A former Mormon Temple Presidency member from the U.K., Martin Lock, candidly discusses his disillusionment with the LDS Church after learning troubling historical facts. He reveals shocking details about temple rituals, the Second Anointing ceremony granting eternal life, and how polygamy drove the creation of temple sealings. Lock's journey from devout believer to critic exposes the deep schism between the Church's teachings and its origins.
Show Notes: https://www.mormonstories.org/portfolio-items/temple-sealer-martin-lock/
Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:43 Intentions of Martin Lock
00:09:55 Childhood in Bristol, England
00:13:35 Playing football/basketball as a teen
00:21:00 He had the missionary discussions
00:22:50 Mormon work for the dead
00:28:40 Road shows in England
00:33:00 Baseball baptisms
00:39:45 His parents were opposed to him getting baptized
01:02:08 Talking to this returned sister missionary
01:11:45 He proposed while he was a missionary
01:16:20 Going through the temple for the first time
01:19:25 His happiest memories in the Church
01:32:06 Building a business while serving in the church, fatherhood, etc.
01:37:00 Being called into the Temple Presidency
01:47:05 What are the main things that go on in the temple that need managed?
01:56:55 The temple experience
02:01:50 Changes to the temple
02:06:35 Adam God Doctrine still in the temple
02:09:00 The Second Endowment (Second Anointing)
02:23:26 What does the Church get out of temple attendance and building?
02:33:13 Family being excluded from weddings
02:35:04 Proxy work for the dead
02:41:55 Learning about Polyandry
02:43:00 Problems with the Mormon church’s truth claims
02:46:47 Book of Mormon translation
02:49:00 Joseph Smith in a nutshell
03:04:40 He wishes he hadn’t learned the truth
03:07:45 How bad things are in the UK
03:16:05 What can the church do to be healthy?
03:22:10 Does he believe in an afterlife?
03:25:00 Final thoughts
03:27:45 Thoughts on the two new temples being built in the UK
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