‘Mormon Land’: LDS temple rituals have changed again and again. How and why?
Efficiency, technological and social revolutions and more mean that today’s temple experience is a much different one than under faith founder Joseph Smith.
(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) A sealing room in the Manti Temple. The ceremony, designed to unite couples for eternity, is just one that has seen changes since it was first introduced.
Tamarra Kemsley has been a reporter at The Tribune since 2021 but has been covering religion and politics since 2019. Her work has appeared in Religion News Service, the New York Post, and Religion & Politics. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Brigham Young University and a master’s in Islamic studies from Hebrew University.
David is a managing editor at The Tribune, where he has worked since 1984. He oversees coverage ranging from local government and west-side issues to growth, development and housing. In addition, he directs religion reporting, co-hosts the award-winning “Mormon Land” podcast and writes the Mormon Land newsletter.