Ezikhathini eziningi ezithathe isikhathi esingaphezu kwekhulu leminyaka, abaholi beChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) bafundise ukuthi abalandeli akufanele bashaye indlwabu njengengxenye yokulalela ikhodi yokuziphatha eyaziwa njengomthetho wobumsulwa .  : 80–127 Isonto le-LDS ligcizelela kakhulu umthetho wobumsulwa. Ukuzibophezela ukuphila ngomthetho wobumsulwa kuyadingeka ukuze ubhapathizwe, futhi ukunamathela kuyadingeka ukuthola imvume yasethempelini, futhi kuyingxenye yomcimbi wokunikezelwa kwethempeli izivumelwano abazinikele ababambiqhaza abathembisa ngesifungo sokuzigcina. Ngenkathi esebenza njengomongameli wesonto, uSpencer W. Kimball wafundisa ukuthi umthetho wobumsulwa uhlanganisa "ukushaya indlwabu ... nazo zonke izono ezifihliwe nezisithekile nayo yonke imicabango nemikhuba engcolile." Ngaphambi kokusebenzela ukuthunywa ngokugcwele, abantu abadala abancane kudingeka ukuthi bayeke lo mkhuba njengoba kukholakala ukuthi yisono esangweni esinciphisa ukuzwela ekuqondisweni koMoya oNgcwele . Okokuqala okukhulunywe esidlangalaleni ngokushaya indlwabu ngumholi webandla jikelele kuzethameli ezibanzi kwaba ngo-1952 ngumphostoli uJ. Reuben Clark, futhi okushiwo kamuva okuphawulekayo kufaka phakathi ngo-2013,2016, no isibuyekezo se-2019 kwi- Missionary Handbook .