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_Gazelam
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Between three

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The ordinances we perform ar ebetween ourselves and God. these include baptism, initiatory work, and endowment. A marriage covenant is different, it is between Husband, Wife and God.

Did I really need to explain this?
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato
_harmony
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Re: Between three

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Gazelam wrote:The ordinances we perform ar ebetween ourselves and God. these include baptism, initiatory work, and endowment. A marriage covenant is different, it is between Husband, Wife and God.

Did I really need to explain this?


Actually, no, Gaz. Marriage is between 2 people under the direction of the state. It's secular, and always has been. After you've studied the history of marriage, come back and we'll have this conversation.
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Scripture references

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Purpose of Covenants: 2 Nephi chp.31

Line upon Line: 2 Nephi 28:30

Purpose of Christ: 2 Nephi 2:26-29, John 3:14-21

Clean to dwell with God: 3 Nephi 27:14-20

Marriage ordained of God: Gen. 2:18-25, D&C 132:14-22

Laws sanctify: D&C 93:11-28

Yes the temple is symbolic, the symbolism is there to help us understand the ordinances we have just taken a part of. We are all immortal, how we spend the rest of eternity depends a great deal on our diligence in obeying eternal laws while our memories of eternity have been dampened.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. - Plato
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Post by _Southern Redneck »

A marriage covenant is different, it is between Husband, Wife and God.

A marriage covenent is a morg item. Marriage ordained by God is all nice and all, if true. The leap from "ordained" to "part of a threesome" is a morg jump in logic that doesn't fly.
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