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You claim he didn't answer your question. Yet he did provide answer that addressed the substance of the question although not in yes/no form. Still, there was enough material (more than enough, in reality) to safely assume the answer would have to absolutely be "no", or else he would be one tricky Mormon (never wearing the temple garments) or an outsider who was able to sneek in.

As he put it;

My definition was satire, given how frequently, and in unison, mormons shout hatred, instead of recognizing the simple truth that they are just teaching heresies.

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Thank you (I think) for answering my own question posed to you concerning your oen participation in mormon temple ceremony, and such ceremony prior to 1990. If I got the meaning of the reply correct for I had to sort-of read between the lines a bit. Nonetheless, as long as overall meanings can be understood, it matters little prcisely how one arrives.

What of endowment ceremonies themselves? Do they give anything to the participant? If so, what exactly is "endowed"?

What of the pre-1990 ceremonies? Didn't they contain a little skit about non-Mormon preachers of the Gospel being in pay of the devil? If so, then that could be seen as teaching hatred "in a temple ceremony".

I'll offer you this; I'll forget I asked about what does transpire in such ceremonies [for the time being] trading that for another question much more basic to Mormonism:

Mormons claim their gospel is restored gospel. This assumes such a gospel existed before, but was lost for centuries, hidden until Joseph Smith rediscovered it. WHAT is this so-called "restored gospel". What are the precise elements which Smith by his own claim "restored"? Jesus Christ's death on the cross? No, that can't be it, for all Christians preach the cross. It can't be the ressurection either, for without the ressurection the death on the cross becomes meaningless, as is also widely preached.
WHAT IS the "restored Gospel"? What makes it [according to Mormons] the only "true" Gospel?

Here's your big chance. A mission field, right here on the FR RF.

What Mormon is up to answering the question?

BlueDragon ~ :” You claim he didn’t answer your question. Yet he did provide answer that addressed the substance of the question although not in yes/no form. “

It’s called “begging the question”
He made a direct statement about “hatred “ taught in the Temple.
I asked a direct question ~ I guess I expected a direct answer.
All I got was inference ..
I guess my 29 years in law enforcement is still a character flaw .
Respectfuly

What Mormon is up to answering the question?

Keep your expectations low...

I'll offer you this; I'll forget I asked about what does transpire in such ceremonies [for the time being] trading that for another question much more basic to Mormonism:

WHICH 'mormons'?

SLC makes the claim that ONLY they are the 'true' MORMONs; while MANY groups use the Book of MORMON as scripture in one way or another.