Ordinances
A sacred act that is performed by the authority of the Priesthood. An outward, physical action symbolic of an inner belief or commitment.
What is an ordinance?
A mutual promise between God and man in which man promises to do certain things and God promises certain results. A sacred agreement between God and a person or group of people.
What is a Covenant?
We renew all of our covenants each week by partaking this worthily.
What is the Sacrament?
After a person is baptized, one or more Melchizedek Priesthood holders lay their hands on the person's head and confirm him or her a member of the church and say this.
What is “receive the Holy Ghost”?
The house of the Lord.
What is The Holy Temple?
Ordinances that are essential to exaltation, required to become like our Heavenly Father and return to live in his presence.
What are Saving Ordinances?
All of these are accompanied by covenants
What are Saving Ordinances?
These are 2 requirements of the saving ordinances of baptism as described in 3 Nephi 11:25-26.
What are having authority from Jesus Christ and immersion?
This is what we feel touch our hearts before we receive the Gift of the Holy Ghost.
What is the influence of the Holy Ghost?
In order to obtain the highest degree of glory in the Kingdom of our Heavenly Father, we must receive this Ordinance? Hint D&C 131:1-4
What is Celestial Marriage (Sealing ordinance)?
Commonly referred to as the first saving ordinance of the gospel and is symbolic of the burial of our old selves and the raising of our new selves.
What is Baptism by immersion?
We prepare to participate in ordinances and make covenants here by living the standards of worthiness the Lord has set.
What is the temple?
The ordinance of baptism cleans us and prepares us to receive this subsequent ordinance.
What is confirmation or receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost?
Doctrinal Mastery scripture that says: “Now this is the commandment: Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless before me at the last day.”
What is 3 Nephi 27:20?
The only ordinance that is performed more than once for ourselves.
What is partaking of the Sacrament?
A Saving Ordinance performed only in the temple and referred to as the “New and Everlasting Covenant”.
What is the marriage sealing?
A scripture passage in the book of Mosiah that sets forth the covenants we make at baptism.
What is Mosiah 18:8-10
These are 4 covenants we make when we are baptized.
hint Mosiah 18:8-10 We Covenant to: 1- Bear others burdens 2- Be a Witness for God 3- Keep his commandments 4- Endure to the End
The process of becoming free from sin, pure, clean and holy through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.
What is Sanctification?
Mosiah 5: 7-8 says there is no other way whereby salvation cometh and to be found at the right hand of God when the day cometh unless we do this.
What is take upon us the name of Christ?
Saving Ordinances performed in the temple that become effective only when the deceased persons accept them in the spirit world and honor the related covenants.
What are vicarious ordiances?
The section and verses of the Doctrine and Covenants that set forth the Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood.
What is D&C 84:33-43
Baptism is the only saving ordinance that can be performed by someone holding this preparatory Priesthood.
What is Aaronic Priesthood?
This modern day Apostle said “If you have felt the influence of the Holy Ghost today, you may take it as evidence that the Atonement is working in your life... The reception of the Holy Ghost cleanses us through the the Atonement of Jesus Christ”
Who is Henry B. Eyring?
This is the 4th Article of Faith
What is -?We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, second Repentance, third Baptism by Immersion for the remission of sins and fourth Laying on of Hands for the Gift of the Holy Ghost”?