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{{short description|Temple ordinance practiced by LDS Church}}{{Citations needed|introduction|date=April 2023}}[[File:Washing and anointing tub in the Salt Lake Temple, June 1911.png|thumb|One of ten washing and anointing rooms of the [[Salt Lake Temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] circa 1911.]]▼
'''Washing and anointing''' (also called the '''initiatory''') is a [[Temple (LDS Church)#Temple ordinances|temple ordinance]] practiced by [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) and [[Mormon fundamentalism|Mormon fundamentalists]] as part of the faith's [[Endowment (Mormonism)|endowment]] ceremony. It is a sacred ordinance for teenagers and young adults, similar to [[chrismation]]. The ordinance is performed by the authority of the [[Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)|Melchizedek priesthood]] by an officiator of the same gender as the participant.<ref name="ABVW" />▼
▲[[File:Washing and anointing tub in the Salt Lake Temple, June 1911.png|thumb|One of ten washing and anointing rooms of the [[Salt Lake Temple]] of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] circa 1911.]]
▲'''Washing and anointing''' (also called the '''initiatory''') is a [[Temple (LDS Church)#Temple ordinances|temple ordinance]] practiced by [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) and [[Mormon fundamentalism|Mormon fundamentalists]] as part of the faith's [[Endowment (Mormonism)|endowment]] ceremony. It is a sacred ordinance for teenagers and young adults, similar to [[chrismation]]. The ordinance is performed by the authority of the [[Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)|Melchizedek priesthood]] by an officiator of the same gender as the participant.
In the ritual, a person is sprinkled with water, which is symbolically similar to the washing done by priests prior to entering the temple during the time of Moses.<ref>John Christopher Thomas describes this Old Testament practice, “This cleansing from bodily uncleanness was a symbol of putting away of the filth of sin; the washing of the body therefore was a symbol of spiritual cleansing, without which no one can draw near to God..." {{citation |url=http://www.zionlutherannj.net/footwashing-in-the-old-and-new-testament-the-graeco-roman-world-the-early-church-and-the-liturgy-2/ |title=Footwashing in the Old and New Testament, the Graeco Roman World, the Early Church, and the Liturgy }}</ref> After the washing, the officiator anoints the person with consecrated oil while declaring blessings. The officiator then declares that the person is anointed to become a "king and priest" or a "queen and priestess" in the afterlife.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
Once washed and anointed, the participant is dressed in the [[temple garment]], a religious white undergarment which the participant is instructed to wear throughout his or her life.{{Citation needed|date=April 2023}} (Since 2005, participants in the LDS Church version of the ritual already come clothed in this garment prior to the washing and anointing.){{Citation needed|date=April 2023}}
==History==
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