Question for Mormon mama's {or anyone who know}

I've had to work a Mormon funeral and she was in temple clothing. Why do you wear that? What do you learn at temple about adam and eve? If I can asl


Also what is a baptist of the dead.

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And I'm a little confused at what you're asking. Why do Mormons wear temple garments? What do they learn at temple?

And I've never heard of Baptist of the Dead...

<blockquote><b>Quoting bbbt:</b>" Mormon*   And I'm a little confused at what you're asking. Why do Mormons wear temple garments? What do they learn at temple? And I've never heard of Baptist of the Dead... "</blockquote>


Damn phone.

Google mormon temple wear for funeral. It looks like a wedding dress with a green apon.


I am not sure if that is what it is called but it is like baptising the dead, so can convert and go to heaven.

All the clothing is symbolic. According to this website, the green apron is a symbol of life. "The fig leaves on the green apron are a fruit known for the countless multitude of seeds. This green apron full of fruit seeds is worn after Adam and Eve are cast out, and strategically over the loins symbolizing the new power to procreate, be fruitful and multiply."

It's hard to find accurate information on it because active Mormon church members believe everything in there is sacred so they don't usually tell others about it, so any info you get from websites is probably from someone who used to be a Mormon who was excommunicated or otherwise left the church.

Baptism for the dead is pretty much what it sounds like. They baptize ancestors who were not baptized while alive because they believe if they are baptized after death, they'll be able to join their family members in heaven. The names of people have to be submitted by families, I believe.

The temple garments are symbolic of covenants (promises) made in the temple. The aprons are symbolic to the story of Adam and Eve where they put the fig leaves on to cover their nakedness (in the temple you wear a long white dress or white pants and shirt for the men and the apron goes over your clothes). Mormons are buried in their temple clothes as part of tradition and part to show their devotion to the faith.

Baptisms for the dead is basically Mormons believe their religion is the one and only true religion and they believe every single person who has ever lived will have the opportunity to choose or accept the religion, whether that be in this life or the next. They do baptisms for the dead in their temples. A person will be baptized in the dead person's name and they believe that person will then be able to make the choice (as a spirit up in heaven) whether they want to accept or reject the baptism and membership into the Mormon religion.

I am a former Mormon and have done baptisms for the dead in the past and I used to wear those funny looking clothes 

Quoting SpaceCowgirl:" All the clothing is symbolic. According to this website, the green apron is a symbol of life. "The fig ... [snip!] ... they'll be able to join their family members in heaven. The names of people have to be submitted by families, I believe. "

They are encouraged to do the baptisms for their ancestors, but if you have no names to submit they will have names there at the temple for you to be baptized for. Anyone who is dead could be baptized in proxy by the Mormons. The names come from all over the world and do not have to have any relation to anyone who is already Mormon. Gandhi...Mother Teresa...you name it...even you when you have passed on.  

Quoting ♥CAvigu♥:" They are encouraged to do the baptisms for their ancestors, but if you have no names to submit they will ... [snip!] ... have any relation to anyone who is already Mormon. Gandhi...Mother Teresa...you name it...even you when you have passed on.  "

The LDS Church has urged members to submit the names of only their own ancestors for ordinances, and to request permission of surviving family members of people who have died within the past 95 years.[42] Hundreds of thousands of improperly submitted names not adhering to this policy have been removed from the records of the church.[43] Latter-day Saint apostle Boyd K. Packer has stated the LDS Church is clear that it uses the public records it collects for temple ordinance work.[44] Link

If you go and get baptized for the names they already have, they are just names that another Mormon has submitted but chose not to do the work themselves.

Quoting SpaceCowgirl:" The LDS Church has urged members to submit the names of only their own ancestors for ordinances, and ... [snip!] ... the names they already have, they are just names that another Mormon has submitted but chose not to do the work themselves. "

If you read under "Genealogy and Baptism" and "Controversy" in the wikipedia article you linked it talks about what I was referring to there. Also the last heading is about how the Mormons baptized Barrack Obama's mother in 2009. It has happened in the past and still does happen.

Quoting ♥CAvigu♥:" If you read under "Genealogy and Baptism" and "Controversy" in the wikipedia article you linked it talks ... [snip!] ... heading is about how the Mormons baptized Barrack Obama's mother in 2009. It has happened in the past and still does happen."

Yes, it happens, but it is not the church's policy. People are only supposed to submit names of people with whom they are related.