Ep 100 – Mormonism and Masonry Inextricably Tied

On this episode, we dive into the world of Masonry and Mormonism. In 1842, Joseph ascended to Master Mason "at-sight," and seven weeks later revealed his Temple Endowment ceremony. If we view more of Joseph Smith's timeline, we find Masonry was highly influential on the prophet from his earliest years, long before the Book of Mormon ever entered the public sphere. Cheryl Bruno, who is currently writing a book on Mormonism and Masonry, joins us periodically to help us walk through the history of these intertwining fields of philosophy. Links: Episode Regius Poem http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/regius.html History of Freemasonry http://www.msana.com/historyfm.asp MormonThink on Masonry and Mormonism http://www.mormonthink.com/temple.htm#masons William Morgan affair https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Morgan_(anti-Mason)#Aftermath:_the_anti-Masonic_movement Free Masonry its Pretensions Exposed https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=FAsAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&output=reader&hl=en&pg=GBS.PR1 Dictionary of Symbolical Masonry Rev G. Oliver http://www.sacred-texts.com/mas/dun/dun09.htm Founding Fathers in Masonry http://freemasoninformation.com/masonic-education/famous/united-states-masonic-founding-fathers/ Age of Enlightenment and Freemasonry http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/freemasonry_enlightenment.html Masonic Presidents http://www.32nddegreemasons.org/what-is-the-scottish-rite/little-known-facts/ Scottish rite Order of High Priesthood http://www.travelingtemplar.com/2012/04/order-of-high-priesthood.html Order of Melchisedek http://www.freemasons-freemasonry.com/love.html Mormon Endowment and Masonic Ascendency comparison http://www.mormonismi.net/jamesdavid/masendow.htm Mormonism and Freemasonry comparison http://www.salamandersociety.com/foyer/masons/ Occult and Masonic Influence in Early Mormonism http://mit.irr.org/occultic-and-masonic-influence-in-early-mormonism Mason-Mormon ties: What's fact, what's fiction http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/faith/ci_3401255 Scott Gordon FairMormon Mormon Temples and Freemasonry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsbsG-kE2W0 Mormon Expression 144-145 http://redninjas.com/files/MormonExpression/ Other projects: Protect LDS Children documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zXcUQfuPaA&t=721s Mormon Satan, Brother of Jesus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yonzAxOLbBc Show Links: Website http://nakedmormonismpodcast.com Twitter @NakedMormonism Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/Naked-Mormonism/370003839816311 Patreon http://patreon.com/nakedmormonism Music by Jason Comeau http://aloststateofmind.com/ Show Artwork http://weirdmormonshit.com/ Legal Counsel http://patorrez.com/