Washing and anointing: Difference between revisions

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As the washings and anointings were practiced in Nauvoo, men and women were taken to separate rooms, where they disrobed and, when called upon, passed through a canvas curtain to enter a tub where they were washed from head to foot while words of blessing were recited.<ref name = ABVW>{{Harvtxt|Anderson|Bergera|Van Wagoner|2005}}.</ref> Then oil from a horn was poured over the head of the participant, usually by another officiator, while similar words were repeated.<ref name = ABVW/> As part of the ceremony, participants were ordained to become kings and queens in eternity.<ref name = ABVW/> Men performed the ritual for men, and women performed the ritual for women.<ref name = ABVW/> Also, as part of the ceremony, participants were given a new name and a [[temple garment|ritual undergarment]] in which symbolic marks were snipped into the fabric.<ref name = ABVW/><ref>{{Harvtxt|Buerger|1987|p=56}}.</ref>

Originally, the recipient of the washing and anointing was naked during the ceremony.<!--{{Citation Needsneeded|date=April citation -->2023}} Beginning in the 20th century, recipients were given a white [[poncho]]-like "shield" to wear during the washing and anointing.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} Since 2005, participants in the LDS Church-version of the ritual already come clothed in the temple garment and wear it during the washing and anointing. In the original version of the ceremony, water and oil were applied to various parts of the body by the officiator as specific blessings related to the body parts were mentioned; since the early-21st century, the water and oil are applied only to the head and the symbolic nature of the washing and anointing is emphasized as the blessings for the body parts are related.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}

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