APOLOGIA?EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH! EMBRACE GENTLE ARGUMENT! DELIGHT IN TRUTH & DENOUNCE LIES! 

Do you have a list of favorite verses to study? That would help in teaching,

Amen! I feel more and more than I need to defend the faith like Brother David. He does it the best, imho.

Yes there is a misconception in the church members in this respect. The Truth is worth proclaiming an testifying boldly for we are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. (:

Yes there is a misconception in the church members in this respect. The Truth is worth proclaiming an testifying boldly for we are not ashamed of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. (: Yes another profound point to use all of the Bible scriptures which support the restored truths(;

Not when wolves enter the flock. If an intruder entered your kid’s room is that time for cookies and milk? If so, stand aside and let those with spines deal with threats

We need to know scriptures better

Both contexts are used in scripture. Compare verses 3 and 9 of Jude 1. This begs the question which words were used in the original and how else they might be translated.

Satan stireth up the hearts of men to contend WITH ANGER, the spirit moves us to contend with LOVE.

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Absolutely. It’s time for this. Church leaders hear him!

Satan wants to provoke you then say ‘na na you cannot hit back otherwise you are contentious so agree with me”

There are many good books written by apostles, and many Conference talks which are filled with excellent advice on this subject.

Hi Ashli! This video and the full text of it and the scriptures in it that support the Restoration...can be viewed also on our Facebook Group, "50 Questions 4 Sincere Christians!" At this link! facebook.com/groups/1050781323227305 This Facebook Group is public...but IF YOU POST ON IT....I have to approve your post, will not approve any posts, because the page would simply get too cluttered. This group is primarily for our 72,000 missionaries...who are not allowed to go on RU-vid, but many missions, they are allowed to go on Facebook! Please let missionaries know...that this is available for them to help them with knowing how to defend our Faith and Practice...FROM THE BIBLE! In Christ, David

@davidmalvinalexander Awesome. I rarely get on Facebook anymore, but this would be something I would get on for! Thank you for sharing! I am thrilled, love how bright your testimony shines!! You are such a bright light in such dark times for many in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints! I will have to get on there and check it out! So happy you're doing that for the missionaries! It will be so helpful! Much love in Christ! 💕

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Claiming the endowment (what you called temple ceremonies) is about learning handshakes to get to heaven is like claiming baptism is just going swimming to get to heaven, or that taking the sacrament/communion is just eating food to get to heaven. All of these things have to do with covenants, not the acts themselves. The endowment is about taking on the name and countenance of Jesus Christ, and through the grace of Christ and our oneness with Him entering the presence of The Father. The tokens, or handshakes as you called them, represent a number of things, the most obvious is going from a "higher place" to a "lower place" and being crucified, in other words it is life of Jesus Christ, it is literally taking up your cross and following Him. They are associated with names/phrases that can easily be seen to symbolize going from premortal life, to mortality, taking one the name of Christ, and being resurrected. There are also signs associated with these tokens and phrases, these tell a story as well, arguably they tell a story of the Old Law, and can be interpreted as preparing a sacrifice and praying to God, however they can also be interpreted as representing giving a blessing of healing and praying to God, thanking him for salvation. These tokens, signs, and phrases are tied with covenants one makes with God, which can be summarized as such: Obey God/do the right thing, be willing to make sacrifices to God/to do the right thing, follow Jesus Christ and the words in the Holy Scriptures, do not cheat on your spouse and bridle your passions, finally consecrate all things to God/let go and let God/rely wholly on God and not on your own righteousness. Although one can illegitimately watch the endowment, memorize the tokens, signs etc, doing so grants no benefit, you can no more steal the covenant relationship one forms with God during the endowment than you can steal my marriage by stealing my wedding ring. The tokens, sings, phrases, are not the point, much like bread and water/wine isn't the point, nor is swimming the point. What they represent and the relationship/covenants established with God are the actual meat of the subject. (remember a covenant is not just a deal, it is the unifying of two or more individuals as one individual, it is becoming one with God through Christ) The presentation given during the endowment has historically had several purposes, but the primary purpose is to teach you about yourself, your life, and your relation to God, it does so by presenting a story of Adam and Eve. In the past it was less straightforward and sought to teach through symbolism, however now it is very straightforward and the story quickly loses any pretext of actually being about Adam and Eve. I have found that most aspects of the endowment can be found throughout many of the other Christian faiths and their rituals, though mostly among the stuff the clergy do, not the laity. So much so that the common way to talk about the endowment in public was to simply talk about and explain the rituals (and their meanings) of other Churches, because those who know the endowment would understand, while those who don't simply would just learn about common religious practice. Coronation ceremonies, specifically Christian European ones are also a good place to learn about the endowment. There are books using this technique that talk about the Endowment at length without ever actually talking about the endowment, it is quite amazing. The author Alonzo Gaskill might be able to shed some light, specifically his books of symbolism, rituals, and rites. There are a lot of resources from faithful active members of the church that explain this all. So to answer your question of "We need to know certain handshakes to go to heaven?" the answer is no, you need to follow Christ, be changed by grace, and become one with Him to ender heaven. It is not the words from your lips as you confess He is Lord that saves you, nor is it the dunking in the water that saves you, nor the bread that enters your mouth, nor washing and anointing with oil, nor tokens(handshakes), nor the words said, nor the words of the prayers, nor is it a gnosis that saves you. It is the sacrifice of the Living Son of The Living God that saves you, we are not wizards who found a way to breach the throne room of God by taking a bath, eating the right food, dressing up, waving our arms around, saying magic words, watching a movie, and shaking each other hands, That's ridiculous. I'm pretty sure David has already done a video or two about the endowment, I think he also covered the washing and anointing as well. In my experience, and not saying this is the case here, most people who think the endowment is cult like (or like Hinduism, I don't know why people like to point to that) simply do not know Christianity nearly as well as they think they do, or are trained professionals who are being willfully obtuse to try to take advantage of the Latter-day Saint hesitancy to discuss the subject. Hope that helps or at least points you in the right direction. Though I suggest avoiding recordings/leaks of the endowment and/or other temple ceremonies, it is 1. inappropriate and a violation of trust/privacy and 2. often out of context/less than trustworthy.

@@justiningham187 thanks for the detailed response. Hopefully it didn’t feel like a waste of time. I really liked the comparisons you made. I’ll look into it some more.

We shouldn't waste too much of our precious time watching videos made by wicked people, who have come out in open rebellion against God. We need to focus on uplifting and edifying things instead, and seek those who sincerely want to learn.

@@Fred-mp1vf I mean that’s true, but just because you are saying a religion is false, doesn’t mean you are going against God. Obviously if it’s the true religion then that’s a different story.

@@Kgoverstreet Satan and his minions don’t bother fighting so hard against a false religion. Think about the amount of slander poured out on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “ A house divided against itself cannot stand.” A false religion will be praised by men, whereas the Bible teaches that true followers of Christ will be despised and persecuted for His sake. Also in our church history there are many instances of Satan actively trying to stop significant restoration events from occurring, he would not do this if it were false.