Jana Riess: Out of respect, this assessment doesn’t reveal the signs and tokens, as those are elements of the ceremony that participants covenant not to reveal. But there are a few changes to other aspects of the temple endowment that merit discussion.
All of my interviewees noted that the images on screen now include multiple depictions of Jesus, some of which they had never seen before. “When they flashed Jesus on the screen,” one woman told me, “it was at times when the covenants mentioned Jesus.
But that’s not the only simplification. There is less movement as a whole. Whereas in the past, patrons were asked to stand up and sit down at various points in the ceremony, and to adjust pieces of their ceremonial clothing, now the endowment is more streamlined, and participants are seated for most of it.,” usually but not always a husband and wife, who were asked shortly beforehand to step into that role. This couple’s job was to demonstrate the signs and tokens for other people.
One woman said she was encouraged to see that Peter is shown giving the token to Adam, and then to Eve in turn, which is more direct than she remembered. “They are trying to be more inclusive, showing that we each make our own covenants, rather than women having to go through someone else.”My interviewees said there were several points when the script reminded people that the temple endowment is symbolic — and mentioned how those symbols pointed to Jesus Christ.
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