"Why Did Joseph Smith, Jr., The Mormon Prophet, Seer, and Revelator of God, Go Into Freemasonry in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842?", 1842

File — Box: 16, Volume: 7

Identifier: II

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Scope and Contents

A study which raises the following questions: Why was Joseph Smith, Jr., anti-Mason in the Book of Mormon? Why did Joseph Smith, Jr., and his followers go into Masonry in Nauvoo, Illinois, and then go out of it? These questions are discussed at length in these facets: The two general positions that are taken by the Mormons and by the Masons; The several probable reasons why Joseph Smith, Jr., Prophet, Seer, and Revelator of God, went into Freemasonry in Nauvoo, Illinois, in 1842; Why Joseph Smith, Jr., the Mormon Prophet, Seer, and Revelator went out of Masonry; and some related problems on unclear dates and sequences, endowments, initiations, and other items that cannot be reconciled.

Dates

1842

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