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In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church), "sealing" is a sacred Temple ceremony in which you are 'sealed' or connected to your spouse, parents, or children eternally. To be sealed to someone means that your relationship with them will continue in heaven.
The sealing ceremony is a very simple ceremony that only takes place inside Mormon Temples. Those being sealed will kneel at an altar and a 'sealer' (someone ordained to perform sealings) will bless their relationship to last throughout eternity if they live faithful to God's commandments. A sealing ceremony can also be performed to seal deceased people to their spouse, parents, and children as well.
When a Mormon couple says that they are being married in the Temple, what they are really doing is being 'sealed'. When a couple is sealed, any children born to them afterward will automatically be sealed to them.
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∙ 6y agoTo be "sealed" within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) means that your relationship may extend beyond the grave into the eternities. Individuals may be "sealed" to their spouse, parents, or children, allowing their family relationships to continue in heaven. So if you are sealed to your husband or wife, your marriage will continue in heaven rather than "until death do you part".
The sealing ceremony is one of the most sacred within the church, and also the most simple. It is the highest ceremony most church members will ever participate in. Those being sealed will wear all white and kneel across from each other at an altar in a specially designated "sealing room" in a temple and will have a blessing pronounced upon them by an ordained "sealer". If one or more of the individuals being sealed are deceased, living people may serve as proxy for them. Most temples offer a larger sealing room for couples choosing to have a temple sealing ceremony in place of a traditional wedding ceremony which will allow them to invite a select few family and friends, providing those guests are also devout members of the faith.
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Photograph of a sealing room in the Payson Utah Temple
Photograph of a sealing room in the Star Valley Wyoming Temple
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Is it possible to be sealed in the Mormon temple after a civil marriage?
Yes. This is actually extremely common. Married couples who convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) are encouraged to be sealed in the temple. Additionally, Mormon couples who were unable or unworthy to be sealed in the temple on their wedding day are encouraged to have a civil ceremony and then be sealed in the temple later on. Also, some countries require couples to have a civil ceremony before they can be sealed in the temple, because they do not recognize the temple sealing as a legal marriage. While being sealed in the temple on your wedding day is the ideal, it only happens about half the time, and possibly less often than that.
Can Mormon widows marry?
Yes. Widows who are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) are welcome to remarry. However, if they were previously sealed to their deceased spouse they are encouraged to marry for time-only and not be eternally sealed in the Temple to their second husband. In these cases, time-only sealings are available in the Temple. Widowers (men whos wives have died) may be eternally sealed in the temple when they are remarried. The Doctrine and Covenants explains that men may be sealed to multiple women, but women should only be sealed to one man.
In the mormon faith why if women remarry they are not sealed to their present husband?
In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) women who are divorced may be sealed to their new husband if they have received a cancellation of sealing by the Church. The proper procedure for a cancellation must be followed and approved before a second sealing can be granted. This can be time consuming as each case is reviewed on an individual basis. In the case of a widowed woman being remarried, they are typically not sealed to their second husband, although it does happen in some cases. The cases are reviewed individually and Church leadership must give their approval for anyone to be sealed in marriage twice.
What are mormens?
Do you mean a mormon? It's a type of religion
Polygamy and joseph smith and bringham young?
Records show that both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were 'sealed' to multiple women in their lifetimes. To be 'sealed' means that you will be linked with that person in the afterlife, and does not necessarily pertain to relationships in this life. It is not evident that Joseph Smith ever had a romantic relationship with any of the women to whom he was sealed. DNA testing has not been able to prove any children born to these women were his, nor are there any journals or records of him having any type of marriage relationship with them. Brigham Young did have a marriage relationship with about half of the women to whom he was sealed and bore children through many of them. For several others, being 'sealed' meant that Brigham would provide financial assistance but not consider them 'wives' - as there was no welfare program in place at the time, this was one way to care for widows. Others were 'sealed' to him for 'eternity only' but remained with other (usually non-Mormon) husbands during their lifetime. Mormons believe that in order to attain the highest levels of heaven, one must be 'sealed' to a member of the opposite gender in a Temple ceremony. In the early days of the Church, it was quite common for a woman who was unmarried or who was married to a non-Mormon to be 'sealed' to a faithful Mormon man. Sometimes that was the only time they would ever see each other. It did not necessarily mean that this couple was 'married' or ever had a romantic relationship. Now, only legally married couples may be 'sealed' together.
What does swalk mean?
"Swalk" is short for "sealed with a loving kiss." It is often used to sign off on letters or messages as a sweet and affectionate way to show love and care.
What does a sealed plea bargain mean?
please help mean understand this meaning?
Is it okay to marry a Mormon and let your kids be Mormon if you are Catholic?
No, if you are a true believer of the Catholic faith, it is important to you to marry a Catholic, so that your marriage can be sanctified the the Church, and so that your children can grow up as Catholics. Likewise, if your intended is a true believer of the Mormon faith, it is important for him or her to marry a Mormon, so that his or her marriage can be sealed in the temple, and so that his or her children can be born in the covenant.However, if neither of you place this kind of value on your respective religions then there is no problem at all.
My boyfriend is Mormon does that mean that we can't make out?
That is for you and your boyfriend to discuss.
What does the idiom 'My lips are sealed' mean?
It depends on who is saying it. If somebody with an eating disorder tells you that their lips are sealed it means they are not eating. It could also mean that somebody is keeping a secret.
Can you fix the neutral switch on a Chevy Metro?
If when you say fix you mean repair the one you have then No. It is a sealed unit and can not be repaired. If when you say fix you mean repair the one you have then No. It is a sealed unit and can not be repaired.
What does AP mean in church titles?
Aaronic Preisthood in Mormon Church.
