Tämä teksti on ajalta ennen huhtikuun 1990 muutoksia seremonioissa.
Tässä versiossa ovat mukana vapaamuurareilta kopioidut, veriset
salassapitovalat samoin kuin kristittyjen pappien kuvaaminen Saatanan
palkkalaisina. Nauhoitus ja teksti ovat peräisin silloiselta temppelikelpoiselta
mormonikirkon jäseneltä Larry Cozad jr:ilta, joka kävi
utahilaisessa Provon temppelissä helmikuussa 1984.
First Lecturer:
Brethren and sisters, we welcome you to the temple, and hope you will find
joy in serving in the house of the Lord this day. Those of you who are here
to receive your own Endowments should have been washed, anointed, and clothed
in the Garment of the Holy Priesthood.
The ordinances of washing, anointing, and clothing in the Garment of
the Holy Priesthood, together with the ordaining in behalf of the deceased
brethren were preformed previously for those deceased persons whom you
are representing.
Each of you should have received a New Name in connection with this
company. If any of you have forgotten the New Name, or have not received
these ordinances as explained, please stand. (pause)
Please be alert, attentive and refrain from whispering during the presentation
of the Endowment. As you are asked to proceed to the Veil, please do so
in an orderly manner, row by row, as directed.
After passing through the Veil into the Celestial Room, and in other
areas in the Temple, if you need to communicate, please whisper, thus
helping us maintain the quiet reverence that should prevail in the House
of the Lord. We will now proceed with the presentation of the Endowment.
Second Lecturer:
Brethren, you have been washed and pronounced clean, or that through your
faithfulness, you may become clean from the blood and sins of this generation.
You have been anointed to become hereafter Kings and Priests unto the Most
High God, to rule and reign in the House of Israel forever.
Sisters, you have been washed and anointed to become Queens and Priestesses
to your husbands. Brethren and Sisters, if you are true and faithful,
the day will come when you will be chosen, called up, and anointed Kings
and Queens, Priests and Priestesses, whereas you are now anointed only
to become such. The realization of these blessings depends upon your faithfulness.
You have had a Garment placed upon you, which you were informed represents
the garment given to Adam when he was found naked in the garden of Eden,
and which is called the "Garment of the Holy Priesthood." This you were
instructed to wear throughout your life. You were informed that it will
be a shield and a protection to you if you are true and faithful to your
covenants.
You have had a New Name given unto you, which you were told never to
divulge, nor forget. This New Name is a keyword which you will be required
to give at a certain place in the temple today.
The Endowment is to prepare you for exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom.
If you proceed and receive your full endowment, you will be required to
take upon yourselves sacred obligations, the violation of which will bring
upon you the judgment of God; for God will not be mocked.
If any of you desire to withdraw rather than accept these obligations
of your own free will and choice, you may now make it known by raising
your hand.
Brethren and sisters, as you sit here, you will hear the voices of three
persons who represent Elohim, Jehovah, and Michael. Elohim will command
Jehovah and Michael to go down and organize a world. The work of the six
creative periods will be represented. They will organize man in their
own likeness and image, male and female. This, however, is simply figurative
so far as the man and woman are concerned.
The Creation
FIRST DAY
ELOHIM: Jehovah, Michael, see: yonder is matter unorganized, go ye down
and organize it into a world like unto the worlds that we have hereunto
formed. Call your labors the First Day, and bring me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.
MICHAEL: We will go down, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Michael, see: here is matter unorganized. We will organize it
into a world like unto the worlds that we have heretofore formed. We will
call our labors the First Day, and return and report.
MICHAEL: We will return and report our labors on the First Day, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Elohim, we have been down as thou hast commanded, and have organized
a world like unto the worlds that we have heretofore formed, and we have
called out labors the First Day.
ELOHIM: It is well.
SECOND DAY
ELOHIM: Jehovah, Michael, go down again. Gather the waters together
and cause the dry land to appear. The great waters call ye seas, and the
dry land call ye earth. Form mountains and hills, great rivers and small
streams, to beautify and give variety to the face of the earth. When you
have done this, call your labors the Second Day, and bring me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.
MICHAEL: We will go down, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Michael, we will gather the waters together and cause the dry
land to appear. The great waters we will call seas, and the dry land we
will call earth. We will form mountains and hills, great rivers and small
streams to beautify and give variety to the face of the earth. We will
call our labors the Second Day, and return and report.
MICHAEL: We will return and report our labors on the Second Day, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Elohim, we have been down as thou hast commanded, and have gathered
the waters together, and have caused the dry land to appear. The great
waters we have called seas, and the dry land we have called earth. We
have formed mountains and hills, great rivers, and small streams, to beautify
and give variety to the face of the earth; and we have called our labors
the Second Day.
ELOHIM: It is well.
THIRD DAY
ELOHIM: Jehovah, Michael, return again to the earth that you have organized.
Divide the light from the darkness. Call the light "day", and the darkness
"night." Cause the lights on the firmament to appear; the greater light
to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. Cause the stars
also to appear and give light to the earth, the same as with other worlds
heretofore created. Call your labors the Third Day, and bring me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. Come Michael, let us return again to
the earth that we have organized.
MICHAEL: We will return again, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Michael, we will divide the light from the darkness, and we will
call the light "day," and the darkness "night". We will cause the lights
in the firmament to appear, the greater light to rule the day, and the
lesser light to rule the night. We will cause the stars also to appear
and give light to the earth; the same as with worlds heretofore created.
We will call our labors the Third Day, and return and report.
MICHAEL: We will return and report our labors of the Third Day, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Elohim, we have been down as thou hast commanded, and have divided
the light from the darkness, and have called the light "day" and the darkness
"night". We have caused the lights in the firmament to appear; the greater
light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night. We have
caused the stars also to appear and give light to the earth, the same
as with worlds heretofore created. We have called our labors the Third
Day.
ELOHIM: It is well.
FOURTH DAY
ELOHIM: Jehovah, Michael, return again. Place seeds of all kinds in the
earth that they may spring forth as grass, flowers, shrubbery, trees,
and all manner of vegetation; each bearing seed in itself after its own
kind, as on the world we have heretofore created. Call your labors the
Fourth day, and bring me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.
MICHAEL: We will go down, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Michael, we will place seeds of all kinds in the earth that they
may spring forth as grass flowers, shrubbery, trees, and all manner of
vegetation; each bearing seed in itself after its own kind, as on the
worlds we have heretofore created. We will call our labors the Fourth
Day, and return and report.
MICHAEL: We will return and report our labors of the Fourth Day, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Elohim, we have been down as thou hast commanded, and have placed
seeds of all kinds in the earth that they may spring forth as grass, flowers,
shrubbery, trees, and all manner of vegetation; each bearing seed in itself,
after its own kind, as on the worlds we have heretofore created; and we
have called our labors the Fourth Day.
ELOHIM: It is well.
FIFTH DAY
ELOHIM: Jehovah, Michael, now that the earth is formed, divided and beautified,
and vegetation is growing thereon, return and place beasts upon the land:
the elephant, the lion, the tiger, the bear, the horse, and all other
kinds of animals; fowls in the air in all their varieties, fishes of all
kinds in the waters, and insects and all manner of animal life upon the
earth. Command the beasts, the fowls, the fishes, the insects, all creeping
things, and other forms of animal life to multiply in their respective
elements, each after its kind, and every kind of vegetation to multiply
in it its sphere, that every form of life may fill the measure of its
creation, and have joy therein. Call your labors the Fifth Day, and bring
me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. Come Michael, let us go down.
MICHAEL: We will go down, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Michael, now that the earth is formed, divided and beautified,
and vegetation is growing thereon, we will place beasts upon the land:
the elephant, the lion, the tiger, the bear, the horse, and all other
kinds of animals; fowls in the air in all their varieties, fishes of all
kinds in the waters, and insects and all manner of animal life upon the
earth. We will command the beasts, the fowls, the fishes, the insects,
all creeping things, and other forms of animal life to multiply in their
respective elements, each after its kind, and every kind of vegetation
to multiply in its sphere, that every form of life may fill the measure
of its creation, and have joy therein. We will call our labors the Fifth
Day, and return and report.
MICHAEL: It is well, Jehovah. Now that the earth is formed, divided and
beautified with vegetation growing thereon, and provided with animal life,
it is glorious and beautiful.
JEHOVAH: It is, Michael.
MICHAEL: Let us return and report our labors of the Fifth Day, Jehovah.
JEHOVAH: Elohim, we have been down as thou hast commanded; we have placed
beasts upon the land: the elephant, the lion, the tiger, the bear, the
horse, and all other kinds of animals; fowls in the air in all their varieties,
fishes of all kinds in the waters, and insects, and all manner of animal
life upon the earth. We have commanded the beasts, the fowls, the fishes,
the insects, all creeping things, and other forms of animal life to multiply
in their respective elements, each after its kind, and every kind of vegetation
to multiply in its sphere, that every form of life may fill the measure
of its creation, and have joy therein. We have called our labors the Fifth
Day.
ELOHIM: It is well.
SIXTH DAY
ELOHIM: Jehovah, Michael, is man found on the earth?
JEHOVAH: Man is not found on the earth, Elohim.
ELOHIM: Jehovah, Michael, then let us go down and form man in our own
likeness and in our own image, male and female, and put into him his spirit,
and let us give him dominion over the beasts, the fishes, and the birds,
and make him lord over the earth, and over all things on the face of the
earth. We will plant for him a garden, eastward in Eden, and place him
in it to tend and cultivate it, that he may be happy, and have joy therein.
We will command him to multiply and replenish the earth, that he may have
joy in his posterity. We will place before him the Tree of Knowledge of
Good and Evil, and we will allow Lucifer, our common enemy, whom we have
thrust out to tempt him, and to try him, that he may know by his own experience
the good from the evil. If he yields to temptation we will give unto him
The Law of Sacrifice, and we will provide a savior for him, as we counseled
in the beginning, that man may be brought forth by the power of the redemption
and the resurrection, and come again into our presence, and with us partake
of the Eternal Life and exultation. We will call this the sixth day, and
we will rest from our labors for a season. Come, let us go down.
JEHOVAH: We will go down, Elohim.
(The film now shows a scene of a lush, tropical area. A thick mist rises
from the earth.)
ELOHIM: Jehovah, see the earth that we have formed. There is no man to
till and take care of it. We are here to form man in our own likeness
and in our own image.
JEHOVAH: We will do so, Elohim.
(The youthful body of Adam who lies in a comatose state, is shown from
the shoulders up.)
ELOHIM: Jehovah, man is now organized, and we will put into him his spirit,
the breath of life, that he may become a living soul.
(Light shines on Adam's face, and his chest expands as he begins to breathe.
He stirs, as if awakening.)
ELOHIM: Jehovah, is it good for man to be alone?
JEHOVAH: It is not good for man to be alone, Elohim.
ELOHIM: We will cause a deep sleep to come upon this man whom we have
formed, and we will take from his side a rib from which we will form a
woman to be a companion and helpmeet for him.
(Adam lays his head upon the ground as he looses consciousness.)
NARRATOR: Brethren and sisters, this is Michael, who helped form the earth.
When he awakens from the sleep which Elohim and Jehovah have caused to
come upon him, he will be known as Adam, and having forgotten all, will
have become a little child. Brethren, close your eyes as if you were asleep.
(All male patrons in the room close their eyes.)
ELOHIM: Adam, awake and arise.
(Adam obeys the command, and is shown with foliage in front of him which
conceals his body from view. The youthful Adam appears to be in his 20's,
is in good physical condition, and is clean shaven.)
NARRATOR: All the brethren will please arise. (The male patrons open their
eyes and rise from their seats. An attractive, youthful Eve enters the
scene and stands beside Adam. They are both shown from the shoulders up.)
ELOHIM: Adam, here is a woman whom we have formed and whom we give unto
you to be a companion and helpmeet for you. What will you call her?
ADAM: Eve.
(For the first time, the Gods, Elohim and Jehovah, are shown. They are
two bearded, luminescent, glorious personages, clothed in flowing white
robes. They appear standing in mid air above and in front of Adam and
Eve, and are surrounded by a radiant aura of silvery-white light.)
ELOHIM: Why will you call her Eve?
ADAM: Because she is the mother of all living.
ELOHIM: That is right, Adam; because she is the mother of all living.
Adam, we have organized for you this earth, and have planted a garden,
eastward in Eden. We will place you in the garden and will there command
you and Eve to multiply and replenish the earth, that you may have joy
and rejoicing in your posterity. Jehovah, introduce Adam into the garden
which we have prepared for him.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim.
NARRATOR: We now go with Adam and Eve into the garden. The brethren will
now be seated. (As the male patrons sit down Adam and Eve are shown turning
to follow Jehovah into the garden. The scene quickly changes to the garden.)
ELOHIM: Adam, we have created for you this earth, and have placed upon
it all kinds of vegetation and animal life. We have commanded all these
to multiply in their own sphere and element. We give you dominion over
all these things, and make you, Adam, Lord over the whole earth, and all
things on the face thereof. We now command you to multiply and replenish
the earth, that you may have joy and rejoicing in your posterity. We have
also planted for you this garden, wherein we have placed all manner of
fruits, flowers, and vegetation. Of every tree of the garden thou mayest
freely eat, but of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil thou shalt not
eat; nevertheless, thou mayest choose for thyself, for it is given unto
thee. But, remember that I forbid it, for in the day thou eatest thereof
thou shalt surely die. Adam, remember this commandment which we have given
unto you. Now go to, dress this garden, take good care of it, be happy
and have joy therein. We shall go away, but we shall visit you again and
give you further instructions.
(The scene changes, and it is understood that the Gods have again ascended.
The following scene occurs in the garden, and no indication is given as
to how much time has passed since the Gods' departure. Lucifer, the devil,
is shown standing nonchalantly observing Adam, and is clad in black and
red robes; also wearing a square black apron tied to his waist. Though
youthful, Lucifer appears perhaps a few years older than Adam, and wears
a beard and mustache, His speech is fluid, persuasive, and without hesitation.)
LUCIFER: Well, Adam, you have a new world here.
ADAM: A new world?
LUCIFER: Yes, a new world, patterned after the old one where we used to
live.
ADAM: I know nothing about any other world.
LUCIFER: Oh, I see, your eyes are not yet opened. You have forgotten everything.
You must eat some of the fruit of this tree. (Lucifer plucks two pieces
of fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, and presents it
to Adam.)
LUCIFER: Adam, here is some of the fruit of that tree. It will make you
wise.
ADAM: I will not partake of that fruit. Father told me that in the day
I should partake of it I should surely die.
LUCIFER: You shall not surely die but shall be as the Gods, knowing good
and evil.
ADAM: I will not partake of it.
LUCIFER: Oh you will not? Well, we shall see. (Adam leaves, and Lucifer
walks over to Eve, who is tending flowers.)
LUCIFER: Eve, here is some of the fruit of that tree. It will make you
wise. It is delicious to the taste and very desirable.
EVE: Who are you?
LUCIFER: I am your brother.
EVE: You, my brother, and come here to persuade me to disobey Father?
LUCIFER: I have said nothing about Father. I want you to eat of the fruit
of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, that your eyes may be opened,
for that is the way Father gained his knowledge. You must eat of this
fruit so as to comprehend that everything has its opposite: good and evil,
virtue and vice, light and darkness, health and sickness, pleasure and
pain; and thus your eyes will be opened and you will have knowledge.
EVE: Is there no other way?
LUCIFER: There is no other way.
EVE: Then I will partake. (Eve takes the fruit from Lucifer, and bites
it. Lucifer approves and places the other piece in her hand, which he
closes around it and pats gently.)
LUCIFER; There, now go and get Adam to partake. (Eve approaches Adam,
fruit in hand, and presents it to him with a persuasive tone of voice.)
EVE: Adam, here is some of the fruit of that tree. It is delicious to
the taste and very desirable.
ADAM: Eve, do you know what fruit that is?
EVE: Yes, it is the fruit Of the tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
ADAM: I cannot partake of it. Do you not know that Father commanded us
not to partake of the fruit of that tree?
EVE: Do you intend to obey all of Father's commandments?
ADAM: Yes, all of them.
EVE: Do you not recollect that Father commanded us to multiply and replenish
the earth? I have partaken of this fruit and by so doing shall be cast
out, and you will be left a lone man in the garden of Eden.
ADAM: Eve, I see that this must be so. I will partake that man may be.
(Adam takes a bite, and Lucifer walks to their side with a look of approval.)
LUCIFER: That is right.
EVE: It is better for us to pass through sorrow that we may know the good
from the evil.
EVE: I know thee now. Thou art Lucifer, he who was cast out of Father's
presence for rebellion.
LUCIFER: Yes, you are beginning to see already.
ADAM: What is that apron you have on?
LUCIFER: It is an emblem of my power and Priesthoods.
ADAM: Priesthoods?
LUCIFER: Yes, Priesthoods.
ADAM: I am looking for Father to come down to give us further instructions.
LUCIFER: Oh, you are looking for Father to come down, are you?
(The Gods' voices are suddenly heard in the garden, reverberating through
the air.)
ELOHIM: Jehovah, we promised Adam that we would visit him and give him
further instructions. Come, let us go down.
JEHOVAH: We will go down, Elohim.
ADAM: I hear their voices, they are coming.
LUCIFER: See, you are naked. Take some fig leaves and make you aprons.
Father will see your nakedness. Quick! Hide!
ADAM: Come, let us hide.
NARRATOR:
Brethren and sisters, put on your aprons. (The film pauses temporarily
while the patrons remove their fig-leave aprons from the bundles which
have been resting on their laps. All patrons tie the aprons on around
their waists. When the film resumes, the Gods have once again descended,
represented as before.)
ELOHIM: Adam ... Adam! ... Adam!! Where art thou?
ADAM: I heard thy voice and hid myself, because I was naked.
ELOHIM: Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou partaken of the
fruit of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, of which we commanded
thee not to partake?
ADAM: The woman thou gavest me, and commanded that she should remain with
me, she gave me of the fruit of the tree, and I did eat.
ELOHIM: Eve, what is this that thou hast done?
EVE: The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.
ELOHIM: Lucifer, what hast thou been doing here?
LUCIFER: I have been doing that which has been done in other worlds.
ELOHIM: What is that?
LUCIFER: I have been giving some of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge
of Good and Evil to them.
ELOHIM: Lucifer, because thou hast done this, thou shalt be cursed above
all the beasts of the field. Upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt
thou eat all the days of thy life.
LUCIFER: If thou cursest me for doing the same thing which has been done
in other worlds, I will take the spirits that follow me, and they shall
possess the bodies thou createst for Adam and Eve!
ELOHIM: I will place enmity between thee and the seed of the woman. Thou
mayest have power to bruise his heal, but he shall have power to crush
thy head.
LUCIFER: Then with that enmity I will take the treasures of the earth,
and with gold and silver I will buy up armies and navies, Popes and priests,
and reign with blood and horror on the earth!
ELOHIM: Depart!
(Lucifer looks defiantly at Elohim; he then turns and walks away.)
ELOHIM: Jehovah, let cherubim and a flaming sword be placed to guard
the way of the Tree of Life, lest Adam put forth his hand, and partake
of the fruit thereof, and live forever in his sins.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim.
(Jehovah turns to the side, and stretches his arm toward the tree.)
JEHOVAH: Let cherubim and a flaming sword be placed to guard the way
of the Tree of Life, lest Adam put forth his hand and partake of the fruit
thereof, and live forever in his sins. It is done, Elohim.
ELOHIM: Eve, because thou hast hearkened to the voice of Satan and hast
partaken of the forbidden fruit, and given unto Adam, I will greatly multiply
thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children.
Nevertheless, thou mayest be preserved in child-bearing. Thy desire shall
be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee in righteousness. Adam,
because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife and hast partaken
of the forbidden fruit, the earth shall be cursed for thy sake. Instead
of producing fruits and flowers spontaneously, it shall bring forth thorns,
thistles, briars, and noxious weeds to afflict and torment man. And by
the sweat of thy face halt thou eat thy bread all the days of thy life,
for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
THE LAW OF OBEDIENCE
ELOHIM: Inasmuch as Eve was the first to eat of the forbidden fruit,
if she will covenant that from this time forth she will obey your law
in the Lord, and will hearken unto your counsel as you hearken unto mine,
and if you will covenant that from this time forth you will obey the Law
of Elohim, we will give unto you the Law of Obedience and Sacrifice, and
we will provide a Savior for you, whereby you may come back into our presence,
and with us partake of Eternal Life and exaltation.
EVE: Adam, I now covenant to obey your law as you obey our Father.
ADAM: Elohim, I now covenant with thee that from this time forth I will
obey thy law and keep thy commandments.
ELOHIM: It is well, Adam. Jehovah, inasmuch as Adam and Eve have discovered
their nakedness, make coats of skins as a covering for them.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim.
(At this point the film pauses and the lights come on.)
NARRATOR: Brethren and sisters, the garment which was placed upon you
in the washing room is to cover your nakedness and represents the coat
of skins spoken of. Anciently it was made of skins. You have received
the garment, also your New Name. The officiator will represent Elohim
at the Altar. A couple will now come to the altar. (A pre-selected "Witness
Couple" now come forward and kneel at the altar, resting their hands upon
it as they face the Officiator. The Officiator pantomimes all movements
and gestures as a model for the patrons to follow when directed.)
NARRATOR: Brethren and sisters, this couple at the altar represents all
of you as if at the altar. You must consider yourselves as if you were
respectively Adam and Eve.
ELOHIM: We will put the sisters under covenant to obey the law of their
husbands. Sisters, arise. (Female patrons stand as instructed.)
ELOHIM: Each of you bring your right arm to the square. You and each of
you solemnly covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses
at this altar that you will each observe and keep the law of your husbands,
and abide by his counsel in righteousness. Each of you bow your head and
say "Yes."
WOMEN: Yes.
ELOHIM: That will do. (The female patrons now resume their seats.)
ELOHIM: Brethren, arise. (Male patrons stand as instructed.)
ELOHIM: Each of you bring your right arm to the square. You and each of
you solemnly covenant and promise before God, angles, and these witnesses
at this altar that you will obey the law of God, and keep his commandants.
Each of you bow your head and say "yes".
MEN: Yes.
ELOHIM: That will do. (Male patrons resume their seats.)
THE LAW OF SACRIFICE
ELOHIM: Brethren and sisters, you are now about to be put under covenant
to obey and keep the Law of Sacrifice, as contained in the Old and New
Testament. This Law of Sacrifice was given to Adam in the garden of Eden,
who, when he was driven out of the garden, built an altar on which he
offered sacrifices; and after many days, an angel of the Lord appeared
unto Adam, saying: "Why dost thou offer sacrifice unto the Lord?"
And Adam said unto him: "I know not, save the Lord commanded me."
And then the angel spake saying: "This thing is a similitude of the sacrifice
of the Only Begotten of the Father, who is full of grace and truth. Wherefore,
thou shalt do all that thou dost in the name of the Son, and thou shalt
repent, and call upon God in the name of the Son forevermore."
The posterity of Adam down to Moses, and from Moses to Jesus Christ offered
up the first fruits of the field, and the firstlings of the flock, which
continued until the death of Jesus Christ, which ended sacrifice by the
shedding of blood.
And as Jesus Christ has laid down his life for the redemption of mankind,
so we should covenant to sacrifice all that we possess, even our own lives
if necessary, in sustaining and defending the Kingdom of God.
All arise. Each of you bring your right arm to the square. You and each
of you solemnly covenant and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses
at this altar that you will observe and keep the Law of Sacrifice, as
contained in the Old and New Testament, as it has been explained to you.
Each of you bow your head and say "yes."
PATRONS: Yes.
ELOHIM: That will do.
(Patrons resume their seats.)
THE FIRST TOKEN OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD
ELOHIM: We will now give unto you the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood
with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty. Before doing this, however,
we desire to impress upon your minds the sacred character of the First
Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign, and
penalty, as well as that of all the other tokens of the Holy Priesthood,
with their names, signs, and penalties, which you will receive in the
temple this day.
They are most sacred, and are guarded by solemn covenants and obligations
of secrecy to the effect that under no condition, even at the peril of
your life, will you ever divulge them, except at a certain place that
will be shown you hereafter.
The representation of the execution of the penalties indicates different
ways in which life may be taken.
The
First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood is given by clasping the right hands
and placing the joint of the thumb directly over the first knuckle of
the hand, in this manner.
(The Officiator, representing Elohim, takes the right hand of the male
witness, who represents Adam at the altar, and demonstrates the token.
The male witness, who remains kneeling, is obliged to raise his hand above
his head while receiving the grip, thus enabling the patrons to view the
manner in which the token is to be given.)
ELOHIM: We give unto you the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood. We
desire all to receive it. All arise.
(As the patrons stand, the Witness Couple returns to their seats. The
Officiator and several other temple workers circulate around the room
and administer the token to the patrons as they stand at their seats.
Male workers attend to the male patrons, female workers to the females.
The Witness couple also receives the token at this time. Each patron sits
after receiving the token.)
ELOHIM:
If any of you have not received this token, you will please raise your
hand. The name of this token is the New Name that you received in the
temple today. If any of you have forgotten the New Name, please stand.
The sign is made by bringing the right arm to the square, the palm of
the hand to the front, the fingers close together, and the thumb extended.
(The Officiator, again at the altar, demonstrates the sign and penalty
as the descriptions are given.)
ELOHIM: This is the sign. The execution of the Penalty is represented
by placing the thumb under the left ear, the palm of the hand down, and
by drawing the thumb quickly across the throat to the right ear, and dropping
the hand to the side.
I will now explain the covenant and obligation of secrecy which are associated
with this token, its name, sign and penalty, and which you will be required
to take upon yourselves.
If I were receiving my own Endowment today, and had been given the name
of "John" as my New Name, I would repeat in my mind these words, after
making the sign at the same time representing the execution of the penalty:
I, John, covenant that I will never reveal the First Token of the Aaronic
Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty. Rather than
do so, I would suffer my life to be taken.
(The Officiator demonstrates the execution of the penalty.)
ELOHIM: All arise. (All patrons stand.) Each of you make the sign of the
First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, by bringing your right arm to the
square, the palm of the hand to the front, the fingers together, and the
thumb extended. This is the sign.
Now, repeat in your mind after me the words of the covenant, at the same
time representing the execution of the penalty.
I ________, think of the new name, covenant that I will never reveal the
First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign,
and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be taken. That
will do.
(Patrons sit down.)
ELOHIM: Jehovah, see that Adam is driven out of this beautiful garden
into the lone and dreary world, where he may learn from his own experience
to distinguish good from evil.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim.
(As the lights are turned down the film presentation continues.)
The Lone and Dreary World
THE TELESTIAL KINGDOM
(Adam and Eve are shown full view for the first time. They are clad in
animal skins which cover their bodies to their knees. The lone and dreary
world is represented by desert scenery. Adam kneels at his stone altar,
spreads his hands to heaven, and piously invokes the Lord.)
NARRATOR: We now go with Adam and Eve into the lone and dreary world.
Brethren and sisters, this represents the Telestial kingdom, or the world
in which we now live. Adam, on finding himself in the lone and dreary
world, built an altar and offered prayer, and these are the words he uttered:
ADAM: Oh God, hear the words of my mouth. Oh God, hear the words of my
mouth. Oh God, hear the words of my mouth.
(As Adam prays, Lucifer approaches from behind out of the shadows.)
LUCIFER: I hear you; what is it you want?
(Although Adam has already encountered Lucifer in the Garden of Eden,
he fails to recognize him at this appearance.)
ADAM: Who are you?
LUCIFER: I am the God of this world.
ADAM: You, the God of this world?
LUCIFER: Yes, what do you want?
ADAM: I am looking for messengers.
LUCIFER: Oh, you want someone to preach to you. You want religion, do
you? I will have preachers here presently. (Lucifer turns his head as
a sectarian minister approaches.) Good Morning sir!
SECTARIAN MINISTER: Good morning! (The preacher turns and looks into the
camera.) A fine congregation!
LUCIFER: Yes, they are a very good people. They are concerned about religion.
Are you a preacher?
SECTARIAN MINISTER: I am.
LUCIFER: Have you been to college and received training for the ministry?
SECTARIAN MINISTER: Certainly! A man cannot preach unless he has been
trained for the ministry.
LUCIFER: Do you preach the orthodox religion?
SECTARIAN MINISTER: Yes, that is what I preach.
LUCIFER: If you will preach your orthodox religion to these people, and
convert them, I will pay you well.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: I will do my best.
(Lucifer guides the preacher to Adam and Eve, who stand nearby.)
LUCIFER: Here is a man who desires religion. He is very much exercised,
and seems to be sincere.
(As Lucifer presents the preacher to Adam and Eve he steps back and observes
the ensuing conversation. The preacher is made to sound sincere, although
misguided and credulous. Adam appears humble, faithful and immovable in
his determination to serve God. He is not swayed by the preacher, and
is astounded by the doctrines espoused by the preacher.)
SECTARIAN MINISTER: I understand that you are inquiring after religion.
ADAM: I was calling upon Father.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: I am glad to know that you were calling upon Father.
Do you believe in a God who is without body, parts, or passions; who sits
on the top of a topless throne; whose center is everywhere and whose circumference
is nowhere; who fills the universe, and yet is so small that he can dwell
in your heart; who is surrounded by myriads of beings who have been saved
by grace, not for any act of theirs, but by His good pleasure. Do you
believe in this great Being?
ADAM: I do not. I cannot comprehend such a being.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: That is the beauty of it. Perhaps you do not believe
in a devil, and in that great hell, the bottomless pit, where there is
a lake of fire and brimstone into which the wicked are cast, and where
they are continually burning, but none never consumed?
ADAM: I do not believe in any such place.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: My dear friend, I am sorry for you.
LUCIFER: I am sorry, very very sorry! What is it you want?
ADAM: I am looking for messengers from my Father.
(The scene changes to a view of the Celestial Kingdom, where Elohim reigns
from a white throne afront tall white pillars. He is radiant as before,
and his voice resonates as he speaks with Jehovah, who stands before him.)
ELOHIM: Jehovah, send down Peter, James and John to visit the man Adam
in the Telestial World, without disclosing their identity. Have them observe
conditions generally, see if Satan is there, and learn whether Adam has
been true to the token and sign given to him in the garden of Eden. Have
them then return and bring me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. (Jehovah turns from Elohim and walks
to the edge of the platform upon which he stands. He there meets Peter,
James and John, who await His command. They are dressed as the Jews were
at the time of Christ.) Peter, James and John, go down and visit the man
Adam in the Telestial World, without disclosing your identity. Observe
conditions generally. See if Satan is there, and learn whether Adam has
been true to the token and sign given to him in the Garden of Eden. Then
return and bring us word.
PETER: It shall be done, Jehovah. Come James and John, let us go down.
JAMES: We will go down.
JOHN: We will go down.
(The three turn and leave, and the scene turns to the lone and dreary
world. Peter steps out from behind a large rock, followed by James and
John; they approach Adam, Eve, et al.)
PETER: Good morning.
LUCIFER: Good morning gentlemen.
PETER: What are you doing here?
LUCIFER: Teaching religion.
PETER: What religion do you teach?
LUCIFER: We teach a religion made of the philosophies of men, mingled
with scripture.
PETER: How is your religion received by this community?
LUCIFER: Very well--excepting this man. He does not seem to believe anything
we preach.
(Peter, James and John approach Adam and Eve.)
PETER: Good morning. What do you think of the preaching of these gentlemen?
ADAM: I cannot comprehend it.
PETER: Can you give us some idea concerning it?
ADAM: They preach of a God who is without body, parts, or passions; who
is so large that he fills the universe, and yet is so small that he can
dwell in my heart; and of a hell, without a bottom, where the wicked are
continually burned but are never consumed. To me, it is a mass of confusion.
PETER: We do not wonder that you cannot comprehend such doctrine. Have
you any tokens or signs?
(Lucifer steps up to the side of Peter and interjects his query.)
LUCIFER: Do you have any money?
PETER: We have sufficient for our needs.
LUCIFER: You can buy anything in this world for money.
PETER: Do you sell your tokens or signs for money? You have them, I presume.
ADAM: I have them, but I do not sell them for money. I hold them sacred.
I am looking for the further light and knowledge Father promised to send
me.
PETER: That is right. We commend you for your integrity. Good day. We
shall probably visit you again.
(Peter, James and John exit; Lucifer stares into the camera.)
LUCIFER: Now is the great day of my power. I reign from the rivers to
the ends of the earth. There is none who dares to molest, or make me afraid.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: Shall we ever have any apostles or prophets?
LUCIFER: No. However, there may be some who will profess revelation or
apostleship. If so, just test them by asking that they perform a great
miracle, such as cutting off an arm or some other member of the body,
and restoring it, so that the people may know that they have come with
power.
(The scene changes to the Celestial Kingdom. Peter, James, and John approach
Jehovah with their report.)
PETER: Jehovah, we have visited the man Adam in the Telestial World as
thou didst command us. We found Satan there, with his ministers, preaching
all manner of false doctrine, and striving to lead the posterity of Adam
astray. But Adam has been true and faithful to the token and sign given
him in the Garden of Eden, and is waiting for the further light and knowledge
you promised to send him. This is our report.
JEHOVAH: It is well, Peter, James and John (Jehovah turns and approaches
Elohim) Elohim--Peter, James and John have been down to the man Adam in
the Telestial World. They found Satan there, with his ministers preaching
all manner of false doctrine, and striving to lead the posterity of Adam
astray. But Adam has been true and faithful to the token and sign given
him in the Garden of Eden, and he is waiting for the further light and
knowledge you promised to send him. This is their report.
ELOHIM: It is well. Jehovah, instruct Peter, James and John to go down
in their true character as Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the man
Adam and his posterity in the Telestial World, and to cast Satan out of
their midst.
Instruct them to give unto Adam and his posterity the Law of the Gospel
as contained in the Book of Mormon and the Bible; also a charge to avoid
all lightmindedness, loud laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's anointed,
the taking of the name of God in vain, and every other unholy and impure
practice; and cause these to be received by covenant.
Instruct Peter, James, and John further to clothe Adam and his posterity
in the Robes of the Holy Priesthood, with the robe on the left shoulder,
and to give unto them the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with
its accompanying name, sign, and penalty. Then have them return and bring
me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. (Jehovah turns, and approaches Peter,
James and John.) Peter, James and John, go down in your true character
as Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ to the man Adam and his posterity
in the Telestial World. Cast Satan out of their midst.
Give unto them the Law of the Gospel as contained in the Book of Mormon
and the Bible; also a charge to avoid all lightmindedness, loud laughter,
evil speaking of the Lord's anointed, the taking of the name of God in
vain, and every other unholy and impure practice.
Cause them to receive these by covenant.
Clothe them in the Robes of the Holy Priesthood, with the robe on the
left shoulder, and give unto them the Second Token of the Aaronic priesthood,
with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty. Then return and bring us
word.
PETER: It shall be done, Jehovah. Come James and John, let us go down.
(The scene changes again to the lone and dreary world. The three Apostles
boldly approach Lucifer.)
PETER: I am Peter.
JAMES: I am James.
JOHN: I am John.
LUCIFER: Yes, I thought I knew you. (He turns to the Preacher.) Do you
know who these men are? They claim to be apostles. Try them!
(The Preacher approaches Peter.)
SECTARIAN MINISTER: Do you profess to be Apostles of the Lord Jesus Christ?
PETER: We do.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: This man told me that we should never have any revelation
or apostles, but if any should come professing to be apostles, I was to
ask them to cut off an arm or some other member of the body and the restore
it, so that the people might know that they came with power.
PETER: We do not satisfy men's curiosity in that manner. It is a wicked
and an adulterous generation that seeks for a sign. Do you know who that
man is? He is Satan!
SECTARIAN MINISTER: What? The Devil?
PETER: That is one of his names.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: He is quite a different person from what he told me
the devil is. He said the devil has claws like a bear's on his hands,
horns on his head, and a cloven foot, and that when he speaks he has the
roar of a lion!
PETER: He has said this to deceive you, and I would advise you to get
out of his employ.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: Your advise is good; but, if I leave his employ, what
will become of me?
PETER: We will preach the gospel unto you, with the rest of Adam's posterity.
SECTARIAN MINISTER: That is good. (He turns to Lucifer) I would like to
have a settlement. I want you to pay me for preaching.
LUCIFER: I am ready to keep my word and fulfill my part of the agreement.
I promised to pay you if you would convert these people, and they have
nearly converted you! You can get out of my kingdom, I want no such men
in it! (As the preacher turns sadly and leaves, Lucifer approaches Peter:)
Now, what are you going to do?
PETER: We will dismiss you without further argument.
LUCIFER: Aah! You have looked over my kingdom, and my greatness and glory.
Now you want to take possession of the whole of it. (Lucifer turns, and
stares into the camera). I have a word to say concerning these people.
If they do not walk up to every covenant they make at these altars in
this temple this day, they will be in my power!
PETER: Satan, we command you to depart!
LUCIFER: By what authority?
PETER: (With his right arm raised to the square.) In the name of Jesus
Christ, our Master. (Lucifer is visibly shaken as he turns and leaves.
Peter waits until he has left, and then approaches Adam) Adam, we are
true messengers from the Father, and have come down to give unto you the
further light and knowledge He promised to send you.
ADAM: How shall I know that you are true messengers?
PETER: By our giving unto you the token and sign you received in the Garden
of Eden.
ADAM: (Grasps Peter by the right hand.) What is that?
PETER: The First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.
ADAM: Has it a name?
PETER: It has.
ADAM: Will you give it to me?
PETER: I cannot, for it is the New Name, but this is the sign (The right
arm to square); and this represent the Execution of the Penalty (Thumb
of right hand drawn across the throat).
ADAM: Now I know that you are true messengers sent down from Father. (To
audience) These are true messengers, I exhort you to give strict heed
to their counsels and teachings, and they will lead you in the way of
life and salvation.
NARRATOR: The Officiator will represent Peter at the altar.
(At this point the film is concluded. The remainder of the Endowment is
conducted from an audio recording.)
THE LAW OF THE GOSPEL
PETER: A couple will now come to the altar. (Witness couple comes to
altar as before.) Brethren and sisters, this couple at the altar represent
all of you as if at the altar, and you will be under the same obligations
as they will be.
We are required to give unto you the Law of the Gospel as contained in
the Book of Mormon and the Bible; to give unto you also a charge to avoid
all lightmindedness, loud laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's anointed,
the taking of the name of God in vain, and every other unholy and impure
practice, and to cause you to receive these by covenant.
All arise. (All patrons stand.)
Each of you bring your right arm to the square. (This is done.)
You and each of you covenant and promise before God, angels, and these
witnesses at this altar, that you will observe and keep the Law of the
Gospel and this charge as it has been explained to you. Each of you bow
your head and say "yes."
PATRONS: Yes.
PETER: That will do.
(All patrons sit down.)
THE ROBES OF THE HOLY PRIESTHOOD
PETER: We are instructed to clothe you in the Robes of the Holy Priesthood.
Place the robe on your left shoulder. Place the cap on your head with
the bow over the right ear, replace the apron, tie the girdle with the
bow on the right side, remove the slippers from your feet, and put them
in again as part of the temple clothing. You may now proceed to clothe.
(Patrons open their clothing envelopes and dress as instructed.)
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SECOND TOKEN OF THE AARONIC PRIESTHOOD
PETER: A couple will now come to the altar.
(The witness couple kneels at the altar as before.)
With the robe on the left shoulder, you are prepared to officiate in the
ordinances of the Aaronic Priesthood. We will now give unto you the Second
Token of the Aaronic Priesthood with its accompanying name, sign, and
penalty.
This
Token is given by clasping the right hands and placing the joint of the
thumb between the first and second knuckles of the hand, in this manner.
(The Officiator and the male witness joins hands in the token, and slightly
raise their hands to demonstrate in to the patrons.)
PETER: We desire all to receive it. All arise.
(As the Patrons stand, the witness couple returns to their seats, and
various temple workers circulate about the room administering this token
as they did the former.)
PETER: If any of you have not received this token, you will please raise
your hand. The name of this token is your own first given name if you
are going through the temple for your own Endowment, or, if you are going
through for the dead, it is the first given name of the person for whom
you are officiating.
The sign is made by bringing the right hand in front of you, with the
hand in cupping shape, the right arm forming a square, and the left arm
being raised to the square. This is the sign. (The officiator demonstrates.)
The Execution of the Penalty is represented by placing the right hand
on the left breast, drawing the hand quickly across the body, and dropping
the hands to the sides.
I will now explain the covenant and obligation of secrecy which are associated
with this token, its name, sign, and penalty, and which you will be required
to take upon yourselves.
If I were receiving my own endowment today, and if my first given name
were "David," I would repeat in my mind these words, after making the
sign, at the same time representing the Execution of the Penalty:
I, David, covenant, that I will never reveal the Second Token of the Aaronic
priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty. Rather than
do so I would suffer my life to be taken. All arise. (All Patrons stand.)
Each of you make the sign of the Second Token of the Aaronic priesthood
by bringing the right hand in front of you, with the hand in cupping shape,
the right arm forming a square, and the left arm being raised to the square.
This is the sign.
Now, repeat in your mind after me the words of the covenant, at the same
time representing the Executing of the Penalty. I, _________, think of
the first given name, covenant, that I will never reveal the second Token
of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty.
Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be taken. That will do.
(All patrons sit down.)
PETER: We will return and report. Jehovah, we have been down to the man
Adam and his posterity in the Telestial World, and have cast Satan out
of their midst.
We have given unto them the Law of the Gospel as contained in the Book
of Mormon and the Bible; also a charge to avoid all lightmindedness, loud
laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's anointed, the taking of the name
of God in vain, and every other unholy and impure practice, and have caused
them to receive these by covenant.
We have also clothed them in the Robes of the Holy Priesthood and have
given unto them the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying
name, sign, and penalty. This is our report.
JEHOVAH: It is well, Peter, James and John. Elohim--Peter James and John
have been down to the man Adam and his posterity in the Telestial World,
have cast Satan out of their midst, and have done all else that they were
commanded to do.
ELOHIM: It is well. Jehovah, send down Peter, James and John again to
the Telestial World.
Have Adam and his posterity change their robes to their right shoulder,
preparatory to officiating in the ordinances of the Melchizedek Priesthood;
and introduce them into the Terrestrial World.
Instruct Peter, James and John further, to give unto Adam and his posterity
the Law of Chastity, and to put them under covenant to obey this law,
which is, that the daughters of Eve, and the sons of Adam shall have no
sexual intercourse except with their husbands or wives to whom they are
legally and lawfully wedded, and to give unto them the First Token of
the Melchizedek Priesthood, or the Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying
name, sign, and penalty. Have them return, and bring me word.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. Peter, James and John, go down again
to the Telestial World; instruct Adam and his posterity to change their
robes to the right shoulder, preparatory to officiating in the ordinances
of the Melchizedek Priesthood; and introduce them into the Terrestrial
World. Give unto Adam and his posterity the Law of Chastity, and put them
under covenant to obey this law, which is, that the daughters of Eve,
and the sons of Adam shall have no sexual intercourse except with their
husbands or wives, to whom they are legally and lawfully wedded. Give
unto them the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, or the Sign of
the Nail, with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty; and return and
bring us word.
PETER: It shall be done, Jehovah. Come James and John, let us go down.
We are instructed to have you change the robe to the right shoulder, preparatory
to officiating in the ordinances of the Melchizedek Priesthood, and to
introduce you into the Terrestrial World. You may now make the change
by removing the robe.
(The patrons stand, and remove their robes, replacing them on their right
shoulders. The male patrons now turn their cap, so that the bow is now
placed over the left ear, and the girdle is tied on the left side. The
patrons then sit.)
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on pientä katkosta tässä vaiheessa ja henkilöt vaihtuvat.
Teksti on kuitenkin sama.]
THE TERRESTRIAL WORLD
NARRATOR: We now enter the Terrestrial World. (Additional lights are switched
on.)
THE LAW OF CHASTITY
PETER: A couple will now come to the altar. (Witness Couple comes as before.)
We are instructed to give unto you the law of Chastity; this I will explain.
To the sisters it is, that no one of you will have sexual intercourse
except with your husband to whom you are legally and lawfully wedded.
To the brethren it is that no one of you will have sexual intercourse
except with your wife to whom you are legally and lawfully wedded. Sisters
please arise. (All women stand up.)
Each of you bring your right arm to the square. You and each of you covenant
and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar that
you will observe and keep the Law of Chastity, as it has been explained
to you. Each of you bow your head and say "yes."
SISTERS: Yes.
PETER: That will do. (All women sit down.) Brethren, please arise. (All
men stand up.)
Each of you bring your right arm to the square. You and each of you covenant
and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar that
you will observe and keep the Law of Chastity, as it has been explained
to you. Each of you bow your head and say "yes."
BRETHREN: Yes.
PETER: That will do.
(All men sit down.)
FIRST TOKEN OF THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD OR SIGN OF THE NAIL
PETER: We will now give unto you the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood,
or the Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying name, sign, and penalty.
This
token is received by bringing the right hand into this position: the hand
vertical, the fingers close together, and the thumb extended; and the
person giving the token placing the tip of the forefinger of his right
hand in the center of the palm, and the thumb opposite on the back of
the hand of the one receiving it, in this manner.
We desire all to receive it. All arise.
(After Officiator and male witness demonstrate token at the altar, temple
workers circulate around room to administer this token to the patrons.)
PETER: If any of you have not received this token, you will please raise
your hand. The name of this token is "the Son", meaning the Son of God.
The sign is made by bringing the left hand in front of you with the hand
in cupping shape, the left arm forming a square; the right hand is also
brought forward, the palm down, the fingers close together, the thumb
extended, and the thumb is placed over the left hip.
(The Officiator makes the sign.)
This is the sign. The execution of the penalty is represented by drawing
the thumb quickly across the body and dropping the hands to the sides.
(Officiator completes the action.)
I will now explain the covenant and obligation of secrecy which are associated
with this token, its name, sign and penalty, and which you will be required
to take upon yourselves.
If I were receiving the Endowment today, either for myself or for the
dead, I would repeat in my mind these words, after making the sign, at
the same time representing the execution of the Penalty: I covenant in
the name of the Son that I will never reveal the First Token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood or Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying name, sign and penalty.
Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be taken.
All arise (All patrons stand.)
Each of you make the sign of the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood
or Sign of the Nail by brining the left hand in front of you with the
hand in cupping shape, the left arm forming a square; also by bringing
the right hand forward, the palm down, the fingers close together, the
thumb extended, and by placing the thumb over the left hip.
This is the sign. Now repeat in your mind after me the words of the covenant,
at the same time representing the Execution of the Penalty:
I covenant in the name of the Son that I will never reveal the First Token
of the Melchizedek Priesthood or Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying
name, sign and penalty. Rather than do so, I would suffer my life to be
taken.
(Patrons perform the action as the Officiator guides them.)
That will do.
(All patrons sit down.)
PETER: We will return and report. Jehovah, we have been down to the man
Adam and his posterity, have placed the robe on the right shoulder and
have introduced them into the Terrestrial World. We have put them under
covenant to observe and keep the Law of Chastity. We have also given them
the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood or Sign of the Nail, with
its accompanying name, sign, and penalty. This is our report.
JEHOVAH: It is well, Peter James and John. Elohim--Peter, James and John
have been down to the man Adam and his posterity, have placed the robe
on the right shoulder, and have introduced them into the Terrestrial World.
They have also put them under covenant to observe and keep the Law of
Chastity. They have given unto them the First Token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood or Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying name, sign, and
penalty. This is their report.
ELOHIM: It is well. Jehovah, send down Peter, James and John and instruct
them to give to the man Adam and his posterity in the Terrestrial world
the Law of Consecration in connection with the law of the Gospel and the
Law of Sacrifice, and to cause them to receive it by covenant; to give
unto them the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying sign, and to teach
them the Order of Prayer, and to prepare them in all things to receive
further instructions at the Veil. Then have them report at the Veil.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. Peter, James and John, go down to the
man Adam and his posterity in the Terrestrial World, and give unto them
the Law of Consecration, in connection with the Law of the Gospel, and
the Law of Sacrifice, and cause them to receive it by covenant. Give unto
them the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal Grip,
or Sure Sing of the Nail, with its accompanying sign. Teach them the Order
of Prayer and prepare them in all things to receive further instructions
at the Veil. Then report at the Veil.
PETER: It shall be done, Jehovah. Come, James and John, let us go down.
THE LAW OF CONSECRATION
PETER: A couple will now come to the altar.
(The Witness couple comes forward, and kneels at the altar as before.)
We are instructed to give unto you the Law of Consecration as contained
in the book of Doctrine and Covenants (The Officiator picks up a copy
of the Doctrine and Covenants from the altar, and holds it up in view
of all patrons.), in connection with the Law of the Gospel and the Law
of Sacrifice which you have already received. It is that you do consecrate
yourselves, your time, talents and everything with which the Lord has
blessed you, or with which he may bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saint, for the building up of the Kingdom of God on the
earth and for the establishment of Zion.
All arise. (All patrons stand.)
Each of you bring your right arm to the square. You and each of you covenant
and promise before God, angels, and these witnesses at this altar, that
you do accept the Law of Consecration as contained in this, (The Officiator
holds up a copy of the Doctrine and Covenants again.), the Book of Doctrine
and Covenants, in that you do consecrate yourselves, your time, talents,
and everything with which the Lord has blessed you, or with which he may
bless you, to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the
building up of the Kingdom of God on the earth and for the establishment
of Zion. Each of you bow your head and say "yes."
PATRONS: Yes.
PETER: That will do.
(All patrons sit down.)
SECOND TOKEN OF THE MELCHIZEDEK PRIESTHOOD, THE PATRIARCHAL GRIP,
OR SURE SIGN OF THE NAIL
PETER: We will now give unto you the Second Token of the Melchizedek
Priesthood, the Patriarchal Grip, or the Sure Sign of the Nail, with its
accompanying sign.
This
token is given by clasping the right hands, interlocking the little fingers,
and placing the tip of the forefinger upon the center of the wrist, in
this manner.
(The Officiator demonstrates this token with male witness.)
We desire all to receive it. All arise.
(As the witness couple returns to their seats various temple workers administer
the token as before, and each patron sits after receiving it.)
If any of you have not received this token, you will please raise your
hand. This token has a name and a sign, but no penalty is mentioned. However,
you will be under just as sacred obligation of secrecy in connection with
this token and sign as you are with the other tokens and signs of the
Holy Priesthood which you received in the temple this day.
The name of this token will not be given unto you at this stage in the
Endowment, but it will be given later on. The sign is made by raising
both hands high above the head (The officiator demonstrates.), and while
lowering the hands repeating aloud the words:
Pay Lay Ale Pay Lay Ale Pay Lay Ale (The hands are lowered in three distinct
movements, one move for each word. [1] Pay--hands above head, [2] Lay--both
arms dropped to the square, [3] Ale--both hands lowered to the height
of chest.)
PETER: When Adam was driven out of the Garden of Eden, he built an altar
and offered prayer, and these are the words that he used, which interpreted
are: "Oh God, Hear the words of my mouth!", repeated three times. All
arise. (All patrons stand.)
Each of you make the sign of the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood,
the Patriarchal Grip, or Sure sign of the Nail, by raising both hands
high above the head, and while lowering the hands repeating aloud the
words: Pay Lay Ale Pay Lay Ale Pay Lay Ale
(As the patrons make the sign they repeat words with recording as described
before.)
PETER: That will do. (all patrons sit down.) Brethren and sisters, with
the robe on the right shoulder you are prepared to be taught the True
Order of Prayer; and to be introduced at the Veil.
THE PRAYER CIRCLE AND THE TRUE ORDER OF PRAYER
PETER: A few couples, will please come forward and form a circle around
the altar.
(The audio recording stops and the Officiator says in his own words a
statement to the following effect.)
OFFICIATOR: We would like to invite the witness couple, any receiving
their own personal Endowment, and any who are about to be married to join
us in the Prayer Circle at this time.
(The tape recording again resumes.)
NARRATOR: Only the best of feelings should exist in the Circle. If any
of you have unkind feelings toward any member of this Circle, you are
invited to withdraw so that the Spirit of the Lord may be unrestrained.
In the Circle we make the signs of all the tokens of the Holy Priesthood.
(Patrons make each sign as they are mentioned by the Narrator.)
We will begin by making the Sign of the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.
This is done by brining the right arm to the square, the palm of the hand
to the front, the fingers close together, and the thumb extended. This
is the sign. The name of this token is the New Name received in the temple
today. The Execution of the Penalty is represented by placing the thumb
under the left ear, the palm of the hand down, and by drawing the thumb
quickly across the throat to the right ear, and dropping the hand to the
side.
We will now make the Sign of the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.
This is done by bringing the right hand in front of you with the hand
in cupping shape, the right hand forming a square, and the left arm being
raised to the square. This is the sign. The name of this token is your
first given name if you are going through the temple for your own Endowment,
or if you are going through for the dead, it is the first given name of
the person for whom you are officiating. The Execution of the penalty
is represented by placing the right hand on the left breast, drawing the
hand quickly across the body, and dropping the hands to the sides.
We will now make the sign of the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood
or Sign of the Nail. This is done by bringing the left hand in front of
you with the hand in cupping shape, the left arm forming a square. The
right hand is also brought forward, the palm down, the fingers close together,
the thumb extended, and the thumb is placed over the left hip. This is
the sign. The name of this Token is "the Son", meaning the Son of God.
The Execution of the penalty is represented by drawing the thumb quickly
across the body, and dropping the hands to the sides.
We
will now make the Sign of the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood,
the Patriarchal Grip, or Sure sign of the Nail. This is done by raising
both hands high above the head, and while lowering the hands repeating
aloud the words: Pay Lay Ale Pay Lay Ale Pay Lay Ale signifying, "Oh God,
Hear the words of my mouth!"
We have here a list of names of persons who are sick, or otherwise afflicted,
whom we are requested to remember in our prayer. We will place the list
upon the altar, and request the faith of those present in behalf of these
persons.
The sisters in the room will please veil their faces.
Each brother in the circle will take the sister at his left, by the right
hand in the Patriarchal Grip.
Each of you bring your left arm to the square, and rest it upon the shoulder
or arm of the person at your left.
The brethren and sisters in the Circle will repeat the words of the prayer.
OFFICIATOR: (the officiator kneels at the altar, and makes the sign of
the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood by bringing his right hand
forward, with the hand in cupping shape, resting it upon the altar. His
left arm is raised to the square.
The prayer is spoken by the Officiator, who decides its form and content.
He speaks a few sentences at a time, which are repeated in unison by the
patrons in the circle.
After the prayer, the patrons in the circle release the grip, the Officiator
rises, and the audio tape resumes.)
PETER: The sisters will unveil their faces, and the brethren and sisters
in the circle will return to their seats. (All patrons sit.) We will now
uncover the Veil.
THE VEIL OF THE TEMPLE
(A Veil segment is now displayed from behind the curtain which is in the
front of the Endowment room. The Officiator takes a pointer in and, prepares
to draw attention to the marks on the Veil as they are explained.)
PETER: Brethren and sisters, I will now explain the marks on the Veil.
These four marks are the marks of the Holy Priesthood, and corresponding
marks are found in your individual Garment.
This one on the right is the mark of the square. It is placed in the Garment
over the right breast, suggesting to the mind exactness and honor in keeping
the covenants entered into this day.
This one on the left is the mark of the compass. It is placed in the Garment
over the left breast, suggesting to the mind an undeviating course leading
to Eternal Life, a constant reminder that the desires, appetites and passions
are to be kept within the bounds the Lord has set, and that all truth
may be circumscribed into one great whole.
This is the navel mark. It is placed in the Garment over the navel, suggesting
to the mind the need of constant nourishment to the body and spirit.
This is the knee mark. It is placed in the right leg of the garment, so
as to be over the knee cap, suggesting that every knee shall bow, and
every tongue shall confess that Jesus is the Christ.
These other three marks are for convenience in working at the Veil. Through
this one, the person representing the Lord puts forth his right hand,
to test our knowledge of the tokens of the Holy Priesthood. Through the
one on our right, he asks us certain questions, through the one on the
left, we give our answers.
(As the Officiator, who now represents Peter, steps to the front of the
Veil another male worker steps behind it to represent the Lord. A small
mallet hangs on the metal frame which supports the Veil.)
PETER: As all of you will have to pass through the Veil, we will show
you how this is to be done. The person is brought to this point, and the
worker gives three distinct taps with the mallet. (The officiator raps
the mallet three times.) Whereupon, The Lord parts the Veil, and asks:
LORD:
What is wanted?
PETER: Adam, having been true and faithful in all things, desires further
light and knowledge, by conversing with the Lord, through the Veil.
LORD: Present him at the Veil, and his request shall be granted.
PETER: The person is then brought to this point, whereupon the Lord puts
forth his right hand, gives the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood,
and asks:
LORD: What is that?
PETER: The First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.
LORD: Has it a name?
PETER: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PETER: I will, through the Veil.
The person then gives, through the Veil, the name of this token, which
is the New Name received in the temple today. The Lord then gives the
Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, and asks:
LORD: What is that?
PETER: The Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.
LORD: Has it a name?
PETER: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PETER: I will, through the Veil.
The person then gives the name of this token, which is his first given
name, if he is going through the temple for his own Endowment, or if he
is going through for the dead, it is the first given name of the person
for whom he is officiating. The Lord then gives the First Token of the
Melchizedek Priesthood, or Sign of the Nail, and asks:
LORD: What is that?
PETER: The First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, or Sign of the Nail.
LORD: Has it a name?
PETER: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PETER: I will, through the Veil.
The person then gives the name of this token, which is "the Son," meaning,
the Son of God. The Lord then gives the Second Token of he Melchizedek
Priesthood, the Patriarchal Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail, and asks:
LORD: What is that?
PETER: The Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure sign of the Nail.
LORD: Has it a name?
PETER: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PETER: I cannot. I have not yet received it. For this purpose I have come
to converse with the Lord through the Veil.
LORD: You shall receive it upon the Five Points of Fellowship, through
the Veil.
(The officiator demonstrates the Five Points of Fellowship through the
Veil with the temple worker who represents the Lord, as each point is
mentioned.)
PETER: The Five Points of Fellowship are "inside of right foot by the
side of right foot, knee to knee, breast to breast, hand to back, and
mouth to ear." The Lord then gives the name of this token, and asks:
LORD: What is that?
PETER: The Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure sign of the Nail.
LORD: Has it a name?
PETER: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PETER: I will, upon the Five Points of Fellowship, through the Veil.
The person then repeats back to the Lord the name of this token, as he
receives it, whereupon the Lord says:
LORD: That is correct.
PETER: The person is again brought to this point, and the worker gives
three distinct taps with the mallet. The Lord parts the Veil and asks:
LORD: What is wanted?
PETER: Adam, having conversed with the Lord through the Veil desires now
to enter his presence.
The Lord puts forth his right hand, takes the person by the right hand,
and says:
LORD: Let him enter.
PETER: He is admitted into the presence of the Lord. We will now report.
Jehovah, we have been down to the man Adam and his posterity in the Terrestrial
World, and have given unto them the Law of Consecration, and have caused
them to receive it by covenant.
We have given unto them the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood,
the Patriarchal Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail, with its accompanying
sign, and have taught them the Order of Prayer.
They are now ready to converse with the Lord through the Veil. This is
our report.
JEHOVAH: It is well, Peter, James, and John. Elohim--Peter, James and
John have been down to the man Adam and his posterity in the Terrestrial
World, and have done all that they were commanded to do.
ELOHIM: It is well. Jehovah, instruct Peter, James, and John to introduce
the man Adam and his posterity at the Veil, where we will give unto them
the name of the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail, preparatory to their entering into our
presence.
JEHOVAH: It shall be done, Elohim. Peter, James, and John you will introduce
Adam and his posterity at the Veil, where we will give unto them, the
name of the Second Token of the Melchizedek priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail, preparatory to their entering into our
presence.
PETER: It shall be done, Jehovah. Come James and John, we will introduce
them at the Veil. Brethren and sisters, we are instructed to introduce
you at the Veil, where you will receive the name of the Second Token of
the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal Grip, or the Sure Sign of
the Nail, preparatory to your entering into the presence of the Lord.
LECTURE AT THE VEIL
(The following lecture is only given when there are patrons present who
are receiving their own Endowments, or when the Endowment room is full,
and additional time is needed to present the patron at the Veil.)
PETER: A lecture will now be given which summarizes the instructions,
ordinances and covenants, and also the tokens, with their key words, signs
and penalties, pertaining to the Endowment, which you, have thus far received.
You should try to remember and keep in mind all that you have heard and
seen and may yet hear and see in this house. The purpose of this lecture
is to assist you to remember that which has been taught you this day.
You must keep in mind that you are under a solemn obligation never to
speak outside of the temple of the Lord of the things you see and hear
in this sacred place.
NARRATOR: Brethren and sisters, the ordinances of the Endowment as here
administered, long withheld from the children of men pertain to the Dispensation
of the Fullness of Time and have been revealed to prepare the people for
exaltation in the Celestial Kingdom, where God and Christ dwell.
The deep meaning of the Eternal Truths constituting the Endowment, has
been set forth in brief instructions, and by symbolic representation.
If you give prayerful and earnest thought to the Holy Endowment, you will
obtain the understanding and spirit of the work done in the temples of
the Lord.
The privilege of laboring here for the dead permits us to enter the temple
frequently, and to refresh our memories, and to enlarge our understanding
of the Endowment.
You were first washed and anointed, a Garment was placed upon you, and
a New Name was given you. This name you should always remember; but you
must never reveal it to any person, except at the Veil.
You then entered this room. Here you heard voices of persons representing
a council of the Gods, Elohim, Jehovah, and Michael. Elohim said: "See,
yonder is matter unorganized, go ye down and organize it into a world,
like unto the other worlds that we have heretofore formed." As the creation
of the earth progressed, you heard the commands and the reports of the
persons representing the Gods.
If we are faithful, we shall enter the Celestial Kingdom, and there hear
and know the Gods of heaven. They are perfect, we are imperfect, they
are exalted, we may attain exaltation. Our spirits at one time lived with
the Gods, but each of us was given the privilege of coming upon this earth
to take upon himself a body, so that the spirit might have a house, in
which to dwell.
Michael, one of the council of the Gods, became the man Adam, to whom
was given the woman Eve. However, as Adam, he did not remember his life
and labors in the council. It is so with us all. We come into the world
with no memory of our previous existence.
We then followed Adam and Eve into the garden, where Elohim provided that
they might eat freely of all the fruit of the garden, except the fruit
of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. He forbade them to partake
of this fruit, saying that in the day they did so, they should surely
die. When Adam and Eve were left alone in the garden, Satan appeared,
and tempted them. Eve yielded to the temptation, partook of the fruit,
and offered it to Adam. Adam had resisted the temptation of Satan, but
when Eve offered him the forbidden fruit he partook of it, that they might
continue together, and perpetuate the human race.
Adam and Eve now understood that it was Lucifer who had tempted them.
They became self-conscious. Discovering their nakedness, and hearing the
voice of the Lord, they made aprons of fig leaves and hid themselves.
They had learned that everything has its opposite, such as good and evil,
light and darkness, pleasure and pain. The Lord again entered the garden,
Adam and Eve confessed their disobedience. The Lord cursed Satan, and
cast him out of the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve also were driven out
of the garden, and the Lord commanded: "Let cherubim, and a flaming sword
be placed to guard the way of the Tree of Life, lest Adam put forth his
hand, and partake of the fruit thereof, and live forever in his sins."
Before their departure however, instructions were given them. Addressing
Eve, the Lord said: "Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of Satan,
and hast partaken of the forbidden fruit, and given unto Adam, I will
greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception. In sorrow shalt thou bring
forth children, nevertheless, thou mayest be preserved in childbearing.
Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee, in righteousness."
To Adam, the Lord said: "Because thou hast hearkened to the voice of thy
wife, and hast partaken of the forbidden fruit, the earth shall be cursed
for thy sake. Instead of producing fruits and flowers spontaneously, it
shall bring forth thorns, thistles, briars, and noxious weeds, to afflict
and torment man. And by the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat thy bread
all the days of thy life, for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou
return."
Having been commanded, Jehovah provided Adam and Eve with coats of skins
for a covering. The Garment which was placed upon you after you had been
washed and anointed, represents the coat of skins or covering of Adam
and Eve. They were also promised that further light and knowledge would
be given them.
The Law of Obedience was then taught Adam and Eve, and accepted by them.
Eve covenanted with Adam that thence forth she would obey the law of her
husband, and abide by his counsel in righteousness; and Adam covenanted
with the Lord that he would obey the Lord, and keep his commandments.
You likewise covenanted to comply with the Law of Obedience. The Law of
Sacrifice, accompanying the Law of Obedience, as contained in the Old
and New Testaments of the Bible, was next presented to Adam; and you were
all placed under covenant to observe it. The Law of Obedience and Sacrifice
includes the promise of the Savior, the Only Begotten of the Father, who
is full of grace and truth, and who by His sacrifice has become the Redeemer
of Mankind.
All things should be done in the Name of the Son. An angel of the Lord
explained this to Adam, who was given the privilege of showing his Obedience
by offering sacrifices to the Lord, in similitude of the sacrifice of
Jesus Christ. Later, the people of Israel lived under this law, which
continued in force until the death of Jesus Christ.
The First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood, with its accompanying name,
sign, and penalty was given you; and you were told that the name of this
token is your New Name or the New Name of the dead, if officiating for
the dead. The sacred nature of the tokens of the Priesthood was carefully
explained at this time. You were placed under solemn covenant never to
reveal these tokens, with their accompanying names, signs, an penalties,
even at the peril of your life.
You were told that the execution of the penalties indicate different ways
in which life may be taken; then, Adam and Eve were driven out of the
garden into the Telestial Kingdom, or the lone and dreary world, the world
in which we are now living. There, Adam offered a prayer saying "Oh God,
hear the words of my mouth!", repeating it three times. Satan entered,
and claiming to be the god of this world, asked Adam what he desired.
Adam replied that he was waiting for messengers from his Father. Satan
declared that a preacher would soon arrive. A man representing a sectarian
minister entered and preached doctrine which Adam did not accept.
Peter, James and John were sent down by the Lord, to learn, without
disclosing their identity, if the man Adam had been faithful to his covenants.
They found that he had been faithful and so reported. They were sent down
again, this time in their true character as Apostles of the Lord Jesus
Christ, to visit and to instruct Adam and his posterity in the Telestial
World. Before so teaching the people, they cast Satan out.
The Law of the Gospel, as contained in the Book of Mormon and the Bible
was then given Adam and his posterity. You were placed under covenant
to obey the Law of the Gospel, and to avoid all lightmindedness, loud
laughter, evil speaking of the Lord's anointed, and taking the name of
the Lord in vain. The Robe of the Holy Priesthood was placed upon your
left shoulder, according to the order of the Aaronic Priesthood.
The Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood was given you, with its name,
sign, and penalty; and you were informed that the name of this token is
your first given name, or the first given name of the person for whom
you are officiating. The Robe of the Holy Priesthood was then changed
to the right shoulder, as was done anciently, when officiating in the
ordinances of the Melchizedek Priesthood. With the robe on the right shoulder,
you have authority also if called to the Bishopric, to act in the Aaronic
Priesthood. You were then introduced with the Robe of the Holy Priesthood
on the right shoulder into the Terrestrial Kingdom. The Law of Chastity
was there explained to you in plainness, and you were placed under covenant
to obey this law.
The First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, or Sign of the Nail, with
its accompanying name, sign, and penalty was next given you. You were
told that the name of the First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood is
"the Son'" meaning the Son of God. The Book of Doctrine and Covenants,
in connection with the Book of Mormon and the Bible was presented to you;
and the Law of Consecration as contained in the book of Doctrine and Covenants
was explained to you, and you received this law by covenant.
The Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal Grip,
or Sure Sign of the Nail, or the Nail in the Sure Place was given you,
together with its sign. The name of this token will be given you at the
veil. This token has reference to the crucifixion of the Savior. When
he was placed upon the cross, the crucifiers drove nails through the palms
of his hands, then fearing that the weight of his body would cause the
nails to tear through the flesh of his hands, they drove nails through
his wrists. Hence, in the palm is the Sign of the Nail, and in the wrist
is the Sure Sign of the Nail, or the Nail in the Sure Place.
You have now progressed so far in the Endowment that you are ready to
receive the name of the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, and
to pass through the Veil, into the Celestial Kingdom.
The sisters in this company who are to be married and sealed for time
and eternity should be taken through the Veil by their intended husband.
Others will be taken through the Veil by the regular temple workers.
Brethren and sisters, you will have received this day, the sacred ordinances
of the Endowment, the Eternal Plan of Salvation for man as he journeys
from his pre-existent state, to his future high place in the Celestial
Kingdom, has been presented to you.
[Seuraavien kappaleiden kohdalla on nauhassa jotain pientä sotkua.]
You have covenanted to obey all the laws of the gospel, including the
laws of Obedience, Sacrifice, Chastity, and Consecration, which make possible
an exaltation with the Gods; and you have received the First and Second
Tokens of the Aaronic Priesthood, and the First and Second Tokens of the
Melchizedek Priesthood, with the names, signs, and penalties of these
tokens, except the name of the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood,
which will be given you at the Veil.
All this is done for the glory, honor and endowment of the children of
Zion.
Brethren and sisters, strive to comprehend the glorious things presented
to you this day. No other people on earth have ever had this privilege,
except as they have received the keys of the Priesthood, given in the
Endowment. These are what are termed "the Mysteries of Godliness," that
which will enable you to understand the expression of the Saviour, made
just prior to his betrayal: "This is life Eternal, that they might know
thee, the Only True God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent." May God
bless you all, amen.
CEREMONY AT THE VEIL
(At this point, a temple worker motions to the patrons, row by row, directing
them to the various Veil segments. A worker stands at each segment to
introduce the patron to "the Lord" who is on the other side of the Veil.
The worker gives three distinct taps with the mallet.)
LORD: What is wanted?
WORKER: Adam, having been true and faithful in all things, desires further
light and knowledge, by conversing with the Lord, through the Veil [for
and in behalf of _____, who is dead].
LORD: Present him at the Veil, and his request shall be granted.
(The Lord gives the First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood through the
opening in the Veil.)
LORD: What is that?
PATRON: The First Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.
LORD: Has it a name?
PATRON: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PATRON: I will, through the Veil. (The patron gives the New Name).
(The Lord gives the Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.)
LORD: What is that?
PATRON: The Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood.
LORD: Has it a name?
PATRON: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PATRON: I will, through the Veil (The patron gives the first given name
of the person for whom the temple work is being done).
(The Lord gives the First Token of the Melchizedeck Priesthood.)
LORD: What is that?
PATRON: The First Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, or Sign of the
Nail.
LORD: Has it a name?
PATRON: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PATRON: I will, through the Veil--the Son.
(The Lord gives the Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood.)
LORD: What is that?
PATRON: The Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure sign of the Nail.
LORD: Has it a name?
PATRON: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PATRON: I cannot. I have not yet received it. For this purpose I have
come to converse with the Lord through the Veil.
LORD: You shall receive it upon the Five Points of Fellowship through
the Veil.
(The Lord and the patron, still holding the grip, embrace upon the Five
points of Fellowship by placing their left arms through the marks of the
compass and square, which are cut through the Veil. The patron's left
arm goes through the mark of the compass, and the Lord's left arm goes
through the mark of the square.)
LORD: This is the name of the Token--"Health in the navel, marrow in the
bones, strength in the loins and in the sinews, power in the Priesthood
be upon me, and upon my posterity through all generations of time, and
throughout all eternity."
LORD: What is that?
PATRON: The Second Token of the Melchizedek Priesthood, the Patriarchal
Grip, or Sure Sign of the Nail.
LORD: Has it a name?
PATRON: It has.
LORD: Will you give it to me?
PATRON: I will, upon the Five Points of Fellowship through the Veil.--Health
in the navel, marrow in the bones, strength in the loins and in the sinews,
power in the Priesthood be upon me, and upon my posterity through all
generations of time, and throughout all eternity.
LORD: That is correct.
(The Lord and patron break the ceremonial embrace, and the temple worker
gives three taps with the mallet.)
LORD: What is wanted?
WORKER: Adam, having conversed with the Lord through the Veil, desires
now to enter his presence.
LORD: Let him enter.
(The Veil is now parted and the Lord takes the patron by the right hand,
and pulls him gently through the Veil into the Celestial Room.)
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