Joseph Smith and Masonry | Now You Know
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2019
- Joseph Smith, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a Freemason. Freemasonry is a centuries-old, worldwide group of fraternal organizations. While some of its teachings are kept confidential, it promotes loyalty and morality and invites its members to seek knowledge and opportunities to serve others.
The early 19th century saw a surge of Freemasonry in the United States. Elected officials such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and other signers of the Declaration of Independence were known Freemasons. As many as 1,500 members of the Church in Nauvoo, Illinois, were also listed as Masons.
In the years before he became a Mason, Joseph Smith received revelations about specific promises, or covenants, to be made between Church members and God. These covenants are presented to Church members in their holy temples through a ceremony known as the endowment.
Some similarities have been raised between Masonic ceremonies and the endowment ceremony. Ancient parallels may exist between the two ceremonies, as well as some similarities in instructional style. However, the purposes of the two ceremonies stand distinct.
The Freemason ceremonies promote self-improvement, brotherhood, and charity as a means to create a better society. The endowment ceremony focuses on obeying God’s laws and using the Atonement of Jesus Christ to gain eternal exaltation. The most important distinction is that the endowment ceremony is purely the result of divine inspiration.
Today members of the Church are free to explore Freemasonry or any other organization which encourages good citizenship and uplifts and improves its members.
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I'm not going to need a secret hand shake to get into heaven.
woe to those who call evil good and good evil..
... so you're saying that J Smith had no engagement with Masnory until he joined,, and therefore church rituals couldn't possibly have originated from the Masons, yet his FATHER WAS A MASTER MASON...?!!! hmm...
Why am I watching a video made by Mormons at 1 o’clock in the morning
Damage control
I’m surprised the church is being so transparent. Asking these questions was looked down upon in the past.
"A Double-minded man is unstable in ALL his ways ..."
Oh now they’re openly talking about it! They had no choice!
so glad im not in this church
Interesting "LDS members can Masons, and Masons can be LDS" 😮 Becuase it's much the same. In America, you can make your own religion as long as you say you'l had revealation from God.
The Devil is a liar
I was Mormon for 20 years. I am no longer. I found the true biblical Jesus. I realized there was NOTHING I could do to earn my way to heaven. It is his grace through faith that I am saved. I thank the Lord everyday that he grabbed my hand and showed me the way. To all my Mormon friends, you are so close to the truth!
jesus is THE WAY, THE TRUTH, and THE LIFE. and the way is NARROW and HARD their are FEW that finds it.
Thank you for the info. As a Penticostal I love your channel videos about Jesus. I pray my new art college lets me watch christian content about Jesus.
I was an LDS for 30 years, my dad was a Mason. I made the connection early because I knew a little about Masonry. I had never heard anyone in the church make the connection. It was definitely confirmed when I toured Nauvoo and there was a Masonic Lodge in the downtown section.
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I was always taught that the Prophet Joseph Smith, restored the Church, and wasn't the founder... The Founder is Jesus Christ, not Joseph Smith...
O yeah they did not deny he was a mason. One thing he should have discuss, Masonry banned Mormons for many years from becoming members of the craft because of Joseph Smith
Brigham Young called the temple ceremony “celestial masonry.”
If the temple endowment is eternal then why does it change so many times after church surveys and members complain about parts of it? and why can I find anybodys new name online as long as I know what day they went in to the temple? I thought that was a special name.