Backroads Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 So I will be receiving my endowment tonight after work. I'm very excited and I do feel spiritually ready. However... any last-minute things I should know? Quote
slamjet Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Don't get freaked out, don't try to understand it in one night, don't be afraid to ask for help, and do stay for a little time in the Celestial Room. Just go with the flow and you will have a wonderful time. Quote
scdoyle Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Don't expect to understand everything that is presented. Don't worry. There will be people there to help you. Don't want to give too much away, but there is a point in the endowment that I've seen first-timers get nervous about. You'll be asked to recite, but there there will workers to help with that. Quote
Wingnut Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 You'll be asked to recite, but there there will workers to help with that.@backroads,The recitation portion is at the very end of the endowment, and you're asked to repeat words, not come up with something on the spot. There will be a veil worker standing next to you, able to prompt you if needed (and it probably will be needed). Every subsequent time you go through, there will always be a veil worker there.My advice would be to go back to the temple frequently, especially at first. Quote
Iggy Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Take a linen or cotton all white handerkerchief and keep it in your pocket. I only had one, wished I had had another one. When the Holy Ghost witness's to me, it always makes me cry. Not sobbing cry, but Oh Boy Here Come The Tears cry. Quote
slamjet Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) I didn't cry. I was getting all weirded out at what was going on. It felt right, but still. But then I Was only 18. At the risk of being sacrilegious, the one thing that helped me on my first time to not get overly overwhelmed was that my old man pulled out the temple clothing and showed them to me. And no, he didn't put them on. Just showed me one on one. It was a HUGE help. I'm the type of guy who needs to plan ahead so that really helped a lot. Edited March 3, 2011 by slamjet Quote
Wingnut Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 I agree with slamjet. First, I'm not sure I've ever cried in the temple, but the first time through, I wasn't really focused on the spirit, but rather on the logistics of everything going on. A few things have changed since I was first endowed, so there's a lot less to try to follow. Quote
MarginOfError Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Don't forget money for the collection plate! You can put in a check,just make it payable to me Quote
Backroads Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Posted March 3, 2011 Don't forget money for the collection plate! You can put in a check,just make it payable to me ... to MarginOfError... anonymous handle on anonymous forum... lds.net... Quote
Guest jengilbrat Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Focus on the spirit, don't rush, enjoy it. Quote
rameumptom Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 The key to the endowment is that as you listen, watch and ponder, you will receive inspiration on different aspects that will reveal to you higher knowledge regarding the mysteries of godliness (D&C 84:19-25). And the most important part of the endowment is the final part: entering into the presence of the Lord. You are literally practicing going into God's presence, just like the prophets of old. Quote
Wingnut Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Oh, here's something else I thought of: pay special attention to the words in the washing and anointing ordinance. There are some extra-special, and very powerful blessings that are promised in that portion. Quote
slamjet Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Which Temple will you be going through? Quote
Backroads Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Posted March 3, 2011 Thanks, all! It will be the Ogden temple. Endowment there tonight, marriage there Saturday. I have a weird preoccupation with the Ogden Temple. Quote
slamjet Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 Well, just imagine. You'll have pictures of you in front of the Temple, and your kids will think you're lying because it will have been totally changed by then Quote
Jenamarie Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 This is such an exciting time! (Endowment and wedding both) Try and *relax* as you go through the ceremonies. Pay attention, but don't fret if your mind wanders a little bit and you miss something. You'll have a life-time of opportunities to catch what you missed, and I often find that, when my mind wanders during an Endowment session, it often leads to an insight into whatever it was I had on my mind that brought me to the Temple that day. And try and have a few minutes to yourself in the Celestial Room afterwards (with or without your fiance). You'll have a lot of people coming up to congratulate you (even if you don't know them, since you'll be wearing a tag that will cue every one in that you're a first-timer), but try and find some quiet time to think and ponder over what you learned before you leave. Pondering about it when you're outside of the Temple is never quiet as effective, for me at least. Quote
eternalpromise516 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Posted March 3, 2011 backroads, i'm SO proud of you! congratulations! while i'm still in the process of receiving my endowment, i've gotten some really good advice from people here and members of my ward, much of which has already been repeated, but here goes anyways! 1. there will always be help around you. the last time a friend and i went to the temple (she was just endowed in October), we were discussing about the entire process like the interview, etc. , one thing she told me is that in addition to your escort, you'll have a sort of "instructor" with you who will tell you things like "you are about to receive your initiatory ordinance, this is what the scriptures say about it's purpose, etc. etc." and expalins what you're about to do and the like. plus, like Jenamarie said, you'll have a small tag on your dress stating you're a first-time patron, and everyone (including other patrons), will be available to offer assistance if you don't understand something or need help. that was VERY comforting to me! 2. ditto to the hankie comment. i ordered one because i KNOW i'll be doing a lot of crying that day. 3. try and relax as much as you can. Heavenly Father, Christ, and the Holy Ghost are greatly rejoicing because you are choosing to come and claim your temple blessings! 4. take pictures before you go in/after you leave the temple when you're outside. i have a special picture that our first CES institute missionary couple took of myself, my YSA Branch's RS president, and a girl who we were taking to do baptisms for the first time as we were leaving the temple. it reminds me of the great blessings of that day and what the temple is and what it means to me, and keeps me moving on the path i need to be when i feel tempted by the adversary. this may be something you'd be interested in doing as well. again, i'm so very proud of you and the progress you've made. we love you! let us know how it goes after you're home :) Quote
dahlia Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Don't forget money for the collection plate! You can put in a check,just make it payable to me OK, maybe I'm too new to see a joke, but there's no collection plate when you do your endowments, is there? Quote
slamjet Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 OK, maybe I'm too new to see a joke, but there's no collection plate when you do your endowments, is there?No, none whatsoever. You won't even find tithing envelopes. The only cash exchange is if you rent any clothing, and even that's bare minimal.Total joke, and shame on them for telling it Quote
beefche Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Ok, what is with the handkerchief thing? They have tissue boxes all over the temple. Much more sanitary and I don't have to worry about washing the handkerchief before i go to the temple again. Quote
slamjet Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Ok, what is with the handkerchief thing? They have tissue boxes all over the temple. Much more sanitary and I don't have to worry about washing the handkerchief before i go to the temple again.Not everyone is as emotionally stoic and hankie-adverse as you Quote
beefche Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Oh, believe me, I am not emotionally stoic. I wear my heart on my sleeve and I bawl like a baby at the drop of a hat. But, I do admit to being a hankie hater..... Quote
eternalpromise516 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 beefie - i got mine more of as a momento than anything. i'll prolly end up using tissues anyways. Quote
beefche Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 You can use it when you attend a temple dedication. There, one uses a hanky when giving the Hosanna shout. Quote
slamjet Posted March 4, 2011 Report Posted March 4, 2011 Oh, believe me, I am not emotionally stoic. I wear my heart on my sleeve and I bawl like a baby at the drop of a hat. But, I do admit to being a hankie hater.....I was going to add a joke about you and hankies and tissues and cows and slobber, but I'll not. Quote
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