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by whew4 on October 16th, 2009
That is a real puzzler isn't it? Let me explain a few things about our Temple Ceremonies.
Joseph Smith began receiving revelations about a higher Endowment as early as 1830. Just shortly after the Church was organized.
By 1836, when the Kirtland Temple was dedicated, Joseph had received enough to start administering some of the Endowments to the Saints.
By 1841 Joseph had received the entire Temple Endowment Ceremony.
In 1842 Joseph and Sydney Rigdon became Masons, and advanced to Master Mason in just two days.
However a Master Mason is only a novice in the Masonic Lodge and as a Novice was not allowed to view nor participate in any of their Ceremonies.
Joseph could not have gotten any part of the Temple Ceremony from the Mason's so why do you think our Temple Ceremonies are similar to the Mason's.
Could it be they both came from the Lord? The mason's trace their beginning back to the Temple of Solomon in the days of King David and Solomon.
Joseph Smith claims he received our Ceremonies from the Lord through revelation. But everyone knows that cannot be right! Or could it?...Later
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First of all don't quote history or facts before you know them. A Master Mason is NOT a novice - Joseph gained the status only reserved for very special curcumstances - a status that is only given to the President of the United States and a few others. Joseph petitioned for HIS OWN lodge in Nauvoo which is again in the possesion of the LDS Church - they were the one's that built it and run it! There were more LDS masons in state than anyone non-LDS. The LEDGEND of Hirim Abif is just a ledgend - it cannot be 'traced' - masons today accept is as a 'fairy-story'.
by Richard the Anonymous on October 17th, 2009
The full endownment was recieved a matter of a week or so after Joseph was recieved as the highest rank a mason can become. Plus the endownement wasn't recieved in any form that was similar to the ceremony today at the time of Kirtland. It was more like Jesus' washing the feet of the disciples ceremony and a bestowal of priesthood authority. So after those points which are historically proven what do you have to say? (I would seriously like to believe in a 'one and only' truth but history shows too many falsities for me to believe in that)
by Richard the Anonymous on October 17th, 2009