Point of Order? I thought the nudity/open side gowns, with the anointing with oil that including touching private areas ended with the Endowment Ceremony changes in 1990. The changes that, among other things, removed the specific oath and motions about slashing the throat and abdomen, and Satan paying the Protestant minister to preach non-Mormon gospel.
Didn't the touching of genitals disappear in 1990?
Didn’t the touching of genitals disappear in 1990?
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No. The Initiatory ritual aka washing and anointing ceremony (which is separate from the endowment) did not change until 2005 and even then, the gown was only slightly modified. However, the initiates now put on the LDS garments (holy underwear) prior rather than after the ceremony.
Here is the info on the ceremony with footnotes of the changes.
http://ldsendowment.org/initiatory.html