LDS temple endowment
A real Mormon’s guide to the temple
By Jana Riess — January 27, 2021
Card takes a sensible and open approach to those elements of the temple experience Latter-day Saints are permitted to discuss—which, as she points out, is actually most of it.
Unspecified changes underway for Mormon temple ceremony
By Jana Riess — July 20, 2020
The LDS Church announced changes to its temple endowment ceremony, but has not yet specified what those changes are. One possibility is that they will remove or lessen physical touch in the ritual.
Clear as mud, part 2: Guidance for Mormons on the new temple recommend interviews
By Jana Riess — October 24, 2019
(RNS) — Does the new temple recommend interview open the door for Mormons to not wear their temple garments 24/7?
Why it’s important that Mormon women can now be official witnesses to a baptism
By Jana Riess — October 2, 2019
Women and girls can now act as official witnesses in some Mormon rituals. While it may seem small, here's why it's actually a big deal.
Major changes to Mormon temple ceremony, especially for women
By Jana Riess — January 3, 2019
Mormon temple rituals have been updated to reflect a greater focus on gender equality, among other changes.
Progress for Mormon women: A historian takes the long view
By Jana Riess — December 3, 2018
(RNS) — Historian Colleen McDannell sees long-term progress for Mormon women in several key areas, including the temple endowment (no more curses for Eve!), softer rhetoric about working women, and — yes — even the Proclamation on the Family.
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