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THE BOOK OF THE TEMPLE WRITINGS OF OUG
Chapter 2
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This chapter catalogs the temple ordinances and details the manner in which several are administered. Six ordinances correspond to temple covenants: baptism, laying on of hands for the Holy Ghost, washing and anointing, instruction, endowment of power, and the second anointing, with eternal marriage available to qualified couples and sealed ultimately by the Holy Spirit of Promise. The baptism ritual is described step by step: the candidate washes thoroughly, dons a linen robe, descends into the font with the officiator, claps three times, and is immersed in the name of the Trinity.
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Confirmation follows by laying on of hands. The washing and anointing involves consecrating oil to head, eyes, ears, mouth, breast, back, belly, loins, knees, feet, and hands, each with a specific prayer of purification and dedication. This rite parallels the Ammonite purification and tokens a broken heart.
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Instruction precedes the endowment, including the First Man and First Woman narrative.
