Modern Endowment As Practiced By The LDS Church
The most well-known Mormon endowment ceremony is that performed by the LDS Church in its temples. This ceremony is open only to members of the church deemed worthy and given a "temple recommend" by their ecclesiastical leaders after one or more personal interviews. It comprises two parts: (1) an Initiatory, and (2) an instructional and testing portion.
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