Temples and Freemasonry
Joseph Smith was a Freemason. Are the Temple Ceremonies within our church just copies of things performed in Freemasonry? The church answers this question in the video below. For other great resources, scroll further down.
Temple and Freemasonry Videos
There are a limited number of similarities between the temple endowment and freemasonry - this video from Latter Day Saints Q & A discusses how to make sense of these and why they are not a cause for concern.
This video, also from Latter Day Saints Q & A discusses how the temple practices found in the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints have significant parallels to religious ancient history.
In this episode, Saints Unscripted addresses some common concerns about the relationship between the Latter-day Saint temple endowment and Freemasonry