Exodus Endowment

Understanding What It Means When President Russell M. Nelson Tells Us Temple Ordinances Are "Ancient" (Deeper Understanding for Latter-Day Saints)

De: Russell McConkie

Narrado por: Russell Elkins

Have you noticed that President Russell M. Nelson keeps reminding us that the modern temple endowment has “ancient” roots? If you do not know what this means—if you do not have a solid understanding of what was done in the temples of ancient Israel—then you are missing many of the most basic and important aspects of your temple experience.

Unfortunately, it is very common for someone to enter the temple for the first time with little to no understanding of what to expect. And the five-minute rundown someone receives from the stake president hardly changes that. It is also common for people to adopt the philosophy that if they return to the temple often, then time and repetition will teach them what they need to know. For a lot of people, however, that only leads to decades of continually doing the same thing without knowing why or where these things began.

Just as President Nelson says, an understanding of these things can be found in “ancient” times. By using a mix of history and personal experience, Russell McConkie does a beautiful job of making these things personable and easy to understand. Whether you are preparing to receive your own endowment, or you have been attending the temple for many decades, Exodus Endowment will help broaden your understanding of the history and purpose of our modern temple ceremonies.

©2022 Russell McConkie (P)2022 Russell McConkie

Super helpful insight.

This is a quick read that gives me more to appreciate a and think about. Inspirational.

Great overview of history and current Temple

This was an outstanding overview of where the temple ceremonies started to where they are now. The author connects the past to the present and gives the relevance to our lives. Well done

Good insights into temple meaning

A simple presentation of the background of temple ordinances. It clarifies some of the confusion and adds good perspective.

Excellent book and great narration!

This is a really good book for improving your understanding and appreciation of the modern and ancient Temple rituals. I really enjoyed the quality of the narration as well.

Indepth and clarifying

I found the historical explanations insightful and helpful in providing a broader understanding of the temple ordinances.

Excellent explanations and information!

The forthright honesty and intuition of the author is refreshing and insightful. I will recommend it to others.

Content was great!

I really liked the comparison to the Old Testament account of the temple ordinances.

Defining ceremony vs covenant

He was very easy to understand and relatable. A good reference for temple preparation.

Very relatable questions and some answers

Great work to help show connections to the modern day Temple and modern Day temple ceremonies and how they align with principles recorded in the Old Testament. If you’re like me, you probably have many questions, this book certainly won’t answer all of them, but it will put you on the path which will lead to more answers.

Great connection to biblical temples.

Loved the explanation of how modern temples connect to ancient temples and why the presentation has changed but the endowment has never changed.