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What to Expect in Your Temple Endowment (Part 3)
The final elements of the temple endowment ceremony connect the garments you wear to Christ's sacrifice through the symbolism of the veil.
By Todd Noall
What to Expect in Your Temple Endowment (Part 2)
Understanding the structure, symbols, and sacred covenants of the temple endowment can help prepare you for this important spiritual ordinance.
By Todd Noall
What to Expect in Your Temple Endowment (Part 1)
Understanding what happens during your temple endowment from the moment you arrive at the temple to when you leave.
By Todd Noall
Mormon Garments: Washing, Anointing and Clothing Ordinances
The biblical symbolism of priestly washing, anointing, and clothing connects directly to Mormon temple ordinances.
By Todd Noall
Mormon Garments: Put on Thy Beautiful Garments
The white temple garment is not a physical armor but a symbol of Christ's redemptive power and a daily reminder to live righteously.
By Todd Noall
Mormon Garments: Garments of the High Priest
Old Testament descriptions of Aaron's sacred priestly clothing offer a pattern for understanding modern Latter-day Saint temple garments and their spiritual significance.
By Todd Noall
Mormon Garments: Holy Garments
The Greek word 'enduo,' meaning to sink into sacred garments, illuminates the theological foundations of Mormon temple clothing.
By Todd Noall
The Law of Consecration in Early Church History
The Law of Consecration, revealed to Joseph Smith, was designed to create a community without poverty through a structured system of shared property and stewardship.
By Todd Noall
LDS Church Finances In the Early Church: An Examination of Intent
The Kirtland Safety Society's collapse in 1837–38 became a crucible that tested the faith of early Latter-day Saints and illuminated the meaning of priestcraft.
By Todd Noall
Church Welfare and the Law of Consecration
The Church Welfare Program, born from the Great Depression, represents the modern application of the Law of Consecration in caring for the poor.
By Todd Noall
LDS Church Welfare Program Foundations
The Church's response to the Great Depression of the 1930s created the modern Church Welfare Program—a continuation of the Law of Consecration adapted for the 20th century.
By Todd Noall
LDS Church Finances: Post-Nauvoo Experiments in the United Order
After Joseph Smith's martyrdom, Brigham Young led the Church through a series of experiments with cooperative economics and the Law of Consecration in the American West.
By Todd Noall