Mormon Discussion: 363: Signs, Tokens & Penalties - The LDS Mormon Temple Ceremony

Today we take a look at the connections between Masonry and Mormon rituals. We explore what the prophet Joseph Smith claimed about the Temple Endowment, and how the Modern Church and its apologists frame the endowment today. We look at the changes that have happened overtime with an emphasis on the penalty oaths and signs with a focus on recognizing those penalties are in some ways still present within the temple endowment.

RESOURCES:

http://www.ldsendowment.org/index.html

http://www.ldsendowment.org/masonry.html

http://www.ldsendowment.org/timeline.html

https://mit.irr.org/mormon-temple-endowment-ceremony

https://thoughtsonthingsandstuff.com/pre-1990-temple-endowment/

https://www.jstor.org/stable/45228107?seq=1

https://www.sacred-texts.com/mas/dun/dun03.htm

http://www.ldsendowment.org/1931.html

http://www.rickgrunder.com/Newspapers%20for%20Sale/lucindaharris.htm