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• History
  • History of Temple Design and Construction
• Myths
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• Practices
  • Baptisms for the Dead
  • Endowment
  • Eternal marriage/sealing
  • Garments/underwear
• Purpose
  • Atonement of Christ
  • Baptism for the dead in the Bible
  • Eternal families
  • Ordinances are essential
  • What of the dead?
• Q&A
  • A temple in my neighborhood?
    • Can non-Mormons enter the temple?
    • Will it be noisy?
    • Will light pollution be a problem at night?
    • Will Sundays be more busy around the temple?
    • Will the temple hurt the resale value of my house?
    • Will the temple increase Mormon proselyting in my neighborhood?
    • Will the temple increase parking problems or congestion on my street?
  • Are Mormons Christians?
    • Didn’t Christianity do away with temples?
    • Non-Mormon categorization of Mormons as “Christians”
    • Why do some protestants claim that Mormons are not Christians?
  • Temples versus chapels
  • What is the golden statue on the top of most temples?
  • Why can’t non-Mormons enter a temple?
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