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Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances (Companions to the Book of Moses)
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About Freemasonry And The Origins Of Latter-day Saint
COLOR EDITION – OVER 150 FIGURES (BLACK AND WHITE VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE) What I have enjoyed about Jeff’s work over the years is that, unlike many students of this topic, he has not confused form and substance. His work has tracked the substance of the endowment ceremony to ancient sources and shown that the Lord revealed much of it to Joseph before he reached Nauvoo and joined a Masonic lodge established there. I trust that reading this book will heighten your intellectual comprehension and deepen your spiritual understanding. — Richard E. Turley, Jr., former Assistant Church Historian From the all-seeing eye on the Salt Lake temple to the turbaned angel and compass and square on the Nauvoo temple’s weathervane, and from ritualized hosanna shouts to traversing the veil, Latter-day Saint temples share elements in common with Freemasonry. Why? And how does this square with modern temple worship as a restoration of ancient temple practices? Jeffrey M. Bradshaw’s closely argued and beautifully illustrated Freemasonry and the Origins of Latter-day Saint Temple Ordinances illuminates these mysteries, beginning with a concise history and appreciative explanation of Freemasonry. — Don Bradley, historian, author The Lost 116 Pages: Reconstructing the Book of Mormon’s Missing Stories Though many previous histories of Freemasonry in the early days of the Church have appeared over the decades, my interest is much narrower: how Freemasonry relates to the origins of the Latter-day Saint temple ordinances. That seems to be the central question about Freemasonry for most Church members, but it has never received a satisfactory treatment. As is well known, there are elements of the Nauvoo temple ordinances that are almost identical in form to those used in Masonic rites. Since modern Freemasonry is largely an 18th century creation, similarities like these seem to undermine Joseph Smith’s claims that the temple ordinances are ancient, going back to the foundation of the world. In this book, I discuss why divine revelation and Joseph Smith’s participation in Freemasonry are not competing explanations for the origins of temple ordinances. Rather they are, along with other important elements such as the revelations he received during his Bible translation project, complementary parts of the same interwoven process. It is striking that whatever elements Joseph Smith may have borrowed from Freemasonry, he seems to have used his prophetic gifts to bring them closer in line with ancient precedents. There is relatively little in the ordinances that does not have a plausible counterpart in antiquity. And more will surely be found as time goes on. The second half of the book provides a detailed comparative analysis. What is new here is the attempt to look systematically at each of the elements of the temple ordinances one-by-one in light of precedents in the Bible, ancient sources, and Freemasonry. In contrast to exposés of the temple ordinances and Freemasonry, I avoid direct discussion of confidential aspects of the rituals themselves. Contents Introduction to Freemasonry 1. Roots and Branches of Freemasonry 2. The Lodge Among the Latter-day Saints The Restoration of Temple Ordinances 3. A Temple Tutorial in the Early Ministry of Joseph Smith 4. Bounded Flexibility in Adjustments to Temple Ordinances Comparing Rites 5. Something Old, Something New 6. General Comparisons 7. Initiatory Ordinances 8. Ritual Gestures and Language Patterns 9. Endowment 10. Traversing the Veil 11. Sealing 12. The Fulness of the Priesthood 13. Nauvoo Temple Architecture, Layout, and Furnishings 14. The Two Crowning Adornments of the Nauvoo Temple 15. A Review of Comparisons and Their Implications
