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So, I remember when I was around 10, my mom went through the temple for the first time. My dad has never been a member of the church and I feel like the church had changed policy to allow un-temple wed women, non rm women to go through the temple for the endowment. But I’m not sure. This would have been roughly 15 years ago. My husband said they still don’t allow women ( who aren’t temple married or missionaries) to get their endowment until the bishop finally gives the ok when they are like middle aged. Is that really true? What is the policy for this? I feel like I know young, though admittedly not very young women that have had the endowment but are not married or were never missionaries, but I actually can’t think if any specific name.
Like many things, this one falls under the purview of bishop roulette. For instance, my wife was 24 when we married, had not served a mission but was previously endowed. In the ward I actually lived in at the time the bishop would have never allowed that – there was a 40-something year old never married woman there who practically had to beg him to let her get endowed, and actually went to the SP about it before it happened. The official policy now is at whatever age someone is ready – generally, for men and women, after the top age for male missionary service if someone is single. That means most members won’t be endowed prior to turning 26 or so. The average age for single (or married to a non-member) women to be endowed has dropped significantly over the last few decades. It can vary among Bishops and Stake Presidents, but, overall, it is possible and even encouraged LOTS earlier than it used to be.
I knew someone would have good answer(s) Thanks!
Just one of those random curiosities.
Just fyi im a single woman and i rec’d my endowment over a year ago and im in my late 30’s. My bishop at the time was really curious why i wanted to pursue it. I had converted to the church about 2 years before that. I had significant personal reasons and i needed to vindicate something i had overcomed in my life. It sortof got under my skin why i had to excuse my desire at the time. Now that i’m an endowed sister i sortof wistfully wish i had taken more time to carefully consider it. But i will say in my ward the leadership is very open to letting young unmarried women receive their endowment if they wish. This is just a rumor that I’ve heard so I don’t give it much, if any weight. I’ve heard that the policy is starting to change to allow anyone (male and female) to receive their endowment any time after completing high school, provided they are sufficiently prepared. Where “sufficiently prepared” provides all the wiggle room that’s needed.
If true I could see this being the result of lowering the mission age; especially since there’s been a tremendous increase in the number of sister missionaries. Sister missionaries are breaking all kinds of barriers… like not allowing women to receive their endowment unless they are getting married.
Again, it’s a rumor so take it for what it is.
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