. In the episode the couple was Mormon but the guy's family was not, so they were not allowed in the church for the ceremony. Why is this? I'm really not trying to bash anyone's beliefs or religion, this just seemed to edge on cult behavior to me. Why wouldn't the groom's family be allowed in the church?

I understand non-mormon's can't enter the church, but what is the reasoning for this? How in the world to they get new memebers? Most churchs I've ever been to or heard about allow you to come and be part of the service and explore the beliefs before becoming a member or converting. Why don't the Mormons do this?

Answer 1

Lets get a few things straight.

Churches: Places for Sunday religious services and weekday activities. This is where Mormons go for church. Anyone can go any time. Non-Mormons are welcome and encouraged to visit. Some weddings take place here, however the weddings that take place here will essentially be Civil weddings.

Temples: Just like Solomon's temple in Bible, only certain people are allowed to enter the temple. This is considered the holiest place on earth. To enter you need to be 1. Mormon, 2. worthy to enter (based on a fairly strict standard) and 3. Willing to make and keep sacred promises.

So, if the grooms family didn't meet that criteria, then of course they won't be able to enter the temple for the ceremony.

Keep in mind, Mormons believe that marriages that take place in the Temple, can be Marriages that last for eternity, and not just this life. So, it's easy to see why someone would forgo having their family attend in order to have an Eternal Marriage instead of one for just this life.

Answer 2

You may be confusing the church with the temple. The mormon church has two types of buildings: the church for Sunday meetings and other events, and the Temple for sacred services, including some marriages. Anyone from any walk of life is always allowed and invited in the church. However, to enter the temple requires that the person meet certain standards, of which being a member is one, being at least a certain age, and keeping the commandments are other requirements. If you want to know for sure that anyone is accepted at a mormon church, why not visit one yourself this Sunday.

Answer 3

Not allowed access to the temple, not the church. Its because the mormon temples are secret just like masonic lodges, and the reason behind this is that the mormon temple rituals are exact ripp offs of mason rituals. They are almost word for word, and have become a bit watered down recently. Both the rituals are pagan rites and quite close to the occult. Unfortunately if this was found out by outsiders, the mormon church would be exposed for how un christian they really are.

Answer 4

Mormons have churches and then they also have temples. CHurches is where they go every sunday for meetings and worship. everyone, regardless of religon or background is allowed inside a church. The temple on the other hand is where they perform their sacred ordinances, everyone inside wheres white and talks in whispers so that people can feel the spirit. The temple is where they will do marriage, (they call it sealing for time and all eternity.)Because they hold this building to be sacred they only allow people who dedicate themselves to go inside, even some mormons can't go in because they have done something to make themselves unclean, i.e drink alchohol, been unchaste, etc...Most of the time they will just have a ceremony in the temple and another ceremony outside the temple, so everyone is happy.

Answer 5

It's not the church they were not allowed in, it was the temple. The temple is not a regular place of worship. Our chapels, where we do our regular worship services, are open to anyone. They usually have a sign out front that says "Visitor's Welcome!".

The thing they didn't bring out in the show is that not all Mormons are allowed in the temple, either. They should have explained this to the mom better, IMHO. Like, his two sisters would not have been able to go into the temple even if they were Mormon. No one goes in under 18, unless they are being sealed to their parents.

Answer 6

I can totally relate but instead of being judgmental because I do not want to be judged in doing so . I would like for you to go to The House of Yahweh it will tell you all you need to know. recently I have found that my K.J.NIV Study Bible is missing several verses out of it. I am sure that it is just human error because we are not perfect. But this is not a risk I am willing to take I think that I would be safer with a Bible that has been around for about 2500 years with original text and only reprinted not re-worded. If there is a word that I do not understand then I will look it up. I need every verse that is supposed to be there. I don't need anything missing!
Not only will it show that the text is original it will also explain how Satan has gotten the people to keep changing the original text so simplified to where it is not even accurate or correct. The key thing that we are missing is the actual name of god.

Why????

Because it clearly says that you can not get to the father without going through the son.
Well if we pray to the name god we have already messed up. god is not a name it is a titlle. Lord is not a name it is a title.

In the original text it specifies exactly who we are talking about and praying to.

Where our bible today will say,
" God the Father and his Son Jesus".

The Book of Yahweh ( the original text) says,
"Yahweh the Father and his son Yeshua".

There is no doubts, no confusion, and no doors left open.
It is direct and to the point. Like it should be.

Just pull up on your computer

THE HOUSE OF YEHWEH and you will find all you need to know. May Yahweh Bless you and yours....

Answer 7

Pumped - We're no more a cult than Jehovah Witnesses are...

To the Question:
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (proper name for the Mormon faith), we have two important buildings in our worship practices, the Chapel and the Temple.

The Chapel is where we hold our Sunday meetings and other activities throughout the week. Guests/visitors are more than welcome and often found in these meetings. This is often where a ring ceremony (simple exchanging of wedding bands) and a wedding reception is held for a newly wedded couple.

The Temple is a sacred building where we perform certain ordinances we believe are necessary for exaltation, marriage being one of them. Only members of the church living within the bounds of our faith are allowed to enter. To be worthy of entering the temple, you must be keeping the covenants you have made with the Lord, obeying the Word of Wisdom, etc.

Answer 8

You misunderstood what was said, or it was misrepresented. No person is denied access to the church buildings.

However, only worth members of the Church may enter the temple. It is a holy sanctuary only for those who are willing to follow as closely as they can, the teachings and ordinances of the Church.

My parents were not at the weddings of any of their five children because of this. While they were sad, they did not resent it. My dad always said "If you're going to be a Mormon, be a **** good one." (He wasn't a member until just before he died.) If he had joined the Church when he was younger, he would have been there. We all wanted our parents to be with us, but they supported us in our decisions.

Edit: I just read your second detail entry. You definitely misunderstood. Not only are nonmembers allowed they are welcome. We want people to come visit us!

Answer 9

And what if the two Mormons getting married are "unclean"? Are they still allowed in the temple to take the ords?

That is something I always saw as elitist. "You can't come in here because you aren't good enough"

Mormon or not, if either my bride's parents or my parents weren't allowed to attend inside where we were having it, then I would go someplace else.

And from talking (well, arguing really lol) about Mormonism with a mormon friend....Its not equal. Men hold all the power. From what she said, this is what I came to understand: while everybody can hear the word of God, only men can prophetize and set down church law. yeah, this seems rather equal.

And it seems the mormonism isn't really christian, yet it follows the christian gods. Polytheistic (but I also contend that the saints are what pagan religions would call "minor gods") and it sounds very much like they believe in reincarnation. "black people are black because of past uncleanliness". Well, since they were born dark skinned, that means they would have had to have sinned in a past life.

Answer 10

Only members of the church are allowed in the Temple for ceremony. The Temple is considered a Holy area...no visitors allowed.