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Modifications are made on a regular basis. Blood oaths were toned down in 1990. The meaning is the same but it doesn't appear as wicked and evil as it once was. A bit more palatable now. UPDATE! (January 2005) In the first major change in the endowment ordinances in fifteen years, church authorities on January 18, 2005, revised the washing and anointing ordinances. Patrons now put on the garment themselves in the locker room, then don a white smock before proceeding to the washing booth. Only the head, hands and feet are exposed. The washing now consists of a single wetting with water of a spot on the forehead, and the anointing is a single dab of oil on the forehead. No other PARTS of the BODY are touched by the officiators, as was the case previously. The patron is told that he has been "symbolically" washed and anointed, and that his temple garment is now "authorized." http://home.teleport.com/~packham/temples.htm
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When there are enough temple goers in Utah that don't like what the ceremonies are and attendance drops.
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