Really? What is the purpose then? The purpose of all things from God is to teach and prepare us to receive the baptism of the Holy Ghost. All those things are the map. After receiving the Holy Ghost then it is the Holy Ghost which tells us all that we should do.LDS Watchman wrote: ↑November 30th, 2022, 8:14 pm
You also appear to have a complete misunderstanding of the purpose of temple ordinances and the seriousness of keeping the covenants we make with God.
It is the culmination point. It is to fulfill the measure of our creation. When we are born of the Spirit we are born into the kingdom of God and become his children. We then become tabernacles/temples/dwelling places of God. Temples are built to show us what we may become if we submit to God.Receiving the baptism of fire isn't some trump card that overrules and supercedes everything else God has said and established, either.
This is the doctrine of Jesus Christ. Anything more or less is not of him.