What is the significance of the Masonic symbols printed onto the Mormons magic underpants?
Because the Mormon temple endowment has MANY similarities to the Masonic rituals. The LDS church copies the Masonic symbols also. Very few Mormon people know the similarities that exist between the Mason and Mormon ceremonies. Joseph Smith and many others in the early days of the church were Masons Joseph Smith became a Master Mason and a high-ranking leader in the Illinois lodges. Many of the LDS members of that time were Masons, such as Joseph Smith, Joseph’s brother Hyrum, Heber C. Kimball, Elijah Fordham, Newel K. Whitney, James Adams, and more. Most Masons at the time were very friendly to the LDS Church but disliked Joseph’s antics. He wasn’t killed for his “religion” so much, but his politics. Both rituals…. * take place in “temples” * require special clothing * involve oaths * consist of moral and historical instruction, presented dramatically * are not public; for the initiated only * present “secret” knowledge * require oaths of secrecy * give the initiate a “new name” * in