Brigham Young. Mormon Leader. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Brigham Young. Mormon Leader. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Brigham Young

(1801 - 1877)

Religious Leader and Politician

2nd President of the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

First Governor of the Utah Territory

Freemason

Member of Nauvoo Lodge

Grand Lodge of Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Brigham Young the Prophet

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Brigham Young. Mormon Leader. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Freemason. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Exploring the Connection Between Mormons and Masons. Matthew B. Brown. Mormonism. Freemasonry

Exploring the Connection Between Mormons and Masons. Matthew B. Brown. Mormonism. Freemasonry

"Exploring the Connection Between Mormons and Masons" by Matthew Brown is a concise and informative book. 180 pages, but half of that is endnotes.


Why did Joseph Smith become a Freemason? Who introduced Freemasonry into Nauvoo, Illinois, in the early 1840's? Do the Masons really descend from the stonemasons who built King Solomon's temple? Is there a relationship between the Masonic lodge rites and Mormon temple ordinances? The subject of Joseph Smith and Freemasonry sparks a wide range of responses among Latter-day Saints, from curiosity ot suspicion to outright excitement. In this helpful guide, trused LDS scholar Matthew B. Brown clearly and skillfully addresses the subject's history, theology, traditional understandings, and myths. Entering the upper room of Joseph Smith's red brick store, which was used as a temporary Masonic lodge room as well as a provisional temple, readers consider provocative questions as well as meaningful scriptrual patterns and interfaith connections. With research ranging from the particular to the panoramic, this volume offers engaging, edifying exploration of the relationship between the ritual practices of Freemasonary and the blessing of the House of the Lord.

The Craft. How the Freemasons Made the Modern World. John Dickie

The Craft. How the Freemasons Made the Modern World. John Dickie

I've had this copy of "The Craft" by John Dickie on my shelf for a couple years, probably since it was first published. I finally decided to give it a read through. I haven't found many surprises in it yet.



Insiders call it the Craft. Discover the fascinating true story of one of the most influential and misunderstood secret brotherhoods in modern society.
Founded in London in 1717 as a way of binding men in fellowship, Freemasonry proved so addictive that within two decades it had spread across the globe. Masonic influence became pervasive. Under George Washington, the Craft became a creed for the new American nation. Masonic networks held the British empire together. Under Napoleon, the Craft became a tool of authoritarianism and then a cover for revolutionary conspiracy. Both the Mormon Church and the Sicilian mafia owe their origins to Freemasonry.
Yet the Masons were as feared as they were influential. In the eyes of the Catholic Church, Freemasonry has always been a den of devil-worshippers. For Hitler, Mussolini and Franco, the Lodges spread the diseases of pacifism, socialism and Jewish influence, so had to be crushed.
Freemasonry's story yokes together Winston Churchill and Walt Disney; Wolfgang Mozart and Shaquille O'Neal; Benjamin Franklin and Buzz Aldrin; Rudyard Kipling and 'Buffalo Bill' Cody; Duke Ellington and the Duke of Wellington.
John Dickie's The Craft is an enthralling exploration of a the world's most famous and misunderstood secret brotherhood, a movement that not only helped to forge modern society, but has substantial contemporary influence, with 400,000 members in Britain, over a million in the USA, and around six million across the world.

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

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Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

ldsliving.com/Mormons-and-Masons

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

ldsliving.com/Mormons-and-Masons

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

ldsliving.com/Mormons-and-Masons

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

ldsliving.com/Mormons-and-Masons

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Joseph Smith, Jr.

( 1805 - 1844 )

American Religious Leader

Founder of Mormonism

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Published the Book of Mormon in 1830

Freemason

Incorporated Masonic elements into early LDS ritual

Initiated, Passed and Raised in 1842

Nauvoo Lodge

Nauvoo, Illinois

by Travis Simpkins

Joseph Smith and Mormonism

 For more info, please visit:

ldsliving.com/Mormons-and-Masons

Joseph Smith. Founder of Mormonism. Freemason. Church of Jesus Christ LDS. by Travis Simpkins