Oral traditions (not written) have always been the method of transmission of Freemasonry. This seems to be the SAME on MORMONism. Their secret oops! SACRED Temple Rituals are NOT to be found in ANY of the things they consider SCRIPTURE, so THEY must be passed on the same way...
One adopted things from the other, but the 2 are not alike.
One calls itself a religion, the other is not.
I lived amoung many Mormons when I lived in Western NM, back in the 1972-1986 time frame. There was one I knew who was a Mormon Bishop and a Freemason (not common). I even noticed a backhanded slap against Freemasons from Beck on one of his TV programs. Beck has lots of good observations about the Left (Progressives, Marxists, Commies) but has his own issues.
In the mid-1980’s I was Republican County Chairman there. There were 3 groups who I could always count on to support us at the polls, they were the rock-ribbed Republican Ranchers, the Mormons and the John Birchers. (this was a mine/union town and the registration was 5 Dems to 1 Republican) Tough turf.
This West Texas farm boy, learned to hate “lefties” and what they do by living amoung them in Western NM. A real Education.