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Salt Lake Temple baptismal font, from James Talmage, The House of the Lord (1912)

1912 photo of Salt Lake City temple baptismal font

Baptism for the Dead

Ancient Gnostic Heretics and Baptism for the Dead
Ancient Gnostic Heretics and Baptism for the Dead

Which groups actually practiced baptism for the dead in the early history of Christianity?

Baptism, Salvation, and the Celestial Kingdom
Baptism, Salvation, and the Celestial Kingdom

Why baptism is not necessary for salvation and does not require the LDS priesthood to be valid.

Mormon Ordinances for the Dead
Mormon Ordinances for the Dead
Baptism for the Dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29
Baptism for the Dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29

Mormon Temples and Ordinances

Priesthood in the New Testament and in Mormonism
Priesthood in the New Testament and in Mormonism

In the New Testament, Jesus is our only high priest; in Mormonism, every qualified adult Mormon man can be a high priest.

The Temple in the New Testament versus the Mormon Temples
The Temple in the New Testament versus the Mormon Temples

Jesus announced the end of temple religion; Mormonism has invented a new temple religion.

Are Mormon Temples Christian?
Are Mormon Temples Christian?

This article compares the purpose and rituals of Mormon temples with the biblical temple.

Are Mormon Temples an Extension of the Biblical Temple?
Are Mormon Temples an Extension of the Biblical Temple?

Explore the theology and function of the Biblical temple and decide for yourself.

Mormon Temples and the Bible
Mormon Temples and the Bible

Biblical answers to Mormon arguments for their temples and their program of performing baptisms for the dead.

Mormon Temples
Mormon Temples

The Bottom-Line Guide to Mormonism, Part 14

LDS Temple and Lucifer’s Power and Priesthood
LDS Temple and Lucifer’s Power and Priesthood

Some have been troubled by information showing that Lucifer plays a role in the LDS endowment rites.

The Mormon Temple Endowment Ceremony
The Mormon Temple Endowment Ceremony

(1990 revised)