How do you conduct a temple recommend interview?

Temple recommend interviews allow members to demonstrate that they have a testimony and are striving to obey God’s commandments and follow His prophets. Priesthood leaders also affirm, through the interview, that the member is worthy. Temple recommend interviews should not be rushed. They should be private.

What is required for a temple recommend?

To qualify for a temple recommend, you should strive to do your duty in the Church, attending your sacrament, priesthood, and other meetings. You must also strive to obey the rules, laws, and commandments of the gospel. Learn in your youth to accept callings and other responsibilities that come to you.

Why is it important to have a temple recommend?

Having a temple recommend is a good indication of our worthiness for celestial glory. No matter where we are, we need to prioritize having a current temple recommend and make the temple the great symbol of our membership in the Church.

Can you see your temple recommend online?

Tap the Household tab. Tap your individual name. Scroll over to the Membership Information tab. Just below the Full Name section is the Temple Recommend section which will show the recommend status and the recommend expiration date.

Can I laminate my temple recommend?

Re: Laminating temple recommend

Our stake is on the LCR beta for limited-use recommends now. Because of the quality of our printer and paper, the printed-out recommends don’t feel as nice as the recommends from the book, so we may start offering to laminate them.

Do you have to have a temple recommend to baptize?

This change pertains to all baptisms outside the temple. A proxy baptism for a deceased person may be witnessed by anyone holding a current temple recommend, including a limited-use temple recommend. Any endowed member with a current temple recommend may serve as a witness to sealing ordinances, living and proxy.

When were temple recommends instituted?

1919
The temple recommend requirement was in place by 1919. Prohibition wasn’t repealed until 1933. The notion that President Grant could, unilaterally, institute such a change also goes against all established Church procedure and the scriptural mandate in D&C 107:27.

How do you spell temple recommend?

A temple recommend is a card that permits members of the Church to enter their temples. It is signed by ecclesiastical leaders and signifies that the owner is living in accordance with standards of the Church.

Can you buy garments with an expired temple recommend?

In the help topic for Garments and Sacred Clothing on store.lds.org, the only requirement mentioned for purchasing garments is that members are endowed; there is no requirement that the temple recommend be current.

Do you need your temple recommend to buy garments?

As long as you have been through the Temple Endowment Ceremony, and it is recorded on Church records, you do not have to have a current Temple Recommend to purchase garments.

Who can do confirmations in the temple?

All worthy members, including youth and new members, can serve in the temple now. “Let us truly be a temple-attending and a temple-loving people,” said President Howard W. Hunter (1907–95).

What is the law of chastity LDS?

Chastity means not having any sexual relations before marriage. It also means complete fidelity to husband or wife during marriage. Physical intimacy between husband and wife is beautiful and sacred. It is ordained of God for the creation of children and for the expression of love within marriage.

When was the Word of Wisdom made a temple recommend question?

“In 1851, President Brigham Young proposed to the general conference of the Church that all Saints formally covenant to keep the Word of Wisdom. This proposal was unanimously upheld by the membership of the Church.

When was coffee added to the Word of Wisdom?

The Word of Wisdom was announced by Joseph Smith as a revelation from God in 1833. The revelation prohibited the use of alcohol, tobacco, tea, and coffee. Its pronouncement came at a time when temperance movements were conspicuous throughout America.

When was the Word of Wisdom added to the temple recommend questions?

Although the Word of Wisdom was received on 27 February 1833, its acceptance by individual members of the Church was gradual.

What is dry Lux material?

Dri Lux is a cotton-feel fabric that helps keep the body dry. Dri Lux dries quickly and resists odor.

Why do we have to wear garments?

Protection: Clothing that provides physical safeguards to the body, preventing harm from climate and environment. Identification: Establishing who someone is or what they do. Modesty: Covering the body according to the code of decency established by society. Status: One’s position or rank in comparison to others.

Where are lds garments sold?

Endowed church members can purchase garments through church distribution centers worldwide, through the mail, and online. They are sold at a moderate price that is assumed to be near cost. To purchase temple garments, members must have received their temple endowment.

Why is coffee part of the Word of Wisdom?

The Word of Wisdom rejected the idea of a substitute for alcohol. “Hot drinks”—which Latter-day Saints understood to mean coffee and tea 20—“are not for the body or belly,” the revelation explained. Instead, the revelation encouraged the consumption of basic staples of the kind that had sustained life for millennia.

Is green tea against the Word of Wisdom?

In recent publications for Church members, Church leaders have clarified that several substances are prohibited by the Word of Wisdom, including vaping or e-cigarettes, green tea, and coffee-based products.

Does the Word of Wisdom allow beer?

As practiced by the LDS Church, there is no firm restriction relating to meat consumption, but all alcoholic beverages are forbidden, including beer. The LDS Church interprets “hot drinks” to mean coffee and tea.