What's Inside the World's Most Secret Church?

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This is a video on why Mormon Temples look the way they do.
Check out / @_glowa_ for some of the music in this video !

[@hoogyoutube]

Yeah, I know I went too deep into Mormon cosmology with this one. Honestly, I’m not super happy with this video. But let’s not have perfect be the enemy of a meal time video that you can watch while on the toilet. Nuances/Edits: The temple shown at 6:39 is part of a different denomination of the Latter Day Saints movement.

[@saintkohle]

@@hoogyoutube Sonofabitch, how did you know I was watching this on the toilet?

[@user-cz1pk8ru2j]

Literally on the toilet rn as I clicked on this video lol

[@heretohear1847]

The video was cool

[@vgames1543]

I do not mind a deeper look tbh.

[@lucasisabean1008]

I thought this was a great video. The Mormon church is super interesting to me and I thought you captured the unsettling vibe super well. I’ve always wanted to know what was in the church and the narrative throughout was super well told.

[@OneLifeStyle_OLS]

Tell me why this ad got me thinking it was the story of creating until got to the air conditioned room.

[@STUDENT-ch4ch]

Because it is😂, it is lifted from Tolkien’s Lord of the rings. If you watch the Lord of the Rings: The fellowship of the ring, it is literally the first thing you will see😊

[@LuisSierra42]

@@STUDENT-ch4ch That was hilarious

[@MA-naconitor]

Damn, that was the smoothest ad-transition i've ever seen on KZbin

[@Goldomnivore]

@@MA-naconitor 💀

[@ethantstanger]

@@MA-naconitor yeah it kinda caught me off guard lol

[@Pr0toPoTaT0]

Big fax. If it wasn't a woman I would've been actually upset he tricked me into watching 15 seconds about rings

[@lala-pz3wb]

best ad ive seen in a long time. made me lol

[@keepitsimple4629]

@@Pr0toPoTaT0 I know it....too smooth. I watched quite a bit until I realized it was an ad. Former Mormon here of 40 years, til I found out it's all a sham. Based on lies.

[@Multch.]

That ad transition has me rethinking everything I know

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

I was like, I don’t think I believe in the Lord of the Rings 😂

[@LuisSierra42]

I still have my millennial ring

[@swimmerboy172]

Harris Johnson has no relation ship with the ex-Mormon, Washington DC based KZbinr Johnny Harris, right? Cheeky

[@hoogyoutube]

Pure coincidence ;)

[@honeyloop2746]

I seriously doubted that his name was Johnny Harris while watching this

[@littleandhood4001]

Nice.

[@nayanaindrajith8937]

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[@Neojhun]

It's obviously a "legally distinct character".

[@cerdic9]

The whole experience of feeling nothing is close to what happened to me. When you turn 8 you get baptized and get a blessing to receive the holy ghost. I distinctly remember being excited to feel the holy ghost for the first time like all of my older mormon friends described, but I felt nothing and it scared me, so I always lied that I did feel it. I thought that when I got the priesthood at 12 I would feel it. I went to 3 different temples, including Salt Lake and Nauvoo, to do baptisms for the dead and felt nothing. For years I thought something was wrong with me, I had nightmares about going to outer darkness. I prayed every day trying to feel anything until I was 16 and stopped going to church, but I didn't truly lose my faith until I really looked into church history when I was 20. Now I just feel like I wasted my entire childhood and teenage years fearing something that wasn't there. It really deeply affected my mental health for a long time.

[@waterhail7755]

same situation for me got out a year ago and found out how fun life can be without the fear and guilt

[@HurleybirdJr]

it's truly relieving once you realise too, I stopped going around 16 too and been much freer since, leaning about the church history really opened my eyes

[@stevenroberts3531]

I had a similar time too, it didn't help that I was taught the "Deep Doctrines" i.e. all the messed up or really weird things the church believes but does not teach nowadays to the general Mormon audience yet has not stopped holding as truth and defending as right.

[@jdoerr779]

@@stevenroberts3531 Have an example? I’ve never really had first hand experience with any mormons. I have a fairly surface level understanding of what mormons believe but not enough context to know what the “crazy” stuff would entail. Just curious lol

[@katholischetheologiegeschi1319]

@@cerdic9 so you are either catholic oe eastern orthodox now

[@tzfsr]

This is WILD! Yesterday I saw a Mormon church that looked like it came from Disney Land and my father and I were trying to figure out what it was... Today you release this

[@Quantum-Bullet]

@@tzfsr did you try looking it up on a map service?

[@tzfsr]

@@Quantum-Bullet yeah we got our answer. This video is just a cool coincidence

[@AlwaysHappy-w7v]

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[@stellviahohenheim]

Mormons are freemasons

[@fatphobicandproud9003]

THE AD I'M DYING 😂😂😂

[@CrysolasChymera2117]

Pffff THAT AD WAS SMOOTH, First I thought he was making satire, much later I realised it was an ad.

[@gleefull2962]

When?

[@andrewthomson]

​@@gleefull2962 18:34

[@fatphobicandproud9003]

​@@gleefull29628:40

[@LuisSierra42]

That was PEAK ngl

[@ethangordon3114]

Former mormon here, born and raised in the church. This is an impressively well researched video. Mormonism is weird and complex and a lot of faithful members would probably deny some of the claims you've made here, or say you've misrepresented things, but honestly I think this is one of the most accurate and unbiased representations of mormonism I've seen from an independent youtuber. Good job

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

I think it was pretty accurate, although it was framed in a negative light.

[@ethangordon3114]

@@DavidPeel-fo9xv what part of this video portrayed the church negatively? They didn’t really even mention the polygamy, or the mountain meadows massacre, or really any of the big hot button issues they could have mentioned in regards to the LDS church. There was a few somewhat unflattering things mentioned but none of them were untrue. But that’s what unbiased means.

[@williamd7062]

@@ethangordon3114 i think it was more the combination of the editing style, the music, and the choice words in explaining a few ideas. I think it was incredible, but there was definitely a more anti-religion basis on it. It was an accurate video, but not unbiased.

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

@@ethangordon3114 @williamd7062 basically summed up my thoughts. You mentioned a couple things, like polygamy and the mountain meadows massacre. For the mountain meadows massacre, I think that the Church was not responsible for the event-Brigham Young even sent a letter to tell the organizers to leave the group alone. Fact of the matter was the the US government threatened invasion based on false claims of Utah seceding from the Union and caused hysteria towards outsiders. God bless you and have a good day.

[@TrueBlueKangaroo]

​@DavidPeel-fo9xv I understand your perspective, but I think it's going a little far to outright state that the LDS church wasn't responsible for the massacre. To preface this, I have distant relatives that were amongst the first settlers in the cedar city area, and several that directly engaged in the utah war, sabotaging federal supply chains. The utah expedition, whilst it was sent out of concern, was not an invasion, as utah had not succeeded. The problem is, given the lds record, young seeing the large force dispatched assumed it was hostile. His declaration of martial law as a response was based on that paranoia, and it had the church population scrambling as individual settlements tried to figure out what it actually meant. That scramble directly resulted in the conditions that instigated the massacre, and hence directly involves the church. Whilst I think you may have been trying to say it wasn't compeltly the fault of the church, it's still important to understand that a large portion was. Whilst it was a miscommunication, assuming invasion was impending before making contact with the expedition would have definitely been better than declaring martial law immediately. The church could not control the actions of the settlers, but there are consequences of a declaration of martial law, which the church was very aware of given what happened in nauvoo.

[@abraxas365]

Mormon architecture is somehere between Wonderland and Warhammer 40k.

[@NarasimhaDiyasena]

Its fortress architecture much like how embassies are built. This is because the Mormon Church is a shell corp of the CIA and the Vaults within it contain their physical holdings of Precious Metals. CIA itself is an arm of the Vatican and nicknamed the ‘Catholic Intelligence Agency’. The Directors are all members to the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, while the ‘white collar’ is Catholic and the ‘blue collar’ is Mormon. They like Mormons for their cult like behavior and ability to keep a secret. They’re also less stigmatic in foreign countries compared to the long history of Catholics/Protestant Imperialism and Evangelical profiteering, so they are used for OCONUS Operations which their Missionaries are guised as. This is why the Mormon Church is officially valued at $100B, and unofficially valued at $200B. It’s also why they have oil refineries under management in Nigeria.

[@troublebot]

the ad confused the motherfeck out of me

[@livinglifeat212]

Mr Hoog: the cosmology is a huge part of not just Mormon imagery (visit temple square and you will see it everywhere- not surrounding the Christus statue and carved in granite on the outside walls all around the temple), it is imprinted on the mental processes of every Mormon through their temple rituals. So going “too deep into cosmology” is nearly impossible. I moved from Holland when I was 18 to do my two year mission in England. Then ended up at BYU, worked at their MTC in Provo, worked at the church office in Slc, sang with Mormon tabernacle choir, etc etc. Nothing in your video was over-stated or wrong, compliments on your summary. What struck me, something that never occurred to me, is how the religion is all centered ultimately on FOMO. Ik moet zeggen, ben blij dat ik eruit ben gestapt, die ketenen waren zwaar.

[@stellviahohenheim]

It's just an exclusive Disneyland for the gullible

[@Cipher-HD]

Elmer has really set the standard in the space! Besides from the visuals which are always amazing, the storytelling and sound design are always so good.

[@ctrlsyst]

absolutely love your work cipher!

[@Cipher-HD]

@@ctrlsyst thanks bro ❤️

[@ctrlsyst]

@@Cipher-HD do you do everything in your videos yourself?

[@Cipher-HD]

@@ctrlsyst team of 2

[@aidensparrow7817]

As an ex Mormon who served a mission I'm impressed at how accurate you spoke about the plan of salvation. It brought back a lot of memories both good and mostly bad.

[@apalapaemo]

bro, what kind of ad was that, It was seriously creative. Hare Krishna

[@tomaszmagierowski2166]

The Washington Temple is pretty iconic as it's right next to the highway that leads to DC so you see it often. I even got to go inside to the sort of lobby as I had Mormon friends, though I myself am Catholic.

[@Beproductivetodayyall]

@@tomaszmagierowski2166Hello fellow Catholic! ❤️✝️

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

Love the Catholic Church!

[@stellviahohenheim]

Why does your church leaders look like the devil? They have this weird energy to them

[@tomaszmagierowski2166]

@@Beproductivetodayyall ​ @DavidPeel-fo9xv ✝

[@david.74]

definitely a noticeable difference in quality between the renders and the ai animations

[@Theleux.]

The actual renders are so good

[@terdragontra8900]

that fact ai was used didnt even occur to me, hmmm

[@youtubesresidentfbiagent8735]

​@@terdragontra8900 most likely the ones in the ad break

[@littlejack59]

Dam I didnt even realize it was ai

[@I_Love_Learning]

The thing about Outer Darkness is that it is merely a contingency for people who have a perfect knowledge of God (which 99% of us will only ever get in the afterlife) and still want to deny his grace, God will force nobody to heaven.

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

This

[@zyansheep]

7 views in 21seconds? Hoog must have migrated to the new city in Utah... Edit: great video! The sponsor spot was kinda funny. I wonder if the name Harris Johnson was inspired by another animated graphics explainer youtuber...

[@lengting]

Give it time.

[@TakatoSakurazawa]

We all know who that Harris Johnson is

[@Ar1AnX1x]

Hoog sounds like he was this close to becoming a Morman

[@hoogyoutube]

I have to say that I at least respect Mormonism for being creative with its theology. Lots of other denominations try so hard to be mid and pass off as approachable. Irony is that it’s much more interesting to read about religions when they try to be wild/different. But if they are wild/different, they’re not really convincing enough to turn into a scalable religion

[@blu12gaming44]

@@hoogyoutube Just beware of the institutionalized incest that its elders have been accused of practicing according to family members who left the church.

[@Ar1AnX1x]

@@hoogyoutube yeah it feels like a very comforting religion

[@pezequilibradohace5anos538]

@@hoogyoutube Look into catholicism, actual theology bs free and fake history free.

[@hydra70]

@@hoogyoutube The funny thing about this is that the current church leadership is trying to become more mainstream and approachable, trying hard to be mid. They're trying to move away from the "Mormon" label, changing their symbol on google maps to a cross, not putting the Angel Moroni statue on new temples, and they continue to de-emphasize a lot of the doctrine mentioned in this video. They desperately want to be just another Christian denomination.

[@albevanhanoy]

This was one of the highest quality ad breaks even made on KZbin lol.

[@Etrehumain123]

Again and again, I can watch ad like those all day, creative, aesthetic and useful. Please KZbin, don't let ad about men shouting at me that I should shave agressively my beard twice an hour, or women telling me I should wear their favorite sanitary plug

[@bramvanderlinden030]

Top video zoals altijd, volgens mij ben je Nederlands dus wellicht doet het je goed om te horen dat je ook het Nederlandse publiek bereikt. Blijf zo doorgaan kerel!

[@noahwofford2433]

I want a SalesForce ring in ways that aren't even classified in the DSM yet.

[@milovansluis]

Next level storytelling

[@stalegum]

"Harris Johnson" of the Washington D.C. area. Verrrrrry subtle.

[@TorraChe]

best Ad i have seen in a while

[@gleefull2962]

When

[@ezebonil1851]

I live in the DMV area. I've driven by this temple since forever, and as a child, I thought it was a Disney Park.

[@IMPERIALYT]

These visuals are so fucking sexy 0:32

[@alek002]

@@IMPERIALYT e

[@iamneophyte]

Well hello there

[@mtb416]

All the Mormons I’ve known are well-educated, family oriented, hard workers, and friendly.

[@red_roy]

Do you think they will be so family oriented and friendly if one of their family members leaves the faith? Or will they get ostracised from the family. Im genuinely asking. If you think they will, then I'm happy for them. But I doubt many are like that.

[@straubury5991]

@@red_roy as a member of the church, I have a family member who left, and we don’t ostracize her. We love her and treat her just the same. Pretty much everyone I know has at least one family member who left. I’m not saying no one ostracizes them, of course that happens, just like it happens on any religion, group, or ideology, but it’s not the norm at all.

[@red_roy]

@@straubury5991 Thats a good thing to hear, love should not be conditional on allegiance to a religion or ideology. But i disagree about it not being the norm. Maybe it isn't for most Mormons, but in many regions and many religions it is sadly the norm. Wonder if I had better family members, maybe I wouldn't be so against religion. Either way, I wish more religious people were like your bunch.

[@misstekhead]

@@straubury5991 What I think is lame is how indoctrinated we were into keeping everything stupidly secretive. Absolutely Masonic and weird. Also, when is Nelson going to move onto the “Celestial Kingom”already? Old, outdated twit. And did you see the last conference? What a joke. Especially the *one* female speaker who felt it imperative that we always wear our garments underneath our clothing. Who wrote that for her and pressured her to give that speech? I live in a humid area of Texas. I would end up in the hospital if I wore that crap everyday. The men who are head of church and other affairs in my local Mormon community are all business men. I’m not surprised. I want my years of 10% tithing returned. And would you allow your family member to attend a temple wedding?

[@hibuddy1473]

I ate that sponsor up lmfao

[@ethantstanger]

As a member of the church, I find this video fascinating. It's interesting to see how other people view my religion. There are a few corrections/notes I want to make though: - First off, there's the obligatory "we're not Mormons." The correct terminology is "members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints," or some variation or shorthand of that (obviously you don't need to say the full thing every time, it's a long name). Not gonna harp on that point, but there it is - While baptisms for the dead are performed in a temple, other baptisms are often performed in other places, such as stake buildings - The idea that we "scavenge the ancestral vaults" inside a granite mountain is a bit silly. Most ancestry work takes place online nowadays - "Real Mormon churches are called chapels." Maybe that's the case in some places, but everyone I know just call them churches. We usually call the main room in the middle the "chapel" - The temple shown at 6:12 has a really interesting reason behind the design. It's meant to represent the cloud and pillar of fire from the Old Testament. The symbolism is kinda cool, but we pretty much all agree that it looks kinda strange lol - The idea that we created an "exclusive club" in response to not being invited to parties is a bit ridiculous, and it makes us sound almost petty - Being born gay, leaving an abusive marriage, or being born asexual does not prevent you from reaching the highest degree of glory Those were the main things I wanted to clarify, but don't take it as me not liking the video. It's always really interesting to hear an outside perspective on the church.

[@klukz]

The majority of times when people call Mormons Mormons is because they want to separate Mormonism from Christianity, which is fair in my eyes since they don't affirm the Nicene creed (what the vast majority of people question to know if someone's a Christian or not), *or the most basic* teaching. The Trinity.

[@Daryndapro]

Exactly what I wanted to say people think we are in a cult but it's way different.

[@ethantstanger]

@@klukz That's an interesting point, I'd never heard that before. But I guess it makes sense. I'd of course make the argument that there's no reason to separate the church from the rest of Christianity, but of course it's obvious that I would, so take that for what it's worth.

[@marcosperez9592]

@@ethantstanger being gay doesn’t but acting on the feelings that come with it are

[@ethantstanger]

@@marcosperez9592 Still not entirely accurate, though this is closer to the truth. People tend to put a focus on the actions you take over the person you've become, which is the reverse of how it should be. You can always repent of sinful behavior. Whether or not you agree that the behavior should be considered sinful is of course up for debate, but the point is that the doctrine is internally consistent with itself. No one is barred from heaven.

[@vinfacts11]

You should do more videos on "WHy do _____ churches/temples/mosques/etc look wierd"

[@zachlevin7508]

They did an open house while it was being renovated a few years ago and let the public inside. Super cool to see

[@simonwoodhouse]

that Odoo ad was epic

[@BalBadwal]

Bro you pick some of the best subject matter respect…alongside making amazing content from the audio, visual, storytelling mad good 👌

[@andrebrandao9451]

The left wheel of the trolley cart randomly shacking... that's attention to detail.

[@lengting]

Isn’t this voice artist the same one that works for Fern?

[@hoogyoutube]

Yes

[@Quantum-Bullet]

@@lengting that would be insane.

[@yorbenhebbelinck1169]

U can clearly hear his strong dutch accent lmao, not the same as Fern.

[@pawelurgacz7914]

@@yorbenhebbelinck1169 The chanel discreptios has a link to Fern Hah

[@AdderFTW888]

fern is a joint channel with 2 voice artists, including hoog :P

[@Neuvalence]

This felt like a scientology onboarding video lol

[@athleticdiabetic1426]

@@hoogyoutube yeah I can totally see that, but in the cerimony they make it very clear that if you're uncomfortable with continuing you have the free will to leave, it was a very interseting experience for me when I went through the first time a few months back, still not 100% sure how to feel about it. At the end of the day Christ is king that's all there really is to it for me. Everyone's got their own way of coping with things in life or finding meaning. Thanks for the video bro

[@AlwaysHappy-w7v]

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[@Daryndapro]

@@hoogyoutube I get the way of thinking but in my opinion it's way different, the LDS church is an open gospel church of known ideas that doesn't act like a cult when criticized.

[@RowUnbeat]

@@hoogyoutube that is a wild thing to say. Doesn’t seem like you did detailed research on this topic

[@1994CPK]

one takes all of your money, the other only takes 20%.

[@nelhuiliztli2926]

I work in a masonry company that does stone façades for them. I’ve been on six different temple constructions now and ‘though I’m not a member, it’s kinda cool that you were part of the constructions.

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

Cool

[@Malygosblues]

I think Mormons do some work in Masonry themselves

[@johnyarbrough502]

There's currently a zoning battle going on in a Dallas suburb where the LDS wants to build a white marble temple with a 170 foot spire in a residential neighborhood and flood light the building at night. The Mormons argue it will enhance the neighborhood. The neighbors aren't buying it. There's already a temple about 20 miles away in Dallas and a lot of temples don't have any spires at all.

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

There are a lot of members though, and the Dallas temple is packed as it is. The LDS church did try to negotiate lowering the spire to 159 feet and it still got rejected.

[@just_in_key]

the visual is insane omg

[@peachezprogramming]

Babe get up hoog just uploaded

[@B_Van_Glorious]

"With strict rules against drinking alcohol and fellatio, Mormons don't get invited to many parties..." That is the best line youve ever said in a video. I'm fucking dying. 😂

[@TheLyricalCleric]

I had to go back and listen again. What kind of fellatio parties do Mormons think regular folks have? I’d be happy if someone brought extra dip.

[@tacotuesday1960]

Just want to add that the ban on felacio is not actually a real thing in the LDS faith. There was a brief offhand letter a few decades ago but it was rescinded and there’s no regulation on what married couples do in the bedroom.

[@phuongtrangnguyen6835]

Wow ... the visual is absolutely delicious to the eye

[@jiecut]

Interesting, I didn't no much about mormonism. I guess it makes sense why there are so many mormon sci-fi writers.

[@CuratedCars]

Practicing church member here - your fantastic 3D models and straightforward narration with unexpected humor are what attracted me to your channel in the first place. Overall the stylistic choices though felt darker than they needed to be, more bleak and nefarious than your typical straightforward, clean aesthetic. I can 100% understand the curiosity and mystery that so many feel about an unusual building with restricted access. I also respect the varied experiences people have had with the church and I don’t hold their opinions against them, all of humanity is trying to make the most of whatever cards they are dealt and sort out their own experiences and it’s not easy for any of us. What you experience is a function of both what happens to you and your own interpretation of those events, I can’t speak for others experience but I’ll share my own. My own experiences within temple walls have varied but I can unequivocally say that within the temple I have experienced peace, guidance and inspiration that have been invaluable to my life. Our faith is centered in Jesus Christ and like all christians we find hope, peace and guidance in his teachings and example. Even from an academic point of view Christ’s role in our theology and temple worship would have been worth including. I don’t pray to or worship Joseph Smith or any other prophet, in the temple I am focused on my Savior, my relationship with God and how I can live as Jesus did within my own circle of influence. For me temple worship is not dark or mysterious. In fact temples are generally very bright (look up photos of temple interiors online, they usually have large bright chandeliers in the middle of large rooms). Like all human beings members of the Church of Jesus Christ are imperfect, flawed and looking for something. While some may not have found it within our church, within temple walls, there are millions who have and I’m immensely grateful for the impact temple worship has had on my life.

[@tarakivu8861]

Mormon is just about pure powerplay and manipulation from above. Be brave little sheep and dont question or try to leave, that would end bad for you.

[@CamronHowell]

@@CuratedCars yeah this was really funny to watch, because there wasn’t anything that was incorrect it was just really dark and the phrasing was intentionally painting an unflattering image. Like “scavenging” family records- not wrong just maybe not the most accurate word choice. It kinda paints a desperate search when usually it’s quite casual. Just funny stuff like that

[@CuratedCars]

@@tarakivu8861 Christ called his followers his sheep, there is no shame there. Power or influence isn’t wrong, how it’s used is what matters. I can’t speak for your experience though, I’m sorry if you have had negative experiences with the church, no one from top to bottom is perfect.

[@uPilot]

This video is actually really detailed and really informative!

[@fabrisseterbrugghe8567]

I went through the DC temple as a young teen before it was dedicated. Before it was announced to be an LDS temple, most money was on it being a new Disney park.

[@wvuvino21]

Dat Ring AD and a Johnny Harris AD!!??!!??!! GOYEEEEEM!

[@Quantum-Bullet]

I reject being baptised by proxy.

[@athleticdiabetic1426]

@@Quantum-Bullet I’m actually LDS, it’s my understanding that even though we do the ordinances for you by proxy if you’ve been deceased before getting baptized you can choose to accept it or not. The point of the plan of salvation is to do the will of our Father in heaven and use the free will he gave us to do so :) Luke 22:42 I know our beliefs are strange but it’s given me a lot of peace becoming active in the church again. I hope the explanation kinda helps homie, either way God bless ya

[@lukejohnson6415]

You may feel different if you should find yourself in spirit prison

[@Err_Pammda]

It's not said very well in the video, but the baptism by proxy is performed only for the dead. And in the spirit world people can accept or deny the proxy baptism.

[@CantTellYou]

I know I’m bringing ol Godwin into this real early here, but…. do you think any of them have tried to baptize-by-proxy Hitler? He probably declined right?

[@DavidPeel-fo9xv]

@@CantTellYouYes, he has been. It doesn’t make those who were baptized for him Nazis, but they probably did it so he had the chance of accepting the gospel. Doesn’t change the fact that because of the immense destruction Hitler caused that he will face judgement for everything he did.

[@magimon91834]

6:33 much of my family is from Mexico City and everyone i know from there appreciates that the temple there is designed to mimic native architecture.

[@roymcroberts8683]

What an absolute amazeing video. Thank you for this I've wondered about this stuff forever. You deserve a raise.

[@FarokhBulsara4065]

that ad almost got me

[@wolvesdensound]

that ad was hilariously placed. about as insidious as the LDS

[@RhayaderGoesToTown]

Best ad in history of KZbin

[@nishantsingh7235]

@@RhayaderGoesToTown where ?

[@alphakevin687]

If I would be tasked to design a weird sex cult palace this is approx what I would come up with tbh.

[@shindenfighter3303]

Were those AI clips necessary? Especially when you ahve already used normal stock b-roll in several places? Im deeply dissapointed

[@bobodanitomovi1250]

That is the best ad i ever see. Maybe i will install odoo.

[@HelloHi-g2u]

This is best ad I’ve ever seen in a KZbin video omg 😂❤️

[@HarveyBehrendorff]

Lol i thought the sponsor was actually the mormon belief thing i was so confused haha

[@EyesOfByes]

That sponsor transition is the best in YT history imo

[@youtubesresidentfbiagent8735]

Harris Johnson is quite literally this video's "John Mormon" 💀

[@thomasbuckley6175]

wait, the odoo ad was an ad that people were supposed to say "ok, sounds good" when they saw it the one ring was evil - such an honest ad...

[@arcofspira]

Someone get Alyssa Grenfell to react to this

[@v1deo_vid]

Would be cooler if you didn't use AI generated images.

[@mparkin1989]

Fairly good representation of our doctrine surrounding temples, but two critical points are incorrect. 1) Jesus Christ as the savior and redeemer of all creation was almost entirely left out of your video, when in reality He is the center point of all these beliefs. 2) You stated, “if you have the unfortunate luck of being gay, being in an abusive marriage, or being asexual you will never be a ‘god’”. This is entirely inaccurate, and the central Christian message is that all our losses will be made up if we come into Christ, including and especially those losses that come to us through no fault of our own.

[@AxtionMag]

I was going to comment the same thing! That ad segue got me! Usually I’m two steps ahead of the ad read, mostly because the content shift is so obvious, so I’ll just fast forward to the end. This video wasn’t the “usual!” Lol 💯

[@cineblazer]

Ex-Mormon turned atheist here - this video is very well-made! It's only now that I'm on the outside of the religion looking in that I can see how bizarre it all was. But I truly believed it all at one point. Being raised by well-intentioned parents in a cult full of well-intentioned people doesn't change the fact that it's a cult. I bear no ill will towards the members of the Mormon church-they are, writ large, mostly lovely people. But the religion and the culture it has created definitely have a dark side. I spent a lot of my life feeling unworthy, unlovable, and broken, constantly debating in my head whether I was too morally dirty to attend the next temple baptism session with my friends and family or not. I left the religion before going through the higher-order rituals, but I have had the chance to go to one of the open-houses Hoog mentions in the beginning of the video, and it was fascinating! Anyways, I'm rambling. I have a weird relationship with Mormonism now-it definitely damaged me in a number of ways which I'm still healing from, but there are also aspects of my upbringing in it that I'm truly grateful for.

[@Evjaaa]

that was probably the best sponsorship on this platform

[@VaraNiN]

Okay, that was probably the best ad segment i have ever seen lol

[@tysoncrown785]

Really interesting video. I love how you integrate storytelling into informative videos. I had never heard about mormons before watching this.

[@Eat_Win]

Very interesting as a protestant evangelical christian to hear about the inner workings of these mormon churches, and as a European I was not aware of the scale at which it operates. Definetly did not expect this one from Hoog, but I'm glad I got it ;) For me there has always been a lot of mystery and speculation around the operations of the LDS church, so imagining it from the perspective of a would-be Mormon 'celestial being' (that part is still a bit confusing to me) in such a clear-told manner put a lot of puzzle pieces in place for me!

[@mememagician97]

the ad transition is pure kino

[@AIlury.]

Wow, that ad-transition was the smoothest I’ve ever seen

[@JeffreyStein-v9m]

Should label the Community of Christ (RLDS) temple as not being LDS. I also feel tithing should be mentioned here as a prerequisite for the temple recommend.

[@ilirlluka6789]

Now that's how you do the best ad transition ever.

[@free-can5609]

the most interesting ad transition of all time

[@tenns]

ahahha the johnny harris guy buying alyssa grenfell's book at a grocery store scene was funny!!

[@MatthewDavis-p2p]

Theyre building a GIANT temple in the south of where i live its a monstrosity. Good to find out whats going on in there

[@HelloHi-g2u]

Great video! I learned a lot. Super cool.

[@DominickvdHoff]

Please use 3D models and art instead of AI, It's weird and as an artist myself I'm not a fan

[@IVWOR]

Цікаве та пізнавальне відео. Дякую ❤️

[@nebricback1430]

The ad is brillaint

[@StinsonHunter1981]

This was hypnotic. Thank you!

[@SneedSeeding]

As a guy living close enough to DC to see that thing on a semi regular basis I can confirm it is an eyesore at best and creepy at worst. Orthodox and Catholic Churches are way prettier.

[@Gulitize]

Most mormon temples remind me of bunkers, especially the few telecom bunkers that were built in american cities during the cold war

[@nosweatjonesy]

same here, never thought i'd be seeing a video on KZbin about a building that i've seen on a day to day basis almost my entire life.

[@cosmiccuttlefish5765]

Is there a reason this isn’t on nebula yet?

[@DaBaldEagul]

I'm wondering this too. I'm starting to feel pretty annoyed, hoog is one of the creators I signed up for at all.

[@edw1n-z]

That LOTR transition. Masterpiece 🤣

[@helloworld0911]

I was duped by that advert...well played!

[@justinwienand9351]

What a great video!! I love your art style and story telling. Thanks for doing what you do!

[@ethandouro4334]

Could you do a video on Mormon city planning as well? Joseph Smith was also a city planner

[@isaacmoon6739]

my gosh that was one of the ad transitions of all time

[@AeroCraftON]

This ad... I watched the whole thing and I would watch again

[@thumbtak123]

I was in a Mormon temple once. There was a tour of one after it was built, and before it was in use.

[@joannelg06]

Best sponsor add ever.

[@ssmoky]

this kept popping up on my recommended with the old title. but i instantly clicked when i saw the new one.

[@DerekCooper_]

Ex-Mormon here, one very interesting thing about Mormonism is how, even within the faith, there are countless interpretations of its doctrine. Each generation is told a slightly tamer version of their stories, popular American values become Mormon ones, and confronting someone on their conflicting beliefs is strongly frowned upon. I think this is in part due to how relatively new Mormonism is, and their constant engagement in economics and academia (although BYU is on the brink of losing some of its accreditations and funding if it doesn’t reverse its policies on gay students).

[@TheWarriorLP16]

So, you tell me a Mormon can baptise me without me knowing it?

[@magn630]

Thank you for this explanation of what Mormons believe. As a Christian I find this interesting, incorrect of course, but still, I have been to the Salt City Temple and must admit I truly felt "something" when I walked into the big dome - not evil or wrong, just something that actually made me cry. I know a handful of Mormons and I can only admire their values and commitment to their faith. I have never been harmed by Mormons so I will keep praying they see the truth in Jesus. You may want to reposition your Odoo add as it throws you to left-field until you realize it's an ad. Great Ad btw.

> incorrect of course Beautiful example of the hypocrisy of most religions. MY religion is the only true one! Why? Because a fantasy book written two thousand years ago by sheep herders says so!

[@RedCoalsSweatSouls]

Always nice, THANK YOU!!