What if I told you that Mormon temple rituals—sacred handshakes, symbolic clothing, and secret oaths—weren’t revealed by God, but copied from Freemasonry? That’s not speculation. It’s historical fact. In 1842, Joseph Smith became a Master Mason. Just weeks later, he introduced the LDS temple endowment. The similarities are undeniable: 🔹 Secret handshakes and signs 🔹 Robes, aprons, and sashes 🔹 Oaths of secrecy 🔹 Symbolic gestures and phrases 🔹 Even the square and compass—still worn on Mormo

Freemasonry prepared Latter-day Saints for the endowment, it didn’t create it. Yes, Joseph Smith became a Freemason weeks before introducing the endowment in May 1842. And yes, some elements are similar. That’s the headline people stop at. But they’re fundamentally more different than they are similar and even the parts supposedly “stolen” from Freemasonry often have biblical or ancient roots. Freemasonry is about creating a brotherhood while the endowment is about preparing men and women to ent