tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post1272767841788168000..comments2022-11-16T02:32:12.065-07:00Comments on The Posts of My House: Preparation for the TempleTrudyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07570196379762814760noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-58336122082319139952012-08-24T09:33:22.400-07:002012-08-24T09:33:22.400-07:00Thanks for your comment, Michelle.
The way I'...Thanks for your comment, Michelle.<br /><br />The way I've come to interpret the endowment is that we're all actors in the unfolding drama. We each have a role to play, but it's not really us. During the hearken covenant, the women in the room aren't actually promising anything as women; we're representing the church and promising things as the church.<br /><br />In the scriptures, the church is female, so women act to represent the church in the endowment ceremony. Men, as part of the church, are under the same covenant. After all, everyone covenants to follow Christ at baptism.<br /><br />It's not perfect, but it's better than the literal interpretation. Keri Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634172749457075836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42883513288451735.post-83034913802718034222012-08-23T18:01:51.288-07:002012-08-23T18:01:51.288-07:00I like the idea that the "husband" refer...I like the idea that the "husband" refers to Christ, even though that means my feeling that I can get out of the whole thing by not getting married gets washed away. But what about the men? They don't do anything with the word "husband."Michelle Glauserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01646213573761736892noreply@blogger.com