The Sôd of YHWH and the Endowment
In the Hebrew Bible, the Sôd of God was a council of celestial beings who consulted with God, learned His sôd/secret plan, and then fulfilled that plan. This paper argues that the LDS endowment is, in part, a ritual reenactment of the sôd, where the participants observe the sôd/council of God, learn the sôd/secret plan of God, and covenant to fulfill that plan.
Published Tuesday, April 09, 2013 by Interpreter A Journal of Mormon Scripture
12 pages