Joseph Smith becomes a Mason History of the Church 4:550-551; “Tuesday, 15.—I officiated as grand chaplain at the installation of the Nauvoo Lodge of Free Masons, at the Grove near the Temple. Grand Master Jonas, of Columbus, being present, a large number of people...
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Mormons Should be Involved with Masonic Lodge Evidences and Reconciliations, pg. 357-358; “Many of the Saints were Masons, such as Joseph's brother Hyrum, Heber C. Kimball, Elijah Fordham, Newel K. Whitney, James Adams, and John C. Bennett. These members called...
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Joseph Smith a member of the Masonic Lodge Encyclopedia of Mormonism, pg. 1018; “For a time Nauvoo was a community almost unto itself. Its singular status, the inclusive character of its life patterns, and the extension of the religious vision into all aspects of...
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Blacks are Inferior Race Problems--As They Affect the Church, August 27, 1954, address at CES convention at Brigham Young University; "Think of the Negro, cursed as to the Priesthood. Are we prejudiced against him? Unjustly, sometimes we are accused of having such a...
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Heaven’s Gatekeeper Journal of Discourses 7:289; “…no man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith. From the day that the Priesthood was taken from the earth to the winding-up scene of all...
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Mormon Dilemma 26 According to Mormon Doctrine after Christ was crucified and the apostles were killed there was a Great Apostasy. This falling away from the gospel occurred because there wasn’t anyone on earth alive who held the (Mormon) priesthood and who could...
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Nauvoo Expositor Joseph Smith Chronology, pg. 228; “June 11, 1844 Joseph issues a proclamation stating that he has destroyed the Nauvoo Expositor, which he considered a nuisance (and therefore had the legal right to destroy, just as he would any nuisance).” Psalm...
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The “Great Apostasy” and Christian Hymns In 2006 a fantastic movie called Amazing Grace debuted. Next to Mel Gibson’s production of “The Passion”, I’d have a hard time choosing which one I like more. The musical score for Amazing Grace is indeed one of my...
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Mormon Dilemmas and False Prophecies of Joseph Smith Original Sin Melissa is writing an article on this subject for the site so be watching out for that because it's going to be good! For now I wanted to point out a few things for the Mormons and their loved ones to...
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1826 Arrest of Joseph Smith In 1826 Joseph Smith was arrested for being an imposter and trying to trick people out of money by using a seer stone placed in a hat to magically find things buried in the earth. Smith was found guilty, fined $2.68 in court fines and...