Ordinances

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary defines an ordinance as:

• "Something ordained or decreed by fate or a deity"
• "a prescribed usage, practice, or ceremony."

Mormonism teaches that there are five ordinances necessary for salvation:

• Baptism by Immersion
• Receiving the Gift of the Holy Ghost
• Ordination to the Priesthood (for men)
• Temple Endowment
• Marriage Sealed in the Temple

Each of these ordinances must be done by the proper authority, and be done at certain times and places as outlined by the Lord. Additionally, all of these ordinances can be done in behalf of the dead so that all may be partakers of God's love.