A way to improve the temple experience?

[_zeezrom]

Allow members to drink wine in the chapel (waiting room) of the temple just prior to going through the endowment ceremony.

Ensure that each person drinks at least one full glass (preferably red wine).

Don't let anyone take more than 3 glasses.

Make damn sure that first-timers get at least two glasses, particularly young adults who have an idealistic view of religion.

[_Buffalo]

Take out the crap about Adam and Eve and the masonic rituals, and make the highest ordinance in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have something to do with Jesus instead.

[_zeezrom]

That is a lot of work, Buff. Why not just do the wine thing and keep Mormonism unique? You would have a lot less people coming out of there saying, "WTF was that?" and "WTF am I getting myself into?"

They used wine in the Kirtland days and I think they used it in the Nauvoo days as well. I bet it would really make for spiritual experiences! People would be seeing more visions and hearing words of God spoken to them. I'm sure there would be more "swelling motions in the breasts" and "burning bosoms" as well.

[_Joseph]

The old and infirm will spill the wine and stain their clothes. Some will sneak or trade and drink too much. Just what you want, some drunks throwing up during the sessions.

Better to hand out paintball guns to some who go through and see if they can wake up the dozing ones during the session.

or, in the Salt Lake Temple they can shoot at peter, james and john as they come down the stairs. Would make it a lot more lively. Then they could shoot at the dinosaurs painted on the walls in the world room.

[_jon]

Reduce the ticket prices...

[_Themis]

Allow members to drink wine in the chapel (waiting room) of the temple just prior to going through the endowment ceremony.

Ensure that each person drinks at least one full glass (preferably red wine).

Don't let anyone take more than 3 glasses.

Make damn sure that first-timers get at least two glasses, particularly young adults who have an idealistic view of religion.

How about playing a different movie once in a while. :)

[_Lucretia MacEvil]

Allow members to drink wine in the chapel (waiting room) of the temple just prior to going through the endowment ceremony.

Ensure that each person drinks at least one full glass (preferably red wine).

Don't let anyone take more than 3 glasses.

Make damn sure that first-timers get at least two glasses, particularly young adults who have an idealistic view of religion.

The heck with wine. Give them jello shots and keep 'em coming.

[_zeezrom]

It is time to confess. I got a little tipsy one night drinking some vodka after I made a pie. I was watching The Office. Usually I don't laugh very hard during that show but this particular night I laughed my ass off. I was laughing so hard my eyes started watering and my stomach hurt.

Now do you see why I think wine is an important part of the temple experience? It will make the boring ritual come alive!

[_Blixa]

Allow members to drink wine in the chapel (waiting room) of the temple just prior to going through the endowment ceremony.

Ensure that each person drinks at least one full glass (preferably red wine).

Don't let anyone take more than 3 glasses.

Make damn sure that first-timers get at least two glasses, particularly young adults who have an idealistic view of religion.

In other words, a kind of Kirtland Temple Lite?

I say, make the costuming more spectacular OR more simplistically elegant.

Also, the Celestial room should blow your mind, not remind you of an upscale, but stodgy, hotel lobby.

And maybe add back in the dancing and birthday parties and deer skin dress.

[_Spurven Ten Sing]

And maybe add back in the dancing and birthday parties and deer skin dress.

I'm diggin' that. Be the change you wish to see in the world, prof.