Five (1810)if placed in a mortal world where things are different. For this very reason, they have assigned
the “Three Nephites” and John (hereafter collectively referred to as “the Brothers” ) to the
work, to make up what they lack in mortal experience upon this particular earth.^25
Mysteries Revealed in the LDS Temple Endowment
Except for his own mortal experience among the Jews of the Eastern Hemisphere
and among the Nephite and Lamanite people of the Western Hemisphere, and in instances
of rare occasional meetings with his true messengers, Christ does not interact directly with
mortals upon this earth.^26 He only acts through his chosen true messengers^27 as has been
revealed to the LDS people who regularly receive an endowment of the “mysteries of God”^28
in their modern temples.^29 However, as many times as the LDS/Mormon people attend the
temple, they do not understand what it is that they are being shown in plain sight.^30 The
LDS Temple Endowment, as authored by Joseph, outlined the exact protocol of how things
are managed upon this earth when it comes to Elohim’s (God’s) and Jehovah’s (Christ’s)
direct contact with mortals. If Mormons think that God or Jesus is answering their prayers
or otherwise communing directly with man, then they are not paying attention when they
receive and perform their endowments.
Joseph’s purpose for establishing the temple endowment will be explained later.
Here, it is only important to understand that the endowment details obvious revelations of
real truth and gives the participant an opportunity to know the “mysteries of God” in full.^31
Ironically, the LDS people sit in their temples blinded by their own pride; and, although the
real truth is right before their eyes during the presentation, they do not see.^32
The presentation specifically shows God, the Father, instructing Jehovah to “send
down” messengers to see what is going on in the mortal world where Adam and Eve were
placed and “return and bring me word.”^33 Jehovah does not go himself. He always sends
men whom he symbolically refers to as, “Peter, James, and John.”^34 Only true messengers
interact with the people directly. This is how the protocol for dealing with mortals has
always been and will always be throughout the Universe. Why? That would be because
there is no God, nor is there any Christ, who has accumulated any real mortal experience
living upon a particular earth during the specific time that the people are engaged by a true
messenger.^35 A messenger thus experienced, therefore, is better able to relate to and help the
mortal people of his particular experience understand his message.
Tried and Tested During Multiple Mortal Lives or Probations
Times change upon the earth during the continuum of mortality; some of these
times are very different from others; some are much more difficult to live in than others.
Until the final period, mentioned above and described in more detail below, none offers
us a full opportunity to exercise our free will. (For example, Joseph’s mother’s free will
of choosing to have a child couldn’t very well be tested if she had no alternative choice
to make.) What is expected of mortals in one generation or societal group cannot very
well be expected of a generation that is going through mortality with a completely
different environment or set of expectations and trials.^36
For these same reasons, all mortals live various incarnations^37 upon this earth during
different time periods of earth’s history. None can ever claim that his or her time in