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By Aaron ShafovaloffUncategorizedmasonry, mormon temple, templePosted on February 3, 2007

Masonic Influence in the Endowment Ceremony

By Bill McKeever

Although Doctrine and Covenants 124:41 says that the LDS temple ordinances were “kept hid from before the foundations of the earth,” they are suspiciously close to those used in Freemasonry. Signs, grips, oaths, and tokens used in Mormonism are so similar that one can’t escape the suspicion Smith “borrowed” these Masonic practices, especially since he became a Mason on March 15, 1842 (Documentary History of the Church 4:550-551).

By Aaron ShafovaloffUncategorizedbaptism for the dead, mormon temple, templePosted on February 3, 2007

Prominent People Mormons Have Baptized by Proxy

According to Collected Discourses, Vol.3, Appendix, Wilford Woodruff, December 13, 1893, the following men were baptized by proxy in the St. George Temple on August 21, 1877:

All the Signers of the Declaration of Independence except John Hancock and William Floyd.

By Aaron ShafovaloffUncategorizedmormon temple, templePosted on February 1, 2007

Non-Member Families and Temple Marriage

By Bill McKeever

The wedding of a child is probably one of the most anticipated events a parent can expect; yet in Mormonism, only “temple worthy” members are allowed to witness the ceremony. This includes family members of either the bride or groom who are not LDS.