Blaine, I beg to differ.
I have read two books, side by side, one of the Mormon temple endowment,
and one of Freemasonry, and the similarities are unmistakable, from the the
clothing and anointing to the secret grips, tokens, and penalties. Add to
this the fact that JS was himself a mason of at least the 32nd degree, and
it is quite obvious that JS adopted and adapted the Freemason ceremonies for
his own use in the LDS temple endowments.
Lets add to this some new information...the Freemasons, in their
ceremonies, pay homage to several Egyptian gods. Now, you have told us that
JS writes in the PoGP that one of hte names of god is Amun, or Ammon, an
Egyptian god. See the siilarity. I am anxious to research if JS got that
name fromt he pages fromt eh book of the dead he purchased and pretended to
translate as the Book of Abraham, or if he learned it in his Masonic lodge.
A little research shows that "[Albert] Pike [freemason and author] notes
that the god Jupiter Ammon's picture was painted with the sign of the Ram or
Lamb (Albert Pike, Morals and Dogma, p. 407). He mentions that Jupiter Ammon
is "the same as Osiris, Adoni, Adonis, Atys, and the other Sun Gods . . ."
(http://www.biblebelievers.org.au/masonry.htm)
Let's recall that JS carried a Jupiter talisman, found on him after his
death, and that you said Ammon [ the same as Osiris, et al] is a name for
the mormon god, according to the PoGP. Now we see a very STRONG tie between
Ftremasonry and Mormonism...and a spiritual tie at that!
Also, you resonded to the post below, regarding the similarities of the
two, "There is no provable relationship." I find it interesting that you
would choose this wording. This wording implies that you are not sure, and
that if there is, you do not think it can be proven. That is a far cry from
believing that there is no relationship!
And I recall, also, that you are an amateur astrologer and have even cast
the mormon jesus' horoscope (according to a previous post of yours). You're
dabbling in occult sciences, Blaine, and thus are a true follower of JS.
Like father, like son.
Perry
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Reply-To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org
To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Mormonism & Freemasonry
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 2005 23:01:19 EST
In a message dated 12/26/2005 5:14:52 A.M. Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
..are one and the same 'spirit'. The 'degrees' in Mormonism correspond to
the 'degrees' in freemasonry. DANGEROUS STUFF!
There is no provable relationship. If there was, you would do more than
make a blanket statement.
Blainerb
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