Posted by FredGoff [FredGoff] on November 10, 1999 at 05:25:59 {AAJB0ph6mYHjeBrKyFOkEK8l6G4Za6}:
In Reply to: *Mormon/JW Similarities posted by Freemasonry on November 09, 1999 at 11:57:00:
This is true. Many early leaders of the church were involved in Freemasonry and even petitioned for and established a lodge in Nauvoo. The hope was that by belonging to the fraternity of freemasonry, persecution against the church could be eased. It didn't work.