From 4e72aab2fcec0a936737c0dad4b57789d2aa7db5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nate Anderson Date: Tue, 5 May 2026 01:23:08 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add ceremony post --- .../26-05-05-the-importance-of-ritual.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/posts/26-05-05-the-importance-of-ritual.md diff --git a/content/posts/26-05-05-the-importance-of-ritual.md b/content/posts/26-05-05-the-importance-of-ritual.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7d15fb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/26-05-05-the-importance-of-ritual.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +date: 2026-05-05T01:09:56-06:00 +description: "Having ritual and ceremony in a society highlights the intimate side in us." +# image: "/images/" +# image_caption: "" +# image_alt: "" +lastmod: 2026-05-05T01:23:09-06:00 +showTableOfContents: false +tags: ["mormon","religion","ritual","ceremony"] +title: "The Importance of Ritual" +type: "post" +draft: false +--- + +I was talking to a friend recently about our shared history with the Mormon faith. They helped me realize something in reminiscing on Mormon temple ceremonies. + +Being in an intimate setting with friends. Dressed in a different garb. Whispering in hushed tones used only in this setting. Quiet interrupted by the water sloshing in the large, tiled baptismal font. A setting to see into the soul of another. + +What do they do when all is made eternal? + +How do they hold themselves when the temple suspends their external identity? + +I noticed that this is, unfortunately, something I have lost in stepping away from the church. I wish there was more ceremony in our culture.