I went through the temple this weekend

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Gidget

Thanks for your synopsis, it was beautiful and truly appreciated, but I still don't know why they made a newer video, and still use both.

They are cheap.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by Gidget

Very good point, I never thought of that. IMO that would be a good reason to make two videos. That's good enough for me anyway.

Originally Posted by Gidget

Thanks for your synopsis, it was beautiful and truly appreciated, but I still don't know why they made a newer video, and still use both.

Huh?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by Gidget

And Surfah wants to add that he just thinks brunette Eve is hot.

So irreverent . . . . .

Brunette eve looks at the wrong camera at the very end. Big mistake.

[fusnik11]

I too think the endowment is meant to show our true relationship with God. The irony of the endowment is that by taking the fruit Adam enters into a state of illusion not awakening. Adam in his 'awakened' state seeks messengers and gets caught up in judging who is and is not from God. LDS currently interpret this as the necessity for modern day lay leadership and the importance of direction from another carnal being. What Adam does not realize is that this misconception locks him into further illusion and false security. Adam should not be seeking messengers from above but should be accepting of all messages as truth.

The endowment is not about a Godhead in the heavens, it's about God allowing us to realize that we are indeed a trinity: spirit, body, and mind.

I find it prudent to view the endowment from the moment you step into the temple as layer upon layer of an unfolding story about oneself and ones spiritual journey of enlightenment. The clothes, clasps, verbage, and movie are all small parts and pieces of a giant puzzle that simply and beautifully states, 'You, Adam and Eve are perfect as constituted.'

[Brian]

Originally Posted by fusnik11

The clothes, clasps, verbage, and movie are all small parts and pieces of a giant puzzle that simply and beautifully states, 'You, Adam and Eve are perfect as constituted.'

Yep.
Two important keys from the parable:
1-God calls his creation "good"
2-God asks, "who told you that you were naked?"

at the most fundamental levels, our refusal to believe that is the natural man.
Just as god intended.

[Tex]

Originally Posted by SteelBlue

And I think that's hilarious. I'm sorry, but I do. There is nothing unsacred about a floor to me.

I got roundly mocked in this thread for my personal preference of keeping my garments off the floor.

It just so happened I was browsing Handbook 2 and ran across this.

The garment is sacred and should be treated with respect at all times. Garments should be kept off the floor.

Just for the record. Not that anyone's watching. Hilarious, I'm sure.

[MikeWaters]

True, 5 years later, no one is watching.