An Interview with an LDS Freemason

Title

An Interview with an LDS Freemason

Publication Type

Podcast

Publication Date

April 9, 2024

Authors

Woodward, Scott (Primary), and Griffiths, Casey Paul (Primary)

Abstract

Welcome to our special bonus episode, where Casey and I interview a friend of our show, Lon Tibbitts. In our previous episode we discussed at length the relationship between masonry and the development of the temple endowment in Nauvoo, a topic people have a lot of questions about. So we thought you might enjoy hearing from Lon Tibbitts, who has served both as an LDS ward bishop and as a master of his Masonic Lodge in Utah. Lon is a keen student of both Masonic and LDS history, and in this interview he sheds light on the origins of Freemasonry; on why so many Nauvoo Latter-day Saints joined the fraternity; on connections between Masonry and the endowment, the Relief Society, and the martyrdom of Joseph Smith; as well as the later fraught relationship between Freemasons and Latter-day Saints in Utah. We hope you enjoy it.

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