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100

This is the website for the family search program

100

At this age can worthy members of the church enter the temple and perform baptisms for the dead.

What is 11? (Young women and ordained young men are eligible for a temple recommend beginning in January of the year they turn 12.)

100

This is the oldest temple where ordinances are still performed.

What is St. George UT Temple?

100

This person restored the sealing keys.

Who is Elijah? (We know from modern-day revelation that Elijah was the last prophet to hold the sealing keys on earth before the Savior lived on the earth.)

100

This ordinance is the first ordinance performed for a deceased individual in the temple.

What is baptism?

200

This is the information you need to register for a New Family Search account

What is your membership number/record number and confirmation date?

200

This document is necessary to enter the Temple

What is a temple recommend?

200

This temple was dedicated in 1974 and its spires reach 289 feet (the highest of all the temples.)

What is the Washington DC temple?

200

This Biblical temple was adorned with gold, silver and many other precious materials and took seven years to construct.

What is The Temple of Solomon?

200

This gift is given to individuals after baptism when they are confirmed.

What is the gift of the Holy Ghost?

300

This individual can help you get your membership information to register for New Family Search

What is The Ward Clerk?

300

Name two individuals who interview members to obtain a Temple Recommend.

Who are the Bishop or one of his counselors; the Stake President and his counselors?

300

This is the last continent with no temple.

What is Antarctica?

300

Jesus taught the gospel at this location when he was 12 years old.

What is the temple?

300

This ordinance creates a new family unit bound even after death.

What is the sealing ordinance?

400

After I have done the baptism ordinance for my deceased family member, it will take this amount of time until I can see the ordinance work done recorded in New Family Search.

What is usually 1 day or less?

400

According to Doctrine and Covenants, this order of the priesthood is necessary to attain the highest degree of glory in the Celestial kingdom.

What is the new and everlasting covenant of marriage?

400

Angel Moroni was replaced on the Columbia SC because of this reason.

What is he was struck by lightning (causing damage)?

400

This modern-day prophet has dedicated the most temples.

Who is President Thomas S. Monson?

400

This ordinance gives power from on high as explained in the Doctrine and Covenants to the individual who receives it.

What is the Endowment?

500

This is the first step in starting your genealogy, whether in New Family Search or in any program.

What is gather all the information you already have?

500

This is how long your temple recommend is valid before needing to be renewed through another Bishop/Stake President interview.

What is 2 years?

500

Built in 1955, this was the first temple built outside of the United States.

What is the Bern Switzerland temple? 

500

This many temples are in operation today.

What is 194?

500

These two ordinances are performed during the initiatory just prior to receiving your endowments and echo similar practices in ancient Israelite temples.

What is washing and anointing?