Nope. Only Mormons in good standing are allowed in a Temple...which can make familes pretty upset (my Brother-in-law converted, but his parents couldn't see the actual temple ceremony, because they are Catholic)
Ok, this may be more like a general complaint than a question, and I apologise if I sound a bit unreasonable or condescending.
But this is a thing that really bothers me for some reason. It's the same with the "only Muslims may enter Mecca"-rule and similar things:
For some reason, when I hear I'm not allowed to go somewhere simply because I am not part of some large body of people, it makes me a bit upset!
I mean, I can understand not being allowed to enter peoples private houses, or sit in on a government meeting about foreign policy and such, but it feels wrong to be denied entrance to a public place where so many other people are allowed to go. With so many other people allowed in, it's not like I would be the worst person there (at least speak this-worldly) and create a problem...
Of course, a Mormon temple is a bit less public than a city like Mecca, but I would argue that it's still quite public (I'm assuming that "Mormons of good standing" is a sizable bunch).
And of course, if I was generally allowed in, I doubt there would be any reason for me to actually go there, but as soon as I am simply denied for not being Mormon (or Muslim, or whatever other branding one can set on people), it just gives me the desire to go there once, just in spite.
But are there any this-worldly reasoning for having a no non-Mormons may enter rule in the temple? I kinda doubt that downtown's brother-in-law's family would have made a commotion or destroyed anything. Is it only by divine command that this rule exists, and what is the reasoning behind it?
It is possible to enter the temple freely as a non-Mormon, under certain circumstances; at least, I have heard stories of paramedics who came in because someone had had a heart attack or something.
So it's not impossible...
I such a case then, do you have any ceremonial cleansing or anything - if that is required - of the temple after "outsiders" have been there?
And finally, what are your own takes on this rule? Is it needed? Good? Or merely a It-just-is/God-said-so,-so-we-follow-it-thing?