07-29-2008, 01:16 AM | #21 |
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I don't know if you're being serious or not, but I've heard this from several people lately. I had never heard it until a couple of years ago. I don't know why I find it so funny but when you consider where the garments are all day long, well, the floor doesn't seem so bad.
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07-29-2008, 01:40 AM | #22 |
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I echo the congratulations of the rest of the board. It truly is a great step to take in one's life.
"Don't freak out" was probably over the top, but I have certainly known people who've gone once and not gone back because they got "freaked out." It's just kind of one of those things that at least for me, made more sense the more I went and I got increasingly comfortable with the whole ceremony and process as time passed. |
07-29-2008, 01:44 AM | #23 | |
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When I was getting ready to go through the temple, my dad told me, "I was really FREAKED out my first time through, just so you know." This was hardly comforting and gave my imagination a little too much room to wander! You just shouldn't say stuff like that to the uninitiated. The temple ordinances are shrouded in so much mystique as is that making comments like "don't freak out" will inevitably lead to exactly that. Another somewhat traumatizing part of getting ready to go through the temple involved my interview with the stake president. The interview itself went fine, but when he asked what I knew about the temple and I told him a few things (small things that everybody knows, like the fact that narrative is performed live at Salt Lake), he got almost ANGRY with me. He seemed infuriated that I knew some stuff, and with total accusation in his voice he asked me where I had heard it. When I told him that my family had talked about it, he said that they were not honoring their temple covenants and that you are NOT, absolutely NOT to speak of the temple like that. I found myself repeatedly apologizing and then I felt like I had done something horribly wrong. So yeah, that wasn't the most positive experience... |
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07-29-2008, 02:13 AM | #24 |
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I agree that "Don't freak out" leads to exactly that. I think people are well-intentioned, but just aren't thinking about what they're saying.
My first experience was not a good one. I didn't really have a temple prep class and I'm not sure it would've helped, at least as the current prep classes are taught. The two things that would have really helped me in my first experience are: 1) Outlining the covenants we'll be making. I don't think we need to share sacred symbols or tokens, but what's the harm in discussing the covenants we make? I think it would really add to the experience if we've carefully considered and prayed about the ramifications of these beforehand. 2) Discussing the proper place and history of ritual and ordinance in worship. My first temple experience came at a time in my life when I was focused on the non-ritual aspects of our religion; the temple is a distinct departure from this. Anyway, congrats BDB. I'm glad you've gained some strength and testimony from the experience. |
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07-29-2008, 03:18 AM | #27 |
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I didn't freak out but I did think, "jeez this is a cult."
10 years later though, I still find temples to be the most peaceful places on earth. |
07-29-2008, 03:26 AM | #28 |
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I'll bet comfort at time of endowment is strongly correlated to lifetime temple attendance.
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07-29-2008, 03:41 AM | #30 |
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Maybe you should make a crack about PETA. That would get the mind turning things over.
In reality probably not a good idea to make jokes about whatever taboo thing you can think of to freak someone out. |
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