Here we will go over the sealing of two persons, as this is legal nearly everywhere in the world. The sacrament of marriage of two or more persons may be performed by an Elder, High Priest or High Priestess. However, the Lord has advised the Fellowship that when organized into congregations, only those holding the office of Pastor or Bishop, Patriarch or Matriarch, Seventy, or Apostle should perform such ordinances (see Doctrines of the Saints 17e:17). Local, State, and Federal laws must be followed. It is recommended that those being sealed in marriage should be of legal age, 18 or older.
The following is an example of the sealing of two persons for time and all eternity:
The sealer stands at the head of the altar, to the south, facing north. Two witnesses should be seated or standing one at the right and one at the left of the one that holds the sealing keys to stand at the altar (see Doctrines of the Saints 17d:40).
The bride and groom, or groom and groom, or bride and bride, kneel at opposite sides of the altar, facing one another, clothed in the robes of the holy priesthood to the offices they have been ordained to. If they are not Ministers, they should be dressed appropriately, as moved by the Spirit.
These will take each other by the right hand in the grip of the lowest endowment they together have reached. If one or neither are endowed, they may hold hands as moved by the Spirit. The following is then stated by the one performing the sealing at the altar:
Brother/Sister (State the person’s full legal name), do you take Brother/Sister (State the person’s full legal name), giving of yourself to him/her, and receiving him/her unto yourself, to be your lawfully wedded husband/wife, for time and all eternity, with this covenant and promise: that you will strive be one, and together observe and keep all the Laws, Rites, and Ordinances pertaining to this holy order of matrimony in the New and Everlasting Covenant; and this you do in the presence of God, angels, and these witnesses of your own free will and choice?”
The Brother or Sister should then answer in the affirmative, if they desire to be sealed. The individual performing the sealing then continues:
Sister/Brother (State the person’s full legal name), do you take Sister/Brother (State the person’s full legal name) giving of yourself to her/him, and receiving her/him unto yourself, to be your lawfully wedded wife/husband, for time and all eternity, with this covenant and promise: that you will strive to be one, and together observe and keep all the Laws, Rites, and Ordinances pertaining to this holy order of matrimony in the New and Everlasting Covenant; and this you do in the presence of God, angels, and these witnesses of your own free will and choice?”
The Sister or Brother should then answer in the affirmative, if they desire to be sealed. The individual performing the sealing then continues:
By the authority granted me of Jesus Christ and the Holy Priesthood, I seal you, (State the person’s full married name) and (State the person’s full married name), I seal you that as one you may be joint heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ for time and all eternity in the Renewed and Everlasting Covenant. I now pronounce you (if also being legally wed: legally and lawfully) husband/wife and wife/husband for time and all eternity; and I seal upon you the blessings of the holy resurrection, with power to come forth in the morning of the first resurrection, clothed in glory, immortality, and eternal lives.
“I seal upon you the blessings of kingdoms, thrones, principalities, powers, dominions, and exaltations, with all the blessings of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; and I say unto you: Be fruitful and multiply, and replenish the earth, that you may have joy and rejoicing in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
“All these blessings, together with all the blessings appertaining unto the Renewed (or New) and Everlasting Covenant, I seal these blessings upon you by virtue of the Holy Priesthood, through your faithfulness, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. So mote it be: Amen.”
It should be noted that much of this sample blessing is extraneous, but these promises are still given by the sealing power (see Doctrines of the Saints 17e:47-51). The most important part the sealer should state is the following:
By the authority of the Holy Priesthood, I seal you, (State the person’s full name) and (State the person’s full name), that as one you may be joint heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ for time and all eternity in the Renewed (or New) and Everlasting Covenant, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Amen.”
If those being sealed are already marred legally, the terms “legally and lawfully” may be left out as well, if reading ritual in its entirety. It should also be noted that while both of those being sealed are giving themselves to one another, yet there is no mention of exclusion. If these desire to take another, they must do so as one.