The work performed in the holy temple, more than any other thing, sets The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon Church) apart from every other religious organization on the face of the earth.

The Mormon temple is the central holy place dedicated to the worship of God. In the temple faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints perform ordinances essential to the salvation of mankind and enter into covenants with the Lord. The temple is like a school where mortals learn about sacred and eternal things. The temple can be considered as a presentation, in figurative terms, of the pattern and journey of life on earth. In the Mormon temple, holy truths are taught and solemn covenants are made not only by the individual members on their own behalf, but also on behalf of others who have died.

It has been almost 20 years since I was first able to visit a Mormon Temples. It was an amazing experience. You don’t go in a Mormon Temple the same way you would go to visit an old Catholic Cathedral. You need some prepation to enter the Mormon Temple. First, you need to be a member of the Mormon Church for at least one year, and second you need to be an active member of the same Church, meaning that you need be actively living your religion and not simply sit in the Church on Sunday.

This doesn’t mean that you need to be perfect to go to the House of the Lord. If this were the case, nobody would ever be able to go there, but you need to be keeping the Lord’s commandments the best you can. To make sure that the best you can is good enough, you need to go through an interview with a Mormon Bishop and a Stake President.