In the theology of the Latter Day Saint movement, an endowment refers to a gift of "power from on high", typically associated with the ordinances performed in Latter Day Saint temples. The purpose and
Kirtland Temple, site of the Kirtland endowment in 1836 and 1837.
A woman dressed in the robes of the Nauvoo endowment, circa the 1870s.
Endowment (Mormonism)
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In Mormonism, the endowment usually refers to the first endowment, which is a two-part ordinance designed for participants to become kings, queens, priests, and priestesses in the afterlife. In the fi
The celestial room in temples like the Salt Lake Temple shown here represents the highest level of heaven in LDS theology, and is reached after passing the testing portion of the endowment ceremony.
Public exposure of the endowment due to the 1904–1907 US Reed Smoot hearings include this photo from a Washington, D.C. newspaper depicting a man in temple clothing performing some of the ceremony's ritual arm and hand motions called "signs".
A woman in the ceremonial temple garb used during the modern LDS endowment and sealing marriage ceremonies. For men, a cap and pants are worn instead of a veil and dress.