description:             This book is a compilation of narratives written over a period of half a dozen years.   There was no original intention to compile these writings into a book nor was there an organized effort to write on topics in a proscribed order.   I wrote each of them whenever I got in the mood.   It is for these reasons that this compilation doesn’t follow an organized plan in regard to having a definite beginning, middle, and end.  In compiling these narratives into this volume, I generally arranged them in the chronological order that I wrote them. In the mid-1990’s, I came into possession of The Temple Book attributed to the late Max Skousen as author.   At the time, I was a devoted member of the LDS church and a veil worker in the Toronto temple.   I had been through the endowment ceremony enough times to have it memorized verbatim, but I knew relatively nothing of what the endowment means.   In my conversations with others, I found that most admitted little understanding of what is meant by the endowment.   I also encountered a strong reluctance to talk about the endowment, even inside the walls of the temple.   I was eager to learn more about what it might mean and reading The Temple Book felt like getting a breath of fresh air, despite it being an underground publication considered by the authorities to comprise forbidden literature.   The Temple Book helped me to look at meanings of the temple ceremony in new ways and, ultimately, led to writing the narratives found in this book.   It is because of the existence of The Temple Book that I have titled the present compilation The Temple Book 2.    In spite of the name, this compilation should not be taken to be a continuation of the ideas presented in The Temple Book.http://webspace.webring.com/people/np...
title: The Temple Book 2