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1937 LDS Endowment Disembowelment Prescription

Later endowment protocols used hand motions to simulate these penalties, while saying "rather than do so [reveal endowment core contents] I would suffer my life to be taken."  Then, in the mid 1980's, the penalties were removed altogether.

Sent: Sunday, November 24, 2002 9:17 PM
Subject: endowment

Hi Sterling,   I did find a l937 copy of the endowment.  The penalties that were taken out were:
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if we reveal # l we agree that our throats be cut from ear to ear and our tonques torn out by the roots...all bow your heads and say yes.
 
#2 We agree to have our breasts cut open and our hearts and vitals torn from our bodies and given to the birds of the air and beasts of the field.
 
#3  Should we do so, we agree that our bodies be cut asunder in the midst and all our bowels gush out.
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This is the first time I have read this, I knew there was something like it.   It makes me sick to my stomach.
 
Sorry to burden your with this Sterling,   I just had to share it with someone.    Marlene

 

Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:21 AM
Subject: endowment

Sterling,     Since you mentioned the Mountain Meadow Massacre; you might want to see this.
 
"Law of Vengeance:   You and each of you do solemnly promise and vow that you will pray, and never cease to pray, and never cease to importune high heaven to avenge the blood of the Prophets on this nation, and that you will teach this to your children and you children's children unto the 3rd and 4th generation.   All bow your heads and say yes."

Marlene


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(Then we wonder why Mountain Meadows Massacre occurred?)

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Throwback to Gandianton

Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: Endowment Wording: Disembowelment Prescription

   In all honesty, sorry to say, it looks like the Devil himself got his own secret Gadianton blood-oaths into the early endowment ceremony.
   Note also the inability of those participating in the Mountain Meadows Massacre to receive direction from the Holy Ghost. They trusted in the arm of flesh and killed innocent people. Shades of our patriarchs who avenged Dinah's rape by wiping out a whole city. But the children of beloved Rachel did no such thing.
   --David

Need to Heal

Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:19 AM
Subject: Re: Law of Vengeance
 

Hi Sterling, I believe these things are why people are going back into oaths and covenants that they have made in this life and previous lives, and nullifying them....   I recently, through a healing process, found that I had a contract, renouncing Love.....   It rippled through my body with tremmor and emotion that I couldn't contain....   I had to feel the impact it had through many existences, however that works....   It was huge.   I later learned that as warriors we did these kinds of things, because we could be much more ruthless with no attachments to Love....    Everything is shifting, our other aspects are merging with us in this grandest of experiences.....   We get to heal!!!   Not only for ourselves, but for our ancestors, for our children, grandchildren, and for the Earth....    Our bodies are the Temples where the work is done for the ancestors....   Where cycles are broken, where eve

In my experience here, the most difficult aspect is reclaiming my own mind.....   my own thoughts, and not giving my power over to those who think it is their job to plant seeds of doubt and seeds of fear in the fertile soil between my ears.....  

I Love and appreciate you my friend, even if that hasn't always been understood....

E.

Looking Past Ritual

From: Howard Sandy
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 10:13 AM
Subject: Re: [888] Law of Vengeance

Keep in mind that the ceremony is to draw to your attention the absurdness of the things you are giving an oath to uphold. This includes the ridiculous amount of commandments, the slitting of ones throats and the protection of the Prophets. Half of the Endowment is purposely predicated upon the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil, later on it switches to the Tree of Life stuff, which is an entirely different understanding. What is being pointed out is the Good and Evil stuff in the Endowment to show how it is impossible for an individual to keep i.e.. even every one of  the commandments.  This is the same stumbling block given to Israel of old to show them in their arrogance that by keeping the commandment( which NOBODY has ever been able to do unless they have the Christos mind)  they will still NOT achieve by their own efforts, self improvement or achievement their own immortality or salvation. That is a gift, and only given by Grace. it can never be achieved. So God has given us those commandments to show us how impossible it is to do it on our own. Oh if only I could try harder, do better, work harder, forget knocking your head against the Temple walls.. Just give in, accept the Gift, its when we stop struggling called "yielding" that then He can take hold of our lives and make the Great & Mighty change in us. But not by struggle, rather by bending as in yielding like the willow not the oak.
Howard.

 

Documenting Sources

Google Search "temple, agree, throats, cut, ear, tongues, torn, out" - numerous sites document prior wording.
Google Search Law+ Vengeance+ solemnly+ vow+ pray+ avenge+ blood+ Prophets+ bow+ heads+ yes - numerous sites document prior wording.

 

See also

LDS Temple Endowment (index of studies)
Mountain Meadows Massacre (index)
Ye are the Temple of God - Randall Shortridge essays on applying outward symbolism to personal spiritual progression.
Reciprocally Violent -- No Higher Moral Ground in Core Dogmas - Muslims, Christians, Jews all have violent dogmas that are contrary to the highest essence of their religion. A tit-for-tat response to those who berate Islam as a murderous religion in its essence.

 

Page posted by SDA Nov. 24, 2002
Last updated October 22, 2006

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