Question for Mormons.....why is it that when people marry in the Mormon temple?

Unworthy doesn't necessarily mean unclean or not righteous. To be worthy means to have prepared and fulfilled all of the requirements to enter the temple which we consider to be the most sacred of places on earth. To be worthy to enter the temple, one must come having repented of their sins and having been baptized into the LDS Church.

It's true that no one outside of the religion can enter the temple, but LDS couples can bend to pressure and choose to be married in a for time only ceremony at their local LDS Church and invite all the friends and family they want. They can then wait a year to be sealed for eternity in the temple. Another option LDS couples have is to hold a second ceremony at the LDS Church. People criticizing the LDS Church for being exclusive of others always ignore that part. Makes one wonder who is actually being unreasonable.

Just because you heard something about the LDS Church doesn't mean it's true. There are many interracial couples in the LDS Church, so the LDS Church being against interracial marriage is obviously not true. There are many black members of the LDS Church all over the world. The LDS Church does not promote racism.

The reason you question it is, simply because you don't understand it. You see the temple as the same as any other religion out there - anyone should be able to go. The reason it IS different from every other church/temple/synagogue/etc. is because it is literally THE House of God. It is HIS house. HE has set the rules as to whom may enter it. Even in bible days, only certain people were allowed in the Jewish temples. Not just anyone off the street could walk in.

There are a number of reasons why it is not just "open" to anyone who wishes to go. First off, where much is given, much is required. We receive certain blessings, with eternal effects, when we go to the temple0 We are expected to be living a certain lifestyle - and no, no one is perfect, I am positive there are wonderful people who are not Mormon, BUT they have not made the commitment the same as the LDS have. Even people who are members that aren't spiritually prepared may not understand it well, can you imagine Joe Shmo walking in off the street? It would be a mockery unto God.

Secondly, we make covenants there. Covenants that, if broken, will come under the judgment of God. It would hardly be fair, for let's say you, to go in, make covenants you had no clue about, and then God "hold" you to them. It is sort of a protection in a way, for those who do not plan on keeping the covenants, to not break them. Because again, these covenants have eternal consequences - good or bad.

I am very sure it is hard to understand. WE understand it, that is why it is easy for us to accept, because we can see the bigger picture, the eternal picture. The temple is the place to perform sacred and holy covenants, to receive blessings, and to be at peace from the world. Anyone who wishes, may become a member, become worthy to enter, and go as often as they like. For me, it is a privilege, and a sacred blessing to be able to enter the temple. I love the Lord and His holy house.

We are against homosexual behavior but not inter-racial marriage. That may be an old urban legend of sorts. And yes, black LDS men could not hold the preisthood until - I think - the late 70's? The prophets up until then had pleaded with the Lord to lift the ban... we do not know all the reasons why that was the case, I am sure there could be many, we know the Savior is in charge and things are done in HIS timeframe. Not ours and not always (or maybe never in this life) to our understanding. That's part of faith.

Check the bible, either version. When they had temples, only priests could enter because they had cleansed themselves.

The Mormon church and religion is all about cleansing oneself, and since we're not perfect, we have to do this often. But when one is worthy, one may enter the temple.

Basically it's a sacred (NOT secret. People need to learn the difference between those two words) building filled with special sacred ordinances. Not all Mormons can even enter the temple, only those who are worthy. The temple is where a man and woman can be married for eternity.

Here check out the family Proclamation of the church:

http://www.lds.org/family/proclamation/

Marriages in the temple are done in the Holy of Holys. This is the most sacred part of the temple and works done here are done in the presence of God. In the Old Testiment only the priests were allowed in this part of the temple, and it is still that way today.

Someone who is not living their life in harmony with the gospel even a member should not enter here.

You have asked a good question about nonmembers, just because they aren't members this doesn't mean they are bad people. They might be living the gospel in their lives and the only thing they need to do is get baptized. But they haven't been baptized, and if they haven't been baptized they can't be endowed. If they haven't been endowed they are not priests and cannot enter the holy of holys. If it is their desire to do so they must do as Christ taught, enter in at the gate.

If this makes us a cult then we are the most inclusive cult I have ever heard of. Catholics don't give everyone who is worthy the priesthood, neither do baptists or methodists. Most churches only have one or two people with this type of authority among an entire congregation. Yet I go to church on Sunday and there are 50 such people. Yet we are a cult because we don't let nonmembers exersize the priesthood, preform ordinances/sacranents, or lead the church? If this is the case then America is a cult because we don't let the North Koreans vote in presidential elections.

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Only members of the church who are is good standing can enter the temple. So if someone gets married/sealed in the temple then only those that are good standing can go.

The church does not stop us from being friends with someone who is homosexuality. However we do believe that marriage is between a Man and Women.

The blacks could not hold the priesthood until the 1970's.

The short answer is because its a sacred place. Its not just non-mormons that cant go in, but any mormon who isnt currently worthy to hold a temple recommend. And its not about being perfect, its about proactively being in a state of avoiding certain sins and if you have committed them, repenting of them. In short, its for people fully living the gospel. For people who have already made the covenants the two people getting married are going to be displaying.

While other churches let anyone in, we tend to take our cues from God. You may think that sounds really arrogant, but if you look to the Bible for example, not just anyone could go into the temples. They were a place apart from regular synagogs and churches. Anyone is welcome in our churches. The church isnt Gods home, its a place for us to meet and learn and feel the spirit. The temple, is Gods home on earth. Just as God instructed Moses to remove his shoes when he was on holy ground, God instructs us to treat his temple with the utmost holiness.

I think a lot of Christian churches take their cues from other churches, and each progression loses some of the fullness along the way. You are right, we dont really follow their cue. But thats ok.

To be clear, I 100% get why it can cause confusion or hurt feelings. But this is an ordinance which binds for eternity, its a big one. Its the most serious one you can make on earth. Its not just.. a lovely little ceremony.

certainly, the two one in each of you ought to talk on your Bishop and get this occasion cleared up. I doubt which you wll be getting married in the Temple for it sluggish. in the beginning, your recent Temple propose is not any reliable for buying married in the Temple, that takes a particular Temple propose fairly for that purpose. there's a danger that the Bishop would propose a wedding ceremony ceremony in the community chapel with a Temple sealing while the two one in each of you're arranged. a minimum of which will suffice the instant situation which will assist you stay at the same time on a similar institute of gaining knowledge of. a lot of luck.

That is the reason that people want to get married in the Temple - the spirit of God is preserved through careful screening. If they allowed just anyone inside, there would be no point in going there. Most people are not prepared to meet God. Going to the temple for the first time can be traumatic for Mormons. It would be much worse for non-members. It is truly the House of the Lord. I have not set foot inside the temple when I have not felt the tremendous spirit of the place. There is no where else like it on earth.

Well I am a former Mormon so I will do my best to explain, the temple is the most sacred building in the Lds faith and for those unclean spiritually and and physically to enter it is a disgrace to it and the church. This could be wrong but it could be right.

Many Mormons are deemed 'unworthy' to enter their temples too. You have to pass an interview and pay a full 10% tithe to the LDS church to get in. And until 1978, no Blacks could enter. They couldn't be married for eternity like whites, or participate in the lay positions that every white member accepts. There was a lot more to it than not being ordained.

Mormon weddings exclude all children, all 'gentiles' as they call outsiders, and unworthy Mormons. I've known converts who went into their wedding without a single old friend or family member. I've known many parents who were excluded from their own children's weddings. It's heartbreaking, and it marks them as unworthy to other Mormons.

One discordant sidenote is that in England, people, including Mormons, are required by law to marry in public. So Mormons have a normal wedding and go to the temple later for the religious sealing. God is fine with it in England, but in America he likes to separate families at this special time.