Editing Confirmation (section)

===The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints===
When discussing confirmation, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) uses the term ''ordinance'' owing to their origins in a Protestant environment, but the actual doctrine describing their ordinances and their effects is sacramental.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Ordinances|title=Ordinances – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012144/http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Ordinances|archive-date=17 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> Church ordinances are understood as administering grace and must be conducted by properly ordained clergy members<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Administration_of_Ordinances#Administration_of_Ordinances|title=Ordinances – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012117/http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Administration_of_Ordinances#Administration_of_Ordinances|archive-date=17 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> through [[Apostolic succession (LDS Church)|apostolic succession]] reaching back through Peter to Christ, although the line of authority differs from Catholics and Eastern Orthodox.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Priesthood|title=Priesthood – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012128/http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Priesthood|archive-date=17 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Authority|title=Authority – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117011939/http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Authority|archive-date=17 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> Baptism by water is understood as representing the death of the old person and their resurrection from that death into a new life in Christ.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Baptism|title=Baptism – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117012139/http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Baptism|archive-date=17 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref> Through baptism by water, sin, and guilt are washed away as the old sinner dies and the new child of Christ emerges. Confirmation is understood as being the baptism by fire wherein the Holy Spirit enters into the individual, purges them of the effects of the sin from their previous life (the guilt and culpability of which were already washed away), and introduces them into the church as a new person in Christ. Through confirmation, the individual receives the [[Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)|Gift of the Holy Ghost]], granting the individual the permanent companionship of the Holy Ghost as long as the person does not wilfully drive him away through sin.<ref name="Archived copy2">{{Cite web|url=http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Confirmation|title=Confirmation – the Encyclopedia of Mormonism|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117131128/http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Confirmation|archive-date=17 January 2018|access-date=16 January 2018}}</ref>

The ceremony is significantly simpler than in Catholic or Eastern Orthodox churches and is performed by an ordained clergyman as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/duties-and-blessings-of-the-priesthood-basic-manual-for-priesthood-holders-part-b/priesthood-and-church-government/lesson-5-performing-priesthood-ordinances?lang=eng|title=Lesson 5: Performing Priesthood Ordinances|date=7 January 2011|publisher=churchofjesuschrist.org|access-date=15 January 2019|archive-date=23 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191123145045/https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/duties-and-blessings-of-the-priesthood-basic-manual-for-priesthood-holders-part-b/priesthood-and-church-government/lesson-5-performing-priesthood-ordinances?lang=eng|url-status=live}}</ref>

# Lays his hands upon the individual's head and states the person's full name.
# States that the ordinance is performed by the authority of the [[Melchizedek Priesthood]].
# Confirms the person a member of the LDS Church.
# Bestows the gift of the Holy Ghost by saying, "Receive the Holy Ghost."
# Gives a [[priesthood blessing]] as the Spirit directs.
# Closes in the name of Jesus Christ.

Other actions typically associated with confirmation in Catholicism or Eastern Orthodoxy, such as the reception of a Christian name, anointing of body parts with chrism, and the clothing of the confirmant in a [[Confirmation dress|white garment or chiton]] are conducted separately as part of a ceremony called the [[Initiatory]].