Sealing room in oquirrh utah temple.
Lds temple sealing room mirrors.
In temples of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints lds church an ordinance room is a room where the ceremony known as the endowment is administered as well as other ordinances such as sealings some temples perform a progressive style ordinance where patrons move from room to room each room representing a progression of mankind.
A temple sealing for a living couple has the man and woman kneel on opposite sides of an altar in a temple sealing room while wearing ceremonial temple robes.
Note the altar at which the couple are sealed and the mirror on the far wall.
Every temple has multiple sealing rooms to accommodate the schedules of the bride and groom the size of the church population in the temple district and the demand for sealings at a particular temple.
The culmination of all temple ordinances is eternal marriage or sealing.
The lds church changed its policy on marriages and temple sealings by eliminating the waiting period and allowing couples to be both married and sealed in the temple.
They grasp each other s right hand in the patriarchal grip while facing double mirrors that create an infinite reflection.
A sealing room in the kansas city missouri temple this is one of three sealing rooms in the kansas city temple.
The altar is a symbolic representation of jesus christ.
The symbols in the sealing room include the altar and the mirrors.
So as a bride and groom kneel at the altar they are figuratively kneeling before christ.