re mormon temples in article may athos rutgers edu mserv mozart cc iup edu mail server writes i don t necessarily object to the secrecy but i do question it since i see no biblical reason why any aspect of christian worship should involve secrecy but i am interested in your claim that early christian practices parallel mormon temple ceremonies could you give an example also why do they only parallel mormon ceremonies why don t mormon ceremonies restore the original christian practices wasn t that the whole point of joseph smith s stated mission i d recommend reading mormonism and early christianity by hugh nibley particularly the articles on christ s forty day post resurrection mission baptism for the dead early christian prayer circles and temples articles bruce bruce f webster a religion that does not require the sacrifice cto pages software inc of all things never has power sufficient to bwebster pages com produce the faith necessary unto life and import pages disclaimer h salvation joseph smith
