No one is denying it exists. It just isn't church doctrin but rather up to the members discression whether they choose to pay it or not.
Don't say anything about church's doctrine. There is no such thing. Even Bruce couldn't write one.
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco - To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
Imwashingmypirate wrote:I am 19 and no I have not yet recieved my endownments. Tell me, will I be judged for knowing what happens in the endownment before I have had my endownment?
You might now the words and a description of the ceremony, but you don't "know" it until you are there for the right reasons. God knows your intent.