how are members Initiated into the Mormon Church?

Question

and what are some rituals and traditions?

Answer 1

First, you take some discussions from the missionaries, who explain what we believe and why. They give you a Book of Mormon, and a Bible if you don't have one. They urge you to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it.

When you want to be baptised, you are interviewed first, to make sure you are getting baptised for the right reasons. Then, when you have a date for your baptism, you put on a plain white dress or jumper, and after a small talk about baptism, you get in the water with whoever is baptising you (priest in the Aaronic priesthood, or an elder) and he gets you in position and raises his hand to the square and says "(your full legal name), having been commissioned of Jesus Christ, I baptise you in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Amen" and then, he dunks you backwards into the water and then brings you out. Two other men stand watch to make sure the prayer was said properly and that you went all the way under. If either one was not rigt, it has to be done over (I had an elder who never bapitised anyone before, and I went down for the third time!). Then you get dried off and all and you are welcomed into the ward and all. You either get confirmed that night or the next Sunday in church.

Rituals? Well, let's see. Every meeting is opened with a song, and a prayer. And closed the same way. There are two prayers that must be said word for word without deviation; the baptism prayer, and the blessing of the sacrament. You can pretty much whing everything else. When a person is confirmed, after baptism, the elder says something like "(full legal name), by the power of the Holy Melchizidec priesthood which we hold, we lay our hands on your head and confirm you a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints, and say to you, receive the Holy Ghost". Then you get a blessing.

We pass sacrament every Sunday, except for conferences. We have General Conference twice a year, stake conference twice a year, and ward conference once a year.

Answer 2

The rituals for membership are very simple, and the assumption is that this would be for a non-member, not a member's child. So baptism and confirmation are the culmination of missionary lessons, a free Book of Mormon, and a willingness to accept many strange concepts up front, and many more stranger ones later.
The baptism is formal but not showy. There's no special identifiable 'priesthood' as in many other denominations, and the only special clothes are a white jumpsuit (provided) for the immersion part. There's no 'first communion' ensemble, just normal LDS attire: Suit/jacket/tie for men, and not too short dresses for women. The confirmation is sometimes held right after baptism or the following Sunday with the 'laying on of hands from a circle of men, (elders) of your choice. This is usually at the discretion of the presiding bishop.
Lastly, there's a lot of handshaking and congratulations, but no pizza.
Go to a regular meeting and a 'fast and testimony' meeting at a local chapel and see what it's all about. Then c'mon back here and let's discuss theology and other cool things.

Answer 3

There about 13 million members of the Mormon Church in the world. These are people who are baptized by water and have received the companionship of the Holy Ghost through the laying on of hands. The best way to learn the "rituals" and traditions, would be to attend a service. If you go to mormon.org, you can find a meeting house locator and contact missionaries who will be able to take you to one and answer questions for you.

Answer 4

To become a member of the church, one must be baptized and confirmed a member by those who hold the Priesthood and authority. This comes after an interview with the Bishop of the ward, or leader of the stake/branch. I would say that is basically to see if the person believes the church and gospel are true, so they aren't just getting baptized to be baptized...
Typically if a child was born to members, they would be baptized at the age of 8 or later. It was revealed that 8 is the age of accountability and baptism gives that person a fresh "start" and also we covenant to obey the commandments and to remember the Savior always. Baptism is an essential step towards exaltation and one cannot enter into God's presence without having been baptized.

Answer 5

To become a member, they get baptized. I went to my brother's, and it is just like any other baptism. Say a prayer, get dunked in water, and get out.

I can't say much about any "rituals," since most of those take place in the temple, and you have to be a member to go there. I do know they perform marriages and baptisms for those who have passed on in the temple. The only other tradition I can think of is that they go to church for 3 hours every Sunday. And I think it is even longer when they have the conference.

Answer 6

Baptism for the ineffective is pronounced in the bible.... i'm particular there is a few animosity in the direction of Mormons for it with the aid of fact they think of if a individual is baptized as quickly as they're ineffective, they're "right away" a Mormon, which isn't real....they're in the event that they decide for to be. it is not a assure or despite...we are taught and have faith each and every individual no count what has the properly suited to settle for or reject the gospel. How could desire to the Lord be a basically God if basically particular human beings had to risk to artwork their some time past to him and others did not????? additionally - basically persons whom their family members members have became of their names are finished, not basically random human beings (of the Jews).

Answer 7

first off, members are invited to be taught by the missionaries then they are invited to be baptized. after that i dont know of any circumstance where newly baptized members are not confirmedby the laying of hands.
To Gain admittance into the temple one must confess that he has repented of his sins and testify that joseph smith jr was a prophet of the Lord and restored the church, such a person must also pass interveiws of worthiness to the satisfaction of the bishop and stake president. The temple rituals are off limits to discuss in public due to their sacredness but there are several books written by general authorities that discuss many important issues.

Answer 8

Find a Mormon Missionary or a member of the Church in your area and find out more.

gw

Answer 9

If you are interested in mormonism (don't call them mormon, they prefer to be called LDS), you (ie the person intersted) would contact the local LDS missionaries, and let them know you are interested in learning more about the LDS religion. They will teach you things about the LDS church that will make you feel all good and happy inside and that will make you want to get baptized. It is either usually on the 2nd or 3rd "discussion" that they push you to get baptized. To know more, I suggest you visit lds.org to find out what they will teach you about their religion, and also exmormon.org to find out what the missionaries won't tell you (but is true), then make an informed decision.

Answer 10

If you are talking about initiations, it all happens in the church during the temple endowments or temple marriage. the secret hand shakes, the annointing and bathing session that was takne out, the ribes and garments they wear, the verses they must memorize, the new name they get, the five point something or other, the fact that women are told to be obediant to their husbands. ect.
Before thsi happens, mormons get a patriarticle blessing (a fortune telling) they get a baby blessing, and get babtized, and maybe they get babtized for the dead.