Latter-day Templar

This is a response to the YouTube video  LDS SECRETS: Freemasonry, the Occult and Satanist Symbols  by user It’s Me Jessie . I'll just dive right in. Jessie states that the ceremonies found in Freemasonry could not have come from Solomon’s time. I personally agree with this statement, as Freemasonry only traces back to 1598 Edinburgh, Scotland (although it is hypothesized that it is at least a few centuries older due to the Regius Poem in the Haliwell Manuscript). However, it should be noted that there is no primary source indicating when the very first Masonic meeting was held; however unlikely it is that Freemasonry does trace back to Solomon’s time, it is still a remote possibility. Jessie also states that, by extension, there is no connection between the Church’s temple ceremonies and the temple ceremonies performed in King Solomon’s Temple. I am willing to agree concerning the endowment ceremony, given that the Lord Jesus Christ indicated to Joseph Smith that t...

In Freemasonry, there are differing opinions on the efficacy of mass degree conferrals, which may occur in larger events (such as festivals) where Masons from multiple jurisdictions get together to confer the degrees of Masonry due to there not being enough cast members to perform the ceremony in each local jurisdiction. This may occur in Craft Masonry with a Grand Master's class (provided that the candidate has already been initiated an Entered Apprentice and only with cast members belonging to that grand lodge's jurisdiction) or in appendant/concordant bodies (i.e. the Scottish Rite, the York Rite, etc.; may include cast members from multiple grand jurisdictions). In Craft Masonry, I received each degree with at last 1 month in between each as indicated in my list of the degrees/orders I've received . However, as indicated in the same list, I also received all* York Rite degrees/orders within the space of two days. I have therefore had the pleasure of experiencing degre...