Church information voice over
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There are over 150 temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints around the world. In all of these houses of the Lord, including the Mesa, Arizona, Temple, we make sacred promises with God as part of our worship. Making and keeping commitments to our father in heaven is essential in the path to return to live with him. One of these sacred ceremonies performed by Latter day Saints is baptisms for people who lived before us. You may have heard something about it. So what are these baptisms where they done and why are they so important? First, let's talk a little bit about baptisms for living people. 2000 years ago, Jesus went to the Jordan River, where he was baptized by immersion by John the Baptist.