Difference between revisions of "Ordinances"
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Merriam-Webster's defines an ordinance as: | Merriam-Webster's defines an ordinance as: | ||
| − | "Something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity" | + | * "Something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity" |
| + | * "a prescribed usage, practice, or ceremony." | ||
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| + | Mormonism teaches that there are five ordinances necessary for salvation: | ||
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| + | * [[Baptism]] by Immersion | ||
| + | * Receiving the [[Gift of the Holy Ghost]] | ||
| + | * Ordination to the [[Priesthood]] (for men) | ||
| + | * [[Temple endowment| Temple Endowment]] | ||
| + | * [[Celestial marriage| Marriage Sealed in the Temple]] | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 21 February 2006
Merriam-Webster's defines an ordinance as:
- "Something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity"
- "a prescribed usage, practice, or ceremony."
Mormonism teaches that there are five ordinances necessary for salvation:
- Baptism by Immersion
- Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost
- Ordination to the Priesthood (for men)
- Temple Endowment
- Marriage Sealed in the Temple
