WHAT’S GOING ON IN HERE?
This booklet has been prepared to inform the general public,
including most Mormons, and especially the Body of Christians,
and to reveal to them of exactly what transpires during the
secret Mormon Temple Ceremonies. Our purpose is not to ridicule,
but to shed light on these hidden things of darkness. We
sincerely believe that Mormons and non-Mormons alike cannot
comprehend or accurately evaluate the complex Mormon gospel
without knowing what actually transpires inside of the Temple,
the place where the Keys of Knowledge necessary for exaltation
are imparted to LDS Gods in embryo. We pray earnestly that this
information will be especially helpful in encouraging Christians
in their witness of the true Lord Jesus Christ to those lost in
the deception and bondage Mormonism.
AUTHOR’S PREFACE
This booklet contains the entire series of Mormon Temple
ceremonies, called “Ordinances” and is 100% accurate in the
essence of what is done, and very nearly 100% accurate in the
exact wording of what is said. This is because this edition was
transcribed from a tape recording made inside the Temple at the
actual Endowment ceremony*. Other ceremonies have been verified
by comparing them with copies of Temple Worker Instruction Books
*This booklet is purposely not copyrighted and may be copied or
used in any way deemed appropriate.
The tape recording of the Mormon Temple Endowment from which
this booklet was transcribed was recorded in the Los Angeles
Mormon Temple. The recording was made using a personal pocket
size tape recorder carried by one of the patrons during Endowment
presentation.
The patron who made this recording entered the Temple using his
own personal Temple Recommend and carried his own Temple Veil
Worker’s name tag and identification card during the ceremony.
He was greeted by several Temple Worker acquaintances who
obviously did not know of his excommunication from the Mormon
Church, which had been at his own request several months earlier.
One of the objectives of this foray was to test the well known
Mormon claim of Divinely aided Temple security. Another
objective was to provide and up-to-date and accurate text of the
Endowment. (There have been many revisions to the Endowment text
in the past ten years, some of them significant). Contrary to
popular belief of Mormons, not one person in the Temple appeared
the slightest bit spiritually or supernaturally alerted to the
presence among them of one whom they classify as an “apostate”
and a “son of perdition”. As he departed, the patron was
encouraged by a member of the Temple Presidency to return again
soon.
or similar authentic sources, making this the most accurate and
up to date rendition of these “secret” ceremonies ever published
in the 120 year history of Mormon Temple exposes. The ceremonies
have been annotated and explanatory information included to help
the reader understand the activities as they progress. Part one
contains background information and commentary, including a brief
overview of all of the ceremonies in sequence to prepare the
reader to understand the dialogue of the ceremonies.
Even though we know that the Authorities of the Mormon church,
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Salt Lake City,
Utah, will be highly offended at the publication of this work, we
do not apologize for doing it. As former Mormons and Temple
Workers who are now born again Christians, we acknowledge a great
responsibility to the unsuspecting world to expose and reprove
with exactness and the light of truth, precisely what activities
transpire inside the Mormon temples today.
We heed the admonition of the Apostle Paul to the Ephesian
Saints, who had previously participated in similar pagan and
occultic rituals, “For ye were sometimes (once) darkness, but now
ye are light in the Lord, walk as children of light … and have
no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather
reprove (expose) them … for it is a shame even to speak of
those things which are done of them in secret. But all things
that are reproved (exposed) are made manifest by the light.”
(Ephesians 5:8, 11-13) We recognize that this is not the first
such “expose”, but it is the most accurate and current account of
the activities of the Mormon temple “Endowment”ever published.
We wish to bring it to the attention of concerned people
everywhere so that they may be knowledgable concerning this, the
most sacred of all activities and teachings to the modern Mormon
(see John 18:20). Mormonism cannot be fully understood by
Mormons or non-Mormons alike without an understanding these
Temple rituals – the “Keystone” of modern Mormon doctrine and
theology.
Statistics released in January 1982, by qualified Mormon church
authorities indicated that at least three out of every four
Mormons (teenage and older) have never participated in these
rituals. These non-participating Mormons have been subjected to
a variety of powerful propaganda from their leaders, impressing
upon them the sacred, holy, and enlightning nature of their
Temple “Ordinances”, and the great blessings to be obtained
through them. This booklet is intended especially for those non-
participating Mormons, to enable them to recognized the occultic,
non-Christian nature of these rituals, and to see them for them-
selves in the clear light of reality. We are confident that
those who will prayerfully evaluate these rites for themselves
will be able to see them as they truly are, rather than
continuing in the naive belief that they are the sacred vehicle
essential to becoming a polygamous god, destined to rule over a
new planet for eternity.
Mormons who regularly attend the Temple should also be very
interested in this booklet. They will be “dying to find out” if
it really contains a “word perfect” rendition of all the Temple
rituals, and anxious to find a misplaced word so they can
criticize its accuracy. We are pleased to give them the
opportunity, with a challenge to call to our attention any errors
they believe they detect. We also challenge them to listen more
attentatively while attending the Temple, and to compare what
they hear with the Bible or the Book of Mormon, which teach an
entirely different Gospel and plan of salvation from that
presented in the Temple Endowment.
Anyone who is familiar with the rite of Freemasonry will
recognize them as the primary source for the tokens, signs, and
penalties used in the Temple Endowment. Much of the mystical
symbolism of Mormonism is also borrowed from Masonry. The
symbolism and practices of the ancient pagan mystery religions
associated with nimrod and Babylon are also richly displayed in
the Mormon temple and reflected in the doctrines presented
therein. Part one of this booklet contains commentary comparing
these Mormon rituals with those of other religions and
theologies, including Christianity.
PART ONE – EXPLANATION AND COMMENTARY
INTRODUCTON
Mormon Temples are the most secret/sacred facet of Mormonism and
are completely different from neighborhood Mormon chapels. Once
a new Temple is dedicated, no non-Mormons are ever allowed
inside. Most Mormons are not permitted to enter the Temple
either. Only Mormons who have passed stringent requirements of
worthiness determined by a penetrating private interview with
their Bishop, and then a second similar interview with their
Stake President, are issued a “Temple Recommend” which permits
them to enter the Temple (See figure 1). Temple Recommends are
valid for one year after which the entire interview process must
be repeated to receive a new Recommend. According to LDS church
leaders, less than 20% of adult Mormons have valid Temple Recom
mends and thus are qualified to attend the temple. Less than 10%
of adult Mormons regularly attend the Temple.**
Before a Mormon is issued his first Temple Recommend, he is
normally required to attend a course of study intended to
qualify him to “live worthy” or to become qualified to live LDS
standards of loyalty, dedication, financial contributions and
personal traits of worthiness. Very little of the ceremonial
aspects, and none of the promises or penalties of the Temple
rituals are included in the ciriculum nor are these ever discus
sed at any time outside or inside of the Temple. These are still
a mystery to the participants, who are acting on faith in Joseph
Smith and the Mormon church’s divine authority.
During a member’s first participation in the Temple ceremony, he
“receives his own endowments” which means he attends to his own
personal salvation requirements. In a special instruction ses
sion with all the initiates he is asked by the Temple President
to make a personal commitment to return to the temple often, at
least once per month, to renew his own commitment and to remind
him of his covenants while he is serving as a proxy for a
**See the Church News supplement to the Salt Lake City Deseret
News, week of January 16, 1982, page 10 for very interesting
information on Mormon dedication to this “Keystone of their
religion.”
deceased person to provide that person with Mormon salvation. He
thus becomes a “Savior on Mount Zion” by acting in behalf of
someone who did not have this opportunity himself.